Introduction |
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Moroccan Arabic Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Moroccan Arabic. |
Body |
Becky: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi, my name is Amine.' in Moroccan Arabic. |
Khalil: [Normal] السلام, سميتي أمين (ssalâm, smiytî ’amîn) |
Becky: First is a word literally meaning 'Peace' |
Khalil: [Normal] السلام [Slow] السلام (ssalâm) |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'my name' |
Khalil: [Normal] سميتي [Slow] سميتي(smiytî) |
Becky: Last is the name, Amine |
Khalil: [Normal] أمين [Slow] أمين(’amîn) |
Becky: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi, my name is Amine.' |
Khalil: [Slow] السلام, سميتي أمين [Normal] السلام, سميتي أمين |
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the formal way to say 'Hello, my name is Amine Bennis.' |
Khalil: [Normal] السلام عليكم, سميتي أمين بنيس(ssalâmu ‘alaykum, smiytî ’amîn bnnîs) |
Becky: First is an expression meaning 'Peace upon you' |
Khalil: [Normal] السلام عليكم [Slow] السلام عليكم (ssalâmu ‘alaykum) |
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'my name ' |
Khalil: [Normal] سميتي [Slow] سميتي(smiytî ) |
Becky: Last is the name, Amine Bennis |
Khalil: [Normal] أمين بنيس [Slow] أمين بنيس(’amîn bnnîs) |
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Hello, my name is Amine Bennis.' |
Khalil: [Slow] السلام عليكم, سميتي أمين بنيس [Normal] السلام عليكم, سميتي أمين بنيس |
Becky: Next up is the informal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
Khalil: [Normal] متشرفين(mtsharrfîn) |
Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'honored' |
Khalil: [Normal] متشرفين [Slow] متشرفين(mtsharrfîn) |
Becky: Listen again to the informal word meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
Khalil: [Slow] متشرفين [Normal] متشرفين |
Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
Khalil: [Normal] متشرفين بلقائكم(mtsharrfîn bliqâ’kum) |
Becky: First is a word meaning 'honored' |
Khalil: [Normal] متشرفين [Slow] متشرفين(mtsharrfîn) |
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'with meeting you' |
Khalil: [Normal] بلقائكم [Slow] بلقائكم(bliqâ’kum) |
Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
Khalil: [Slow] متشرفين بلقائكم [Normal] متشرفين بلقائكم |
Cultural Insight |
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Khalil: In Morocco, people usually shake hands when they meet. It is important to make sure that you offer the right hand and not the left one, as the left one is considered unclean and never used to shake hands or to eat. Family and close friends tend to also kiss each other on the cheeks. The number of times tends to vary, from 2 to 4 kisses. |
Outro
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Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
Khalil: بسلامة (bslâma) |
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