INTRODUCTION |
Natasha: Hello, It’s me Natasha. |
Judith: Absolute Beginner Season 1 Lesson 11, “Arranging a Meeting in the Arabic World.” Hello and welcome to ArabicPod101.com, the fastest easiest and most fun way to learn Arabic. |
Natasha: I’m Natasha and thanks again for being here with us for this Absolute Beginner Season 1 lesson. |
Judith: In this lesson, you will learn how to make an appointment. |
Natasha: This conversation takes place on the phone. |
Judith: The conversation is between Ahmad and Muhammad. |
Natasha: This conversation is in informal Modern Standard Arabic. |
Judith: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
DIALOGUES |
Judith: هل نلتقي غدا إذن؟ |
Judith: في أي وقت؟ |
Judith:دروسي تنتهي عند الرابعة مساء. يمكن أن نلتقي عند الخامسة إلا ربعا مساء |
Judith: هذا الوقت مبكر بالنسبة لي، فأنا أعمل حتى الخامسة والنصف مساء غد |
Judith: هل السادسة مساء موعد مناسب؟ |
Judith: سادسة والربع مساء أفضل |
Judith: حسنا، السادسة والرب |
Natasha: Now, slowly. |
Judith: هل نلتقي غدا إذن؟ |
Judith: في أي وقت؟ |
Judith :دروسي تنتهي عند الرابعة مساء. يمكن أن نلتقي عند الخامسة إلا ربعا مساء |
Judith: هذا الوقت مبكر بالنسبة لي، فأنا أعمل حتى الخامسة والنصف مساء غد |
Judith: هل السادسة مساء موعد مناسب؟ |
Judith: سادسة والربع مساء أفضل |
Judith: حسنا، السادسة والرب |
Natasha: Now with the translation. |
Judith: هل نلتقي غدا إذن؟ |
Natasha: Shall we meet tomorrow then? |
Judith: في أي وقت؟ |
Natasha: At what time? |
Judith :دروسي تنتهي عند الرابعة مساء. يمكن أن نلتقي عند الخامسة إلا ربعا مساء |
Natasha: My classes ended 4:00 PM, we could meet at quarter to 5:00. |
Judith: هذا الوقت مبكر بالنسبة لي، فأنا أعمل حتى الخامسة والنصف مساء غد |
Natasha: That is too early for me, I work until half past 5:00 tomorrow. |
Judith: هل السادسة مساء موعد مناسب؟ |
Natasha: Is 6:00 PM a good time? |
Judith: سادسة والربع مساء أفضل |
Natasha: Quarter past 6:00 is better. |
Judith: حسنا، السادسة والرب |
Natasha: Okay, quarter past 6:00. |
POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
Judith: Most Arabs are muslims, so is it strange to have your day interrupted with so many prayers? |
Natasha: I think it’s only interrupted maybe in Saudi Arabia that people really should close their shops and go to the mosque and pray, but in other countries, people do basically what they are doing except, for example, if you’re listening to music, it’s polite to turn it off. |
Judith: But you still hear the prayer, right? |
Natasha: Yeah, of course. It’s loud speakers all over the country, you have several mosques in every neighborhood so everyone actually hears the prayer but it does not really mean that you have to go to the mosque or interrupt… |
Judith: Yeah. |
Natasha: …what you’re actually doing at the moment. |
Judith: Well, it can still interfere because I remember I was taking an Arabic class online and with my teacher being in Cairo and suddenly in the middle of it, there was this loud blaring noise and I was like, “okay.” |
Natasha: Yeah, if you live there for a while, you’ll get use to it and probably you will even stop noticing it in the end. Due to the extreme heat throughout the region, the working day tends to start early. In government institution, the working day may end at lunch but most private shops and markets reopen and remain open until well into the evening. |
Judith: Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month, can change everything because people will struggle through the daylight hours and then spend the evening eating. |
VOCAB LIST |
Judith: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. The first word we shall see is… |
Natasha: غداً |
Judith: Tomorrow. |
Natasha: غداً |
Judith: Next. |
Natasha: إذن |
Judith: Then. |
Natasha: إذن |
Judith: Next. |
Natasha: أي |
Judith: Which. |
Natasha: أي |
Judith: Next. |
Natasha: درس |
Judith: Class or lesson. |
Natasha: درس |
Judith: Next. |
Natasha: انتهى |
Judith: To end. |
Natasha: انتهى |
Judith: Next. |
Natasha: عند |
Judith: At or upon. |
Natasha: عند |
Judith: Next. |
Natasha: إلا |
Judith: Without. |
Natasha: إلا |
Judith: Next. |
Natasha: ربع |
Judith: Quarter. |
Natasha: ربع |
Judith: Next. |
Natasha: يمكن ٲن |
Judith: Could. |
Natasha: يمكن ٲن |
Judith: Next. |
Natasha: مبكر |
Judith: Early. |
Natasha: مبكر |
Judith: Next. |
Natasha: حتى |
Judith: Until. |
Natasha: حتى |
Judith: Next. |
Natasha: نصف |
Judith: Half. |
Natasha: نصف |
Judith: Next. |
Natasha: موعد مناسب |
Judith: time. |
Natasha: موعد مناسب |
Judith: Next. |
Natasha: أفضل |
Judith: Better. |
Natasha: أفضل |
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
Judith: Let’s have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
Natasha: The first phrase we’ll look at is fii 'ay waqt? |
Judith: At what time. Literally, this means, “In which time.” |
Natasha: "duruus" is the plural of "dars". |
Judith: Meaning, lesson. |
GRAMMAR POINT |
Judith: The focus of this lesson is telling the time. If you remember your numbers, telling the time won’t be difficult. |
Natasha: Any full hour can be said as "as-sa´a", the hour and then the number or simply "al" and then the number. For example, "as-sa´a wahida" or "alwahida". |
Judith: 1 o’clock. |
Natasha: For half hour, use "wa nisf". |
Judith: And half. |
Natasha: "alwahida wa nisf" |
Judith: It’s literally, the one and half. |
Natasha: Or half past 1:00. |
Judith: For quarter hours as well as minutes, you can also use "wa". |
Natasha: "alwahida wa rub´a" is quarter past 1:00. "alwahida wa hamsa" is five past 1:00. |
Judith: When it gets close to the following hour, use "ila", without. |
Natasha: "alwahida ila hamsa" is five to 1:00 and "alwahida ila rub´a" is quarter to 1:00. |
Judith: The only thing that’s unusual about Arabic time telling is the use of "thulth". means a third. So in addition to using half hours and quarter hours, Arabs also count in thirds of an hour that is 20 minutes. |
Natasha: "alwahida wa thulth" is 1 o’clock and a third of an hour, so that’s 20 minutes past 1:00. "alwahida ila thulth" is a third to 1:00, 20 minutes to 1:00, that is 12:40. |
Judith: That just well does it for today. |
Outro
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Judith:Okay, see you next week! |
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