Learn about the Egyptian market and related adjectives
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Natasha: Hello. It’s me, Natasha. Absolute Beginner, Season 1, Lesson 15, “A Great Egyptian Place to Go Shopping.” |
| Judith: Hello and welcome back to ArabicPod101.com, the fastest, easiest and most fun way to learn Arabic. I’m joined in the studio by... |
| Natasha: Hello, everyone, Natasha’s here. |
| Judith: In this lesson, you will learn how to ask for a recommendation. |
| Natasha: This conversation takes place on an Egyptian street. |
| Judith: The conversation is between Majah and Julia. |
| Natasha: The conversation is an informal modern standard Arabic. |
| Judith: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUES |
| Natasha: ماذا تريدين أن تفعلي غدا؟ |
| Natasha: حتاج شراء بعض الهدايا لأسرتي. هل تعرفين مركزا جيدا للتسوق؟ |
| Natasha: ذهبي للسوق، فالسوق أفضل من المركز التجاري |
| Natasha: خشى من السوق فهو كبير وقد أضيع طريقي |
| Natasha: إذا أردت يمكنني أن أرافقك |
| Natasha: :عظيم، شكرا |
| Natasha: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Natasha: ماذا تريدين أن تفعلي غدا؟ |
| Natasha: حتاج شراء بعض الهدايا لأسرتي. هل تعرفين مركزا جيدا للتسوق؟ |
| Natasha: ذهبي للسوق، فالسوق أفضل من المركز التجاري |
| Natasha: خشى من السوق فهو كبير وقد أضيع طريقي |
| Natasha: إذا أردت يمكنني أن أرافقك |
| Natasha: :عظيم، شكرا |
| Natasha: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Natasha: ماذا تريدين أن تفعلي غدا؟ |
| Natasha: What do you want to do tomorrow? |
| Natasha: حتاج شراء بعض الهدايا لأسرتي. هل تعرفين مركزا جيدا للتسوق؟ |
| Natasha: I need to buy presents for my family. Do you know a good shopping center? |
| Natasha: ذهبي للسوق، فالسوق أفضل من المركز التجاري |
| Natasha: Go to the market. The market is better than a shopping center. |
| Natasha: خشى من السوق فهو كبير وقد أضيع طريقي |
| Natasha: I’m afraid though. The market is big and I could lose my way. |
| Natasha: إذا أردت يمكنني أن أرافقك |
| Natasha: If you want, I will come with you. |
| Natasha: :عظيم، شكرا |
| Natasha: Great. Thank you. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Judith: Let’s talk about the market souk .I think it’s one of the most iconic images of Arab life. Natasha: The massive colors and smells make them tourist attraction in their own right. But even today, it isn’t the souk that most Arabs do their shopping. In the winding lanes, you will be able to find pretty much anything, not just piles of spices and shimmering gold but also modern household appliances such as TVs. |
| Natasha: The souk is also an excellent chance to practice your Arabic as there are very few surprises, and haggling is the norm. Not only will you need to make sure your knowledge of the numbers are correct, but being able to build a relationship with the seller is key to getting the best price. |
| Judith: In smaller communities, the souk is often at the heart of their social life and so is a great place to meet the locals. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Judith: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. The first word we shall see is |
| Natasha: أحتاج |
| Natasha: To need. |
| Natasha: أحتاج |
| Natasha: Next. |
| Natasha: شرى |
| Natasha: To buy or obtain. |
| Natasha: شرى |
| Natasha: Next. |
| Natasha: بعض |
| Natasha: Some. |
| Natasha: بعض |
| Natasha: Next. |
| Natasha: هدية |
| Natasha: Present or gift. |
| Natasha: هدية |
| Natasha: Next. |
| Natasha: أسرة |
| Natasha: Family. |
| Natasha: أسرة |
| Natasha: Next. |
| Natasha: مركز للتسوق |
| Natasha: Shopping center literally, center for shopping. |
| Natasha: مركز للتسوق |
| Natasha: Next. |
| Natasha: جيد |
| Natasha: Good. |
| Natasha: جيد |
| Natasha: Next. |
| Natasha: سوق |
| Natasha: Market. |
| Natasha: سوق |
| Natasha: Next. |
| Natasha: أفضل |
| Natasha: Better. |
| Natasha: أفضل |
| Natasha: Next. |
| Natasha: مركز تجاري |
| Natasha: Mall or shopping center, literally a commercial center. |
| Natasha: مركز تجاري |
| Natasha: Next. |
| Natasha: أخشى |
| Natasha: Afraid. |
| Natasha: أخشى |
| Natasha: Next. |
| Natasha: إذا |
| Natasha: If. |
| Natasha: إذا |
| Natasha: Next. |
| Natasha: أرافقك |
| Natasha: Come with you. |
| Natasha: أرافقك |
| 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 word we’ll look at is "alhadaayaa" is the plural form of "alhadiiya" meaning “gift” “present.” |
| Judith: "l'usratii" means “for my family.” "usra" is the Arabic word for “family” and "usratii" means “my family.” The Arabic word for “family” ends in Taa Marbuta which always undergoes the transformation. Whenever Taa Marbuta stands alone, it sounds like -aa, but when something else follows, the Taa Marbuta is converted into a "t". |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| Natasha: The focus of this lesson is more about adjectives. Let’s have a closer look at how adjectives work in Arabic. There are several ways that Arabic adjectives are different from English ones; one is that they always come after the noun. For example, you will always say “school old” and not “old school.” Another way is that they match the noun, if the noun is feminine, that is if a noun ends in -a then the adjective will also be feminine, that is it will also end in -a. This is the same as in Spanish or French or German. |
| Natasha: However, Arabic goes beyond that. If a noun has an "al" in front, then the adjective also needs to have an "al" in front. |
| Natasha: So you’re basically saying “the school the old.” |
| Natasha: al-madrasah al-qadiim |
| Natasha: The only exception is when the adjective is making up the entire meaning of the sentence. For example if you want to say “the school is old,” in that kind of sentence the adjective will never have "al" in front, no matter if the noun does or not. Can you say this for us, “the school is old?” |
| Natasha: al-madrasah qadiim |
| Natasha: And say again the “the old school?” |
| Natasha: al-madrasah al-qadiim. Adjectives can appear in the middle of the noun phrase, take “shopping center” for example, that is "markazaan liltasauwuuq", literally “center for shopping.” If you want to say “a good shopping center” you have to say "markazaan jayyidaan liltasauwuuq", literally, “center good for shopping.” |
| Natasha: That just about does it for today. |
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