Learn about geographical features
Now Playing: Lesson Audio
Get a breakdown of the dialogue and translations instantly with the Premium line-by-line Audio. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.
| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina: Hi everyone, I’m Gina. |
| Hala: And I’m Hala! |
| Gina: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Arabic Vocabulary, Lesson 12! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Geography and Nature. These are five well-known Geographical features in the Arab world. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at ArabicPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gina: Hala, what’s our first word? |
| Hala: جبل موسى |
| Gina: Mount Sinai |
| Hala: (slow) جبل موسى (regular) جبل موسى |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: جبل موسى |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: This is a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It is the most accepted identification of the Biblical Mount Sinai. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) يُعرَفُ جَبَل موسى أَيْضاً بِجَبَلِ حُرَيْب. |
| Gina: Mount Sinai is also known as "Mount Horeb". |
| Hala: (slow) يُعرَفُ جَبَل موسى أَيْضاً بِجَبَلِ حُرَيْب. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: الصحراء الكبرى |
| Gina: Sahara Desert |
| Hala: (slow) الصحراء الكبرى (regular) الصحراء الكبرى |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: الصحراء الكبرى |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: This is the world's largest hot desert and third largest desert, after those in Antarctica and the Arctic. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) مِن السَهلِ أَن تَضِلَّ طَريقَك في الصَحراء الكُبرى. |
| Gina: It's very easy to get lost in the Sahara Desert. |
| Hala: (slow) مِن السَهلِ أَن تَضِلَّ طَريقَك في الصَحراء الكُبرى. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: دلتا النيل |
| Gina: Nile Delta |
| Hala: (slow) دلتا النيل (regular) دلتا النيل |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: دلتا النيل |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: This is a delta formed in Northern Egypt or Lower Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) مُعظَم قاطِني دِلتا النيل لَيْسوا مِصرِيّون مِئَة بِالمِئَة. |
| Gina: Many of the people living in the Nile Delta aren't one-hundred percent Egyptian. |
| Hala: (slow) مُعظَم قاطِني دِلتا النيل لَيْسوا مِصرِيّون مِئَة بِالمِئَة. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: واحة سيوة |
| Gina: Siwa Oasis |
| Hala: (slow) واحة سيوة (regular) واحة سيوة |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: واحة سيوة |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: This is an oasis in Egypt, located between the Qattara Depression and the Egyptian Sand Sea in the Libyan Desert. It's also the name of a popular brand of bottled water. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) ماء وْاحَة سيوَة لَه طَعم مُختَلِف عَن ماءِ باقي الوْاحات. |
| Gina: Siwa Oasis water tastes different from other oases’. |
| Hala: (slow) ماء وْاحَة سيوَة لَه طَعم مُختَلِف عَن ماءِ باقي الوْاحات. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Hala: البحر الأحمر |
| Gina: Red Sea |
| Hala: (slow) البحر الأحمر (regular) البحر الأحمر |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: البحر الأحمر |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. It's known for its amazing coral reefs. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) البَحر الأحمَر مِنطَقَةُ جَذبٍ مَعروفَة لِلسُيّاحِ الأوروبّيين . |
| Gina: The Red Sea is a famous European tourist spot. |
| Hala: (slow) البَحر الأحمَر مِنطَقَةُ جَذبٍ مَعروفَة لِلسُيّاحِ الأوروبّيين . |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Hala will give you the Arabic – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Hala: جبل موسى |
| [pause]Gina: Mount Sinai |
| Hala: الصحراء الكبرى |
| [pause]Gina: Sahara Desert |
| Hala: دلتا النيل |
| [pause]Gina: Nile Delta |
| Hala: واحة سيوة |
| [pause]Gina: Siwa Oasis |
| Hala: البحر الأحمر |
| [pause]Gina: Red Sea |
Outro |
|---|
| Gina: There you have it – five well-known Geographical features in the Arab world! We have more vocab lists available at ArabicPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Hala: Bye. |
Comments
Hide