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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina: Hi everyone, I’m Gina. |
| Hala: And I’m Hala! |
| Gina: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Arabic Vocabulary, Lesson 24! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Fine arts. These are five popular musicians 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: عبد الحليم حافظ |
| Gina: Abdel Halim Hafez |
| Hala: (slow) عبد الحليم حافظ (regular) عبد الحليم حافظ |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: عبد الحليم حافظ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Abdel Halim Hafez is an icon in modern Arabic music. His music is still played daily throughout the Arab world.- |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) أَحَدُ أَشهَرِ أَغاني عَبد الحَليم حافِظ اِسمُها "غَدَّار". |
| Gina: One of Abdel Halim Hafez's most popular songs is called "Traitor". |
| Hala: (slow) أَحَدُ أَشهَرِ أَغاني عَبد الحَليم حافِظ اِسمُها "غَدَّار". |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: عمرو دياب |
| Gina: Amr Diab |
| Hala: (slow) عمرو دياب (regular) عمرو دياب |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: عمرو دياب |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Diab is the best-selling Arab recording artist of all time. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) عَمرو ديْاب دائِماً يُصدِرُ أَلبوماً جَديداً كُلَّ صَيْف. |
| Gina: Amr Diab always releases a new album every summer. |
| Hala: (slow) عَمرو ديْاب دائِماً يُصدِرُ أَلبوماً جَديداً كُلَّ صَيْف. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: أم كلثوم |
| Gina: Umm Kulthum |
| Hala: (slow) أم كلثوم (regular) أم كلثوم |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: أم كلثوم |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Umm Kulthum is seen as the greatest Egyptian female singer of all time. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) "إنتَ عُمري" هِيَ أَشهَر أُغنِيَّة لِأُمِّ كَلثوم. |
| Gina: "Enta Omry" is Umm Kulthum's most popular song of all time. |
| Hala: (slow) "إنتَ عُمري" هِيَ أَشهَر أُغنِيَّة لِأُمِّ كَلثوم. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: شيرين |
| Gina: Sherine |
| Hala: (slow) شيرين (regular) شيرين |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: شيرين |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Sherine is an Egyptian pop artist who is also known as "Sherine Ah ya leel", because “Ah ya leel” is the name of her first and most successful single. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) كانَت شيرين زَوْجَةَ رَجُلِ أَعمالٍ غَنِي جِدّاً, و لَكِنَّهُما اِنفَصَلوا. |
| Gina: Sherine was married to a very rich businessman, but they broke up. |
| Hala: (slow) كانَت شيرين زَوْجَةَ رَجُلِ أَعمالٍ غَنِي جِدّاً, و لَكِنَّهُما اِنفَصَلوا. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Hala: فريد الأطرش |
| Gina: Farid al-Atrash |
| Hala: (slow) فريد الأطرش (regular) فريد الأطرش |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: فريد الأطرش |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Al-Atrash is a Syrian-Egyptian composer, singer, virtuoso oud player, and actor. He has recorded 500 songs and starred in 31 movies. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) إسم عائِلَةِ فَريد الأَطرَش يَعني "الَّذي لا يَسمَع". |
| Gina: Farid Al-Atrash's last name, "Al-Atrash", means "the deaf one". |
| Hala: (slow) إسم عائِلَةِ فَريد الأَطرَش يَعني "الَّذي لا يَسمَع". |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Hala will give you the Arabic – please repeat it out loud! Are you ready? |
| Hala: عبد الحليم حافظ |
| [pause]Gina: Abdel Halim Hafez |
| Hala: عمرو دياب |
| [pause]Gina: Amr Diab |
| Hala: أم كلثوم |
| [pause]Gina: Umm Kulthum |
| Hala: شيرين |
| [pause]Gina: Sherine |
| Hala: فريد الأطرش |
| [pause]Gina: Farid al-Atrash |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it – five popular musicians 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. |
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