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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 4! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Food and Drink. These are five popular Home-cooked Meals 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: ملوخية |
| Gina: Mallow-leaf soup |
| Hala: (slow) ملوخية (regular) ملوخية |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: ملوخية |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Mallow leaves are chopped and made into a soup that’s usually served with chicken or rabbit meat. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) شوربَةُ المُلوخِيَّة مَشهورَة جِدَّاً في الشَرق الأَوْسَط. |
| Gina: Mallow-leaf soup is very popular in the Middle East. |
| Hala: (slow) شوربَةُ المُلوخِيَّة مَشهورَة جِدَّاً في الشَرق الأَوْسَط. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: محشي |
| Gina: Dolma |
| Hala: (slow) محشي (regular) محشي |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: محشي |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: This is rice seasoned with herbs and spices and stuffed into vegetables like green peppers, aubergines, courgettes, tomatoes, or cabbage leaves. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) المَحشي المِصري يُغَطَّى بِصوص الطَماطِم , أَمّا المَحشي السوري فَهُوَ يُغَطَّى بِعَصيرِ اللَيْمون. |
| Gina: Egyptian Dolma is topped with tomato sauce, while Syrian Dolma is topped with lemon juice. |
| Hala: (slow) المَحشي المِصري يُغَطَّى بِصوص الطَماطِم , أَمّا المَحشي السوري فَهُوَ يُغَطَّى بِعَصيرِ اللَيْمون. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: فول مدمّس |
| Gina: Ful Mudammas |
| Hala: (slow) فول مدمّس (regular) فول مدمّس |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: فول مدمّس |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: This is an Egyptian dish of cooked and mashed fava beans served with olive oil, chopped parsley, onion, garlic, and lemon juice. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الفول وَجبَة مَشهورَة في سوريْا خاصَّةً حَلَب. |
| Gina: Ful is a popular breakfast meal in SyriHala, especially Aleppo. |
| Hala: (slow) الفول وَجبَة مَشهورَة في سوريْا خاصَّةً حَلَب. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: تورلي |
| Gina: Torly |
| Hala: (slow) تورلي (regular) تورلي |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: تورلي |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: This is a casserole made with beef or lamb. It contains a variety of vegetables, mainly potatoes, eggplants, carrots, and zucchini. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) التورلي أَشهى بِلَحمِ الخَروف. |
| Gina: Torly is tastier with lamb. |
| Hala: (slow) التورلي أَشهى بِلَحمِ الخَروف. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Hala: رز معمّر |
| Gina: Rice cooked with milk |
| Hala: (slow) رز معمّر (regular) رز معمّر |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: رز معمّر |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: This well-known Egyptian dish is made by adding milk to rice while cooking it and then baking it in an oven. It’s usually served on special occasions. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الرُز المُعَمَّر صَعبُ التَحضير. |
| Gina: Rice cooked with milk is very hard to prepare. |
| Hala: (slow) الرُز المُعَمَّر صَعبُ التَحضير. |
| 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: ملوخية |
| [pause]Gina: Mallow-leaf soup |
| Hala: محشي |
| [pause]Gina: Dolma |
| Hala: فول مدمّس |
| [pause]Gina: Ful Mudammas |
| Hala: تورلي |
| [pause]Gina: Torly |
| Hala: رز معمّر |
| [pause]Gina: Rice cooked with milk |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it – five Popular Home-cooked Meals 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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