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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 9! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Society and Culture. These are five well-known Historical figures 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: جَمال عَبد الناصِر حُسين |
| Gina: President Jamal Abdel Nasser |
| Hala: (slow) جَمال عَبد الناصِر حُسين (regular) جَمال عَبد الناصِر حُسين |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: جَمال عَبد الناصِر حُسين |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Nasser was the second president of Egypt, and he was very concerned with pan-Arab nationalism, which made him one of the most beloved figures in the Arab world. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) جَمال عَبد الناصِر يُنظَرُ إِلَيْةِ كَأَحَدِ أَهَمِّ الرُموزِ السِيْاسِيَّةِ في التاريخِ العَرَبِي الحَديثِ و السِيْاسَة في القَرنِ العِشرين. |
| Gina: Nasser is seen as one of the most important political figures in both modern Arab history and politics in the 20th century. |
| Hala: (slow) جَمال عَبد الناصِر يُنظَرُ إِلَيْةِ كَأَحَدِ أَهَمِّ الرُموزِ السِيْاسِيَّةِ في التاريخِ العَرَبِي الحَديثِ و السِيْاسَة في القَرنِ العِشرين. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: كليوبترا |
| Gina: Cleopatra |
| Hala: (slow) كليوبترا (regular) كليوبترا |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: كليوبترا |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Cleopatra, who was a member of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) يَعتَقِدُ الكَثيرونَ أَنَّ كليْوباترا مِصرِيَّة, و لَكِن هَذا لَيْسُ صَحيح. |
| Gina: Many people think Cleopatra is Egyptian, but that's not correct. |
| Hala: (slow) يَعتَقِدُ الكَثيرونَ أَنَّ كليْوباترا مِصرِيَّة, و لَكِن هَذا لَيْسُ صَحيح. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: صلاح الدين الأيوبي |
| Gina: Salah Al-din |
| Hala: (slow) صلاح الدين الأيوبي (regular) صلاح الدين الأيوبي |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: صلاح الدين الأيوبي |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Salah Al-din was the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and the leader of the Muslim opposition to the European Crusaders in the Arab Levant. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) فيلم "صَلاحُ الدين" تَمَّ إخراجُهُ عَلى يَدِ المُخرِج المَشهور يُوسِف شاهين. |
| Gina: The movie "Salah Al-din" was directed by the famous Egyptian director Yusef Chahine. |
| Hala: (slow) فيلم "صَلاحُ الدين" تَمَّ إخراجُهُ عَلى يَدِ المُخرِج المَشهور يُوسِف شاهين. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: نفرتيتي |
| Gina: Nefertiti |
| Hala: (slow) نفرتيتي (regular) نفرتيتي |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: نفرتيتي |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Nefertiti was the wife of the Pharaoh Akhenaten. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) كانَ لِنِفِرتيتي تَأثيرٌ كَبيرٌ عَلى تاريخِ مِصر. |
| Gina: Nefertiti had a big impact on the history of Egypt. |
| Hala: (slow) كانَ لِنِفِرتيتي تَأثيرٌ كَبيرٌ عَلى تاريخِ مِصر. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Hala: عمرو بن العاص |
| Gina: Amro Ebn El-'as |
| Hala: (slow) عمرو بن العاص (regular) عمرو بن العاص |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: عمرو بن العاص |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Amro Ebn El-'as was the leader of the Muslim conquest of Egypt and the founder of the Egyptian capital, Al-Fustat. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) مَسجِد عُمَر إبن العاص يَقَعُ في مِنطَقَةٍ تُسَمَّى الآن بِمِصرِ القَديمَة. |
| Gina: The Mosque of Amro Ibn Al-As lies in an area now known as "Old Cairo". |
| Hala: (slow) مَسجِد عُمَر إبن العاص يَقَعُ في مِنطَقَةٍ تُسَمَّى الآن بِمِصرِ القَديمَة. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Hala will give you the Arabic – please repeat out loud! Are you ready? |
| Hala: جَمال عَبد الناصِر حُسين |
| [pause]Gina: President Jamal Abdel Nasser |
| Hala: كليوبترا |
| [pause]Gina: Cleopatra |
| Hala: صلاح الدين الأيوبي |
| [pause]Gina: Salah Al-din |
| Hala: نفرتيتي |
| [pause]Gina: Nefertiti |
| Hala: عمرو بن العاص |
| [pause]Gina: Amro Ebn El-'as |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it – five Historical figures 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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