Learn to talk about something that is legally vague or suspicious
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: Expressions Related to Legally Vague Activities |
| Alisha: Hi everyone, and welcome back to ArabicPod101.com. I'm Alisha. |
| Sherif: And I'm Sherif! |
| Alisha: This is Must-Know Egyptian Arabic Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 14. In this lesson you'll learn expressions related to legally vague activities. |
| Alisha: If people around you talk about something that is legally vague or suspicious, you will be able to tell ,if you understand these words. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Sherif: تحت الترابيزة (taḥt el-tarābīzah) |
| Sherif: في جيبي (fī gībī) |
| Sherif: بالحب (bel-ḥob) |
| Sherif: أي كلام (ʾayy kalām) |
| Alisha: Sherif, what's our first expression? |
| Sherif: تحت الترابيزة (taḥt el-tarābīzah) |
| Alisha: literally meaning "under the table." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "illegitimate." |
| Sherif: [SLOW] تحت الترابيزة [NORMAL] تحت الترابيزة |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Sherif: تحت الترابيزة |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to describe an action as illegitimate. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] .الشركة إدت الوزير فلوس من تحت الترابيزة [SLOW] .الشركة إدت الوزير فلوس من تحت الترابيزة |
| Alisha: "The company illegally gave money to the minister." |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] .الشركة إدت الوزير فلوس من تحت الترابيزة |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Sherif: في جيبي (fī gībī) |
| Alisha: literally meaning "in my pocket." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "in the bag" or "guaranteed." |
| Sherif: [SLOW] في جيبي [NORMAL] في جيبي |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Sherif: في جيبي |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that something or someone is guaranteed. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] .أنا مش قلقان، درجات إمتحان الإحصا في جيبي [SLOW] .أنا مش قلقان، درجات إمتحان الإحصا في جيبي |
| Alisha: "I'm not worried. The statistics exam's marks are in the bag." |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] .أنا مش قلقان، درجات إمتحان الإحصا في جيبي |
| Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Sherif: بالحب (bel-ḥob) |
| Alisha: literally meaning "with love." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "illegally." |
| Sherif: [SLOW] بالحب [NORMAL] بالحب |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Sherif: بالحب |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that an action was taken illegally. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] .الموضوع ده ماشي حبي من غير موافقات من الحكومة [SLOW] .الموضوع ده ماشي حبي من غير موافقات من الحكومة |
| Alisha: "This thing is proceeding illegally without permission from the government." |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] .الموضوع ده ماشي حبي من غير موافقات من الحكومة |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Sherif: أي كلام (ʾayy kalām) |
| Alisha: literally meaning "any talk." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "nonsense." |
| Sherif: [SLOW] أي كلام [NORMAL] أي كلام |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Sherif: أي كلام |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to describe something as random and nonsensical. |
| Alisha : Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] .إللي إنت بتقوله ده أي كلام [SLOW] .إللي إنت بتقوله ده أي كلام |
| Alisha: "What you are saying is nonsense." |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] .إللي إنت بتقوله ده أي كلام |
| QUIZ |
| Alisha: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Alisha: Your friend asks you how you did on the exam. Say that you are very confident about the results. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sherif: في جيبي |
| Alisha: "in the bag (guaranteed)" |
| Alisha: You are talking about a person who paid money to get a building permission illegitimately. What do you say? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sherif: تحت الترابيزة |
| Alisha: "illegitimate" |
| Alisha: Your friend tells you about something his boss told him. You want to assure them that it sounds like nonsense to you. What do you say? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sherif: أي كلام |
| Alisha: "nonsense" |
| Alisha: You suspect that someone is doing something illegally. How do you describe their actions? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sherif: بالحب |
| Alisha: "illegally" |
Outro |
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| Alisha: There you have it; you have mastered four Egyptian Arabic Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at ArabicPod101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Sherif: .سَلام |
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