Learn how to overreact in Arabic
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: How to Overreact like an Egyptian |
| 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 23. In this lesson you'll learn how to overreact like an Egyptian. |
| Alisha: Being able to react in a foreign language when you are in shock is no easy feat. Practice these expressions to accomplish that feat! |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Alisha: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Sherif: يا خرابي (yaā ḫarābī) |
| Sherif: يالهوي (yalahwī) |
| Sherif: يانهار أبيض (yānhār ʾabyaḍ) |
| Sherif: يادي النيله (yadī el-nīlah) |
| Alisha: Sherif, what's our first expression? |
| Sherif: يا خرابي (yaā ḫarābī) |
| Alisha: literally meaning "my ruins." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "everything is ruined." |
| Sherif: [SLOW] يا خرابي [NORMAL] يا خرابي |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Sherif: يا خرابي |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to express that you are devastated over something. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] !كل ده حصل؟ يا خرابي [SLOW] !كل ده حصل؟ يا خرابي |
| Alisha: "All this happened? What a mess!" |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] !كل ده حصل؟ يا خرابي |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Sherif: يالهوي (yalahwī) |
| Alisha: literally meaning "my negligence." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "oh my gosh." |
| Sherif: [SLOW] يالهوي [NORMAL] يالهوي |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Sherif: يالهوي |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to express your surprise - often negatively. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] !يا لهوي! الراجل ده هينط من فوق الكوبري [SLOW] !يا لهوي! الراجل ده هينط من فوق الكوبري |
| Alisha: "Oh my gosh! The man is going to jump from the top of the bridge!" |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] !يا لهوي! الراجل ده هينط من فوق الكوبري |
| Alisha: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Sherif: يانهار أبيض (yānhār ʾabyaḍ) |
| Alisha: literally meaning "oh white day." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "oh no." |
| Sherif: [SLOW] يانهار أبيض [NORMAL] يانهار أبيض |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Sherif: يانهار أبيض |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to say that you are shocked. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] .يا نهار أبيض! الكباية اتكسرت [SLOW] .يا نهار أبيض! الكباية اتكسرت |
| Alisha: "Oh no! The glass broke." |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] .يا نهار أبيض! الكباية اتكسرت |
| Alisha: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Sherif: يادي النيله (yadī el-nīlah) |
| Alisha: literally meaning "oh this mess." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "oh man." |
| Sherif: [SLOW] يادي النيله [NORMAL] يادي النيله |
| Alisha: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Sherif: يادي النيله |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Alisha: Use this slang expression when you want to express frustration over a recurring problem. |
| Alisha: Now let's hear an example sentence. |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] يادي النيلة! إنت تاني؟ [SLOW] يادي النيلة! إنت تاني؟ |
| Alisha: "Oh man! You again?" |
| Sherif: [NORMAL] يادي النيلة! إنت تاني؟ |
| 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: You see a cat about to fall from a tree. You think to yourself "Oh my gosh!" What do you say? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sherif: يالهوي |
| Alisha: "oh my gosh" |
| Alisha: You spill your juice on your friend’s dress and ruin it! What do you say before you apologize? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sherif: يا خرابي |
| Alisha: "everything is ruined" |
| Alisha: Your friend forgets their textbook again. What do you say? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sherif: يادي النيله |
| Alisha: "oh man" |
| Alisha: Your friend tells you that you lost his wallet! You think to yourself, "Oh no!" What do you say? |
| Your friend tells you that he lost his wallet! |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Sherif: يانهار أبيض |
| Alisha: "oh no" |
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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