Learn how to post comments about getting married
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Must-Know Egyptian Arabic Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 12 - Getting Married. |
| Becky: Hi everyone, I'm Becky. |
| Amr: And I'm Amr. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Egyptian Arabic about getting married. Mona is getting married today, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Amr: فرحي النهارده و كلكو معزومين! (faraḥī el-nahārdah wa kullukū maʿzūmīn!) |
| Becky: Meaning - "My wedding is today, and all of you are invited!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| منى: فرحي النهارده و كلكو معزومين! (faraḥī el-nahārdah wa kullukū maʿzūmīn!) |
| (clicking sound) |
| سارة: ألف مبروك! (ʾalf mabrūk!) |
| سامي: أخيراً! (ʾaḫīran!) |
| شيرين: مبروك ليكو إنتو الإتنين. (mabrūk līkū ʾentū el-ʾetnīn.) |
| ملك: ما شاء الله ربنا يخليكو لبعض. (mā šāʾ el-lh rabbenā yeḫallīkū lebaʿḍ.) |
| Becky: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| منى: فرحي النهارده و كلكو معزومين! (faraḥī el-nahārdah wa kullukū maʿzūmīn!) |
| Becky: "My wedding is today, and all of you are invited!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| سارة: ألف مبروك! (ʾalf mabrūk!) |
| Becky: "Congratulations!" |
| سامي: أخيراً! (ʾaḫīran!) |
| Becky: "Finally!" |
| شيرين: مبروك ليكو إنتو الإتنين. (mabrūk līkū ʾentū el-ʾetnīn.) |
| Becky: "Congratulations to you both." |
| ملك: ما شاء الله ربنا يخليكو لبعض. (mā šāʾ el-lh rabbenā yeḫallīkū lebaʿḍ.) |
| Becky: "May God protect you both." |
| POST |
| Becky: Listen again to Mona's post. |
| Amr: فرحي النهارده و كلكو معزومين! (faraḥī el-nahārdah wa kullukū maʿzūmīn!) |
| Becky: "My wedding is today, and all of you are invited!" |
| Amr: (SLOW) فرحي النهارده و كلكو معزومين! (faraḥī el-nahārdah wa kullukū maʿzūmīn!) (Regular) فرحي النهارده و كلكو معزومين! (faraḥī el-nahārdah wa kullukū maʿzūmīn!) |
| Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "My wedding is today." |
| Amr: فرحي النهارده (faraḥī el-nahārdah) |
| Becky: The word for wedding in Egyptian literally means "happiness." Context is very important! Listen again - "My wedding is today" is... |
| Amr: (SLOW) فرحي النهارده (faraḥī el-nahārdah) (REGULAR) فرحي النهارده (faraḥī el-nahārdah) |
| Becky: Then comes the phrase - "And all of you are invited." |
| Amr: و كلكو معزومين! (w kullukū maʿzūmīn!) |
| Becky: You’re unlikely to invite everyone you know to your wedding on Facebook. People understand that this is just talk and that they aren't really expected to show up! Listen again - "And all of you are invited!" is... |
| Amr: (SLOW) و كلكو معزومين! (w kullukū maʿzūmīn!) (REGULAR) و كلكو معزومين! (w kullukū maʿzūmīn!) |
| Becky: All together, "My wedding is today, and all of you are invited!" |
| Amr: فرحي النهارده و كلكو معزومين! (faraḥī el-nahārdah wa kullukū maʿzūmīn!) |
| COMMENTS |
| Becky: In response, Mona's friends leave some comments. |
| Becky: Her friend, Sarah, uses an expression meaning - "Congratulations!" |
| Amr: (SLOW) ألف مبروك! (ʾalf mabrūk!) (REGULAR) ألف مبروك! (ʾalf mabrūk!) |
| [Pause] |
| Amr: ألف مبروك! (ʾalf mabrūk!) |
| Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling happy. |
| Becky: Her nephew, Sami, uses an expression meaning - "Finally!" |
| Amr: (SLOW) أخيراً! (ʾaḫīran!) (REGULAR) أخيراً! (ʾaḫīran!) |
| [Pause] |
| Amr: أخيراً! (ʾaḫīran!) |
| Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling cynical. |
| Becky: Her high school friend, Shereen, uses an expression meaning - "Congratulations to you both." |
| Amr: (SLOW) مبروك ليكو إنتو الإتنين. (mabrūk līkū ʾentū el-ʾetnīn.) (REGULAR) مبروك ليكو إنتو الإتنين. (mabrūk līkū ʾentū el-ʾetnīn.) |
| [Pause] |
| Amr: مبروك ليكو إنتو الإتنين. (mabrūk līkū ʾentū el-ʾetnīn.) |
| Becky: Use this expression to congratulate two people at the same time. |
| Becky: Her neighbor, Malak, uses an expression meaning - "May God protect you both." |
| Amr: (SLOW) ما شاء الله ربنا يخليكو لبعض. (mā šāʾ el-lh rabbenā yeḫallīkū lebaʿḍ.) (REGULAR) ما شاء الله ربنا يخليكو لبعض. (mā šāʾ el-lh rabbenā yeḫallīkū lebaʿḍ.) |
| [Pause] |
| Amr: ما شاء الله ربنا يخليكو لبعض. (mā šāʾ el-lh rabbenā yeḫallīkū lebaʿḍ.) |
| Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling warmhearted. |
Outro |
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| Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about getting married, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Amr: Salam! |
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