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| INTRODUCTION |
| ArabicPod101.com presents Arabic Survival Phrases. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Arabic speaking countries, with particular focus on Morocco. So join us for Arabic Survival phrases. You will be surprised at how far a little Arabic will go. |
| Now before we jump in, remember to stop by ArabicPod101.com, there you’ll find an accompanying PDF, additional learning tools in the premium learning center, and other great Arabic language learning materials. In addition, you’ll find more information in the post. And if you stop by, be sure to leave us a comment. |
Lesson focus |
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| In today's lesson, we'll introduce you to some phrases that hopefully you won't have to use. When traveling to Morocco, while the threat of physical violence in not prevalent, one should always be careful. In addition, this phrase is not limited to threatening situations, but can also be used in the unfortunate event that you or someone around you is in the need of immediate assistance. |
| Today, we'll learn how to call for help. |
| In Arabic, to ask "Help!" is to say "help me!", this is ʿāwinnī (عاوني) |
| ʿāwinnī |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ʿāwinnī |
| ʿāwinnī |
| This is a conjugated form of the verb "to help" which means "help me!" |
| You can add "please" to it and say "help me please"; “please” in Arabic is ʿāfāk |
| ʿāfāk |
| ʿāfāk |
| So altogether, we have: ʿāwinniī ʿāfāk (عاوني عفاك). |
| Literally, it means “help me please" |
| In Arabic, you can call for the police by saying bġīt al-buūlīs (بغيت البوليس). |
| bġīt al-buūlīs |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: bġīt al-buūlīs |
| Now let's hear it once again: bġīt al-buūlīs |
| The first word, bġīt (بغيت), is "I want" or “I need” |
| bġīt |
| bġīt |
| This is followed by al-buūlīs (البوليس), which in spoken Arabic is "the police." |
| al-buūlīs |
| al-buūlīs |
| So both together, we have: bġīt al-buūlīs (بغيت البوليس) |
| And literally, it means "I want the police." or "I need the police." |
| The phone number for the police in Morocco is 19. |
| Now, if you lost something or if you've been subject to an incident that you want a report to the police, you need to find a police station. “Police station” in Arabic is al-kūmī sirīā ( الكومي سريا). |
| al-kūmī sirīā |
| al-kūmī sirīā |
| So to ask “Where is the police station please?” you say: fiīn al-kūmī sirīā ʿāfāk (فين الكومي سريا عافاك) |
| once again, slowly: fiīn al-kūmī sirīā ʿāfāk |
| Let's break it down: fiīn al-kūmī sirīā ʿāfāk |
| fiīn al-kūmī sirīā ʿāfāk |
| Once at the police station, you greet them by saying al-ssalāmu ʿalaykum (السلام عليكم), as we learned at the very beginning. Then you go ahead and explain what the matter is. |
| Now here’s an useful phrase, “I lost my password,” which is: ūdaّrt al-bāsbūr (ودَّرت الباسبور). |
| ūdaّrt al-bāsbūr |
| ūdaّrt al-bāsbūr |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so حظ سعيد, that means "good luck" in Arabic. |
| Ok, here we go! |
| "Help me!" - ʿāwinnī |
| ʿāwinnī |
| ʿāwinnī |
| "Help me please!" - ʿāwinniī ʿāfāk |
| ʿāwinniī ʿāfāk |
| ʿāwinniī ʿāfāk |
| "I want the police." - bġīt al-buūlīs |
| bġīt al-buūlīs |
| bġīt al-buūlīs |
| "I lost my passport." - ūdaّrt al-bāsbūr |
| ūdaّrt al-bāsbūr |
| ūdaّrt al-bāsbūr |
| "Police station." - al-kūmī sirīā |
| al-kūmī sirīā |
| al-kūmī sirīā |
| "Where is the police station please?" - fiīn al-kūmī sirīā ʿāfāk |
| fiīn al-kūmī sirīā ʿāfāk |
| fiīn al-kūmī sirīā ʿāfāk |
| All right. This is going to do it for this lesson of Arabic Survival Phrases. Remember to stop by ArabicPod101.com. There you’ll find an accompanying PDF, additional learning tools in the premium learning center, and other great Arabic language learning materials. See you soon, which in Arabic is - ilā al-liqāʾ. |
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