Learn how to ask someone what they are doing and answer the question for yourself
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Arabic learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Alisha: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question ""What are you doing?"" In Arabic this is |
| Carole: ماذا تفعل؟ |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is |
| Carole: ماذا |
| Alisha: ""meaning what"" in English. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) ماذا |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Carole: ماذا |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Carole: تفعل |
| Alisha: meaning you do. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) تفعل |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: تفعل |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Carole: ماذا تفعل؟ |
| {pause} |
| ★ Note that this is how you ask “What are you doing?” if you are asking a male person. If you are asking a female person, you would say: |
| Carole: ماذا تفعلين؟ |
| Alisha: Please repeat. |
| Carole: ماذا تفعلين؟ |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Master the following pattern and responses to the question What are you doing?? |
| Carole: إني فقط أفكر |
| Alisha: ""I'm just thinking.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Carole: (Slow) إني فقط أفكر |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Carole: إني |
| Alisha: means I'm. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) إني |
| Alisha: Now repeat |
| Carole: إني |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next |
| Carole: فقط |
| Alisha: meaning only. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) فقط |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: فقط |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next |
| Carole: أفكر |
| Alisha: meaning (I'm) thinking. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) أفكر |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: أفكر |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say, I'm just thinking., and then repeat. |
| Carole: إني فقط أفكر |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace thinking with reading. |
| Carole: أقرأ |
| Alisha: reading |
| Carole: (slow) أقرأ (regular) أقرأ |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with reading |
| Carole: إني فقط أقرأ |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace thinking. Say I'm just reading. |
| {pause} |
| Carole: إني فقط أقرأ |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace reading with eating. |
| Carole: آكل |
| Alisha: eating |
| Carole: (slow) آكل(regular) آكل |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with eating |
| Carole: إني فقط آكل |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace thinking. Say I'm just eating. |
| {pause} |
| Carole: إني فقط آكل |
| Alisha: To use a different phrase, replace eating with relaxing. |
| Carole: أسترخي |
| Alisha: relaxing |
| Carole: (slow) أسترخي (regular) أسترخي |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with relaxing |
| Carole: إني فقط أسترخي |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace eating. Say I'm just relaxing. |
| {pause} |
| Carole: إني فقط أسترخي |
| QUIZ |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Egypt and someone asks you what you're doing. You are thinking. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: ماذا تفعل؟ (five seconds) إني فقط أفكر |
| Alisha: Now imagine you are reading. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: ماذا تفعل؟ (five seconds) إني فقط أقرأ |
| Alisha: Imagine you are eating. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Carole: ماذا تفعل؟ (five seconds) إني فقط آكل |
| Alisha: Imagine you're relaxing. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: ماذا تفعل؟ (five seconds) إني فقط أسترخي |
| Alisha: You want to ask someone what they are is doing. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Carole: ماذا تفعل؟ |
Outro |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 18 |
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