Learn how to ask, "Whose is this?" 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 ""Whose is this?"" In Arabic this is |
| Carole: لمن هذا؟ |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is |
| Carole: لمن |
| Alisha: ""meaning whose"" in English. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) لمن |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Carole: لمن |
| {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: هذا |
| Alisha: meaning this. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) هذا |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: هذا |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Carole: لمن هذا |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Master the following pattern and responses to the question Whose is this?? |
| Carole: إنه لي |
| Alisha: ""It's mine.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Carole: (Slow) إنه لي |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Carole: إنه |
| Alisha: means It's. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) إنه |
| Alisha: Now repeat |
| Carole: إنه |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next |
| Carole: لي |
| Alisha: meaning to me. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) لي |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: لي |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say, It's mine., and then repeat. |
| Carole: إنه لي |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace mine with my brother's. |
| Carole: لأخي |
| Alisha: my brother's |
| Carole: (slow) لأخي (regular) لأخي |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my brother's |
| Carole: إنه لأخي |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace mine. Say It's my brother's. |
| {pause} |
| Carole: إنه لأخي |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace my brother's with my dad's. |
| Carole: لأبي |
| Alisha: my dad's |
| Carole: (slow) لأبي (regular) لأبي |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my dad's |
| Carole: إنه لأبي |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace my brother's. Say It's my dad's. |
| {pause} |
| Carole: إنه لأبي |
| Alisha: To use a different phrase, replace my dad's with my mom's. |
| Carole: لأمي |
| Alisha: my mom's |
| Carole: (slow) لأمي (regular) لأمي |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my mom's |
| Carole: إنه لأمي |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace my dad's. Say It's my mom's. |
| {pause} |
| Carole: إنه لأمي |
| QUIZ |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Egypt, and someone asks you who something belongs to. You want to say It's mine.. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: لمن هذا؟ (five seconds) إنه لي |
| Alisha: Now, you want to say it's It's my brother's. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: لمن هذا؟ (five seconds) إنه لأخي |
| Alisha: Now, you want to say it's It's my dad's.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Carole: لمن هذا؟ (five seconds) إنه لأبي |
| Alisha: Now, you want to say It's my mom's.. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: لمن هذا؟ (five seconds) إنه لأمي |
| Alisha: Imagine that you find something, and you want to know who it belongs to. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Carole: لمن هذا؟ |
Outro |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 23 |
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