Learn how to ask someone to pass something
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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 a phrase that will definitely be useful at the dinner table. Food in Morocco will be delicious and we know you'll be begging for more! You can use this phrase to get more of what you want. |
| In Arabic, "Please pass me that" is ʿaṭīnī hadāk ʿafāk (عطيني هداك عفاك). |
| ʿaṭīnī hadāk ʿafāk |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ʿaṭīnī hadāk ʿafāk |
| ʿaṭīnī hadāk ʿafāk |
| The first word, ʿaṭīnī (عطيني), means "give me” |
| Let's break it down and hear it one more time: ʿaṭīnī |
| ʿaṭīnī |
| This is followed by hadāk (هداك), which in Arabic is "that" |
| hadāk |
| hadāk |
| So to recap here, we have: ʿaṭīnī hadāk |
| And literally, this means “give me that” |
| Now, let’s take a look at the next: ʿafāk (عفاك), which means “please” |
| ʿafāk |
| ʿafāk |
| Now, in a more polite context, you can use: min faḍlik, to say “please.” |
| min faḍlik |
| min faḍlik |
| "Please pass me that" is ʿaṭīnī hadāk min faḍlik |
| Or, ʿaṭīnī hadāk ʿafāk, is a more casual way to say it. |
| So altogether, we have: ʿaṭīnī hadāk ʿafāk |
| Here's a list of some of the most common foods in Morocco. All you have to do is replace "that" with the vocabulary word you want, and everything else is the same. |
| Moroccan cookies are called: al-ḥalwah (الحلوة) |
| al-ḥalwah |
| al-ḥalwah |
| Tea is is: atây (أتاي) |
| atây |
| atây |
| Coffee is: qahwah (قهوة) |
| qahwah |
| qahwah |
| Water is: māʾ (ماء) |
| māʾ |
| māʾ |
| Bread is: ḫubz (خبز) |
| ḫubz |
| ḫubz |
| Couscous is of course: kuskus (كسكس) |
| kuskus |
| kuskus |
| Salad in Arabic is: salaṭah (سلطة) |
| salaṭah |
| salaṭah |
| And then there’s a famous Bastila, which is a sweet and salty dish that has chicken, almonds and eggs. |
| Bastila |
| Bastila |
| And finally, we have l-briwa |
| l-briwat, and these areSweet Moroccan cookies made of almonds and dipped in honey |
| So, "please pass me the cookies" in Arabic is: ʿaṭīnī al-ḥalwah min faḍlik |
| ʿaṭīnī al-ḥalwah min faḍlik |
| Cultural Insights |
| Since we’re talking about food, you may want to say something such as haḏā binīn, meaning “this is delicious.” |
| haḏā binīn |
| haḏā binīn |
| Or, you could even try a more sophisticated phrase such as “these cookies are really delicious.” In Arabic, this is: Hâd al-ḥalwah bnina bzzâf |
| Again, slowly: Hâd al-ḥalwah bnina bzzâf |
| hâd means “this”, al-ḥalwah, as we said before, is “cookies”; bnina is “delicious”; and bzzâf means “a lot” or “very much.” |
| So altogether: Hâd al-ḥalwah bnina bzzâf means “these cookies are really delicious.” |
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! |
| "Please pass me that." - ʿaṭīnī hadāk ʿafāk |
| ʿaṭīnī hadāk ʿafāk |
| ʿaṭīnī hadāk ʿafāk |
| "Please pass me the cookies." - ʿaṭīnī al-ḥalwah ʿafāk |
| ʿaṭīnī al-ḥalwah ʿafāk |
| ʿaṭīnī al-ḥalwah ʿafāk |
| 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 material. See you soon, which in Arabic is - ilā al-liqāʾ. |
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