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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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| Nobody knows your body like you and when it comes to over the counter drugs, you may know what you need. So today, we'll cover some basic phrases to ask for the medicine you want. Let's start with cold medicine. |
| In Arabic, "Cold medicine please." is: al-ddawaā di rawaāḥ min faḍlik (الدوا د رواح من فضلك). |
| al-ddawaā di rawaāḥ min faḍlik |
| Let’s break it down: al-ddawaā di rawaāḥ min faḍlik |
| al-ddawaā di rawaāḥ min faḍlik |
| The first word, al-ddawaā, means "medicine" |
| al-ddawaā |
| al-ddawaā |
| This is followed by di, which in Arabic is "for" |
| di |
| di |
| So to recap here, we have: al-ddawaā di |
| And literally, this means “medicine for” |
| Let’s take a look at the next: rawaāḥ, which means "cold" |
| rawaāḥ |
| rawaāḥ |
| This is followed by min faḍlik, which is "please" in Arabic. |
| min faḍlik |
| min faḍlik |
| So altogether, we have: al-ddawaā di rawaāḥ min faḍlik |
| This means "medicine for cold please." |
| You may want the strongest one they have, which in Arabic is: al-ddawaā liī mǧhd min faḍlik (الدوا لي مجهد من فضلك) |
| al-ddawaā liī mǧhd min faḍlik |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: al-ddawaā liī mǧhd min faḍlik |
| al-ddawaā liī mǧhd min faḍlik |
| Again, al-ddawaā is "medicine" |
| mǧhd is “strong” |
| mǧhd |
| mǧhd |
| mǧhd, “strong” |
| This is followed by min faḍlik, which is "please" in Arabic. |
| Let's look at the phrase we introduced today with some more words for medicines, as the medicine you want is the only thing that changes, while "please" stays the same. So let's go over some other symptoms. |
| In Arabic, the word for "sore throat" is lḥlāqm (لحلاقم), |
| lḥlāqm |
| lḥlāqm |
| And the phrase, "sore throat medicine please," is al-ddawaā di lḥlāqm min faḍlik (الدوا د لحلاقم من فضلك). |
| al-ddawaā di lḥlāqm min faḍlik |
| al-ddawaā di lḥlāqm min faḍlik |
| al-ddawaā di lḥlāqm min faḍlik |
| al-ddawaā for "medicine" |
| di is "for" |
| Lḥlāqm for "sore throat" |
| And min faḍlik is "please" |
| Now, if you want aspirin, just say ʾasbirīn min faḍlik |
| ʾasbirīn min faḍlik |
| ʾasbirīn min faḍlik |
| Cultural Insights |
| Unlike some other countries, you can get antibiotic at a pharmacy without a prescription in Morocco. You just need to tell the pharmacist what you have and then ask for antibiotics. In the last lesson, we covered how to say some symptoms. Let’s review how to say “I have a cold,” it is: darabnī al-bard |
| darabnī al-bard |
| Now, if you’d like to ask for antibiotics, you just say: bġīt l’antibiotique min faḍlik. |
| bġīt l’antibiotique min faḍlik |
| bġīt is “I’d like” or “I want” |
| bġīt |
| bġīt |
| l’antibiotique means “antibiotics” |
| l’antibiotique |
| l’antibiotique |
| The last word is min faḍlik, which is "please" |
| So altogether, bġīt l’antibiotique min faḍlik, is “I’d like some antibiotics.” |
| Another thing that might be very helpful is to write down the kind of medicine you want and show it to the pharmacist. A lot of the medical words are written pretty much the same in French and in English, they’re pronounced differently. The pharmacist will understand better if he or she sees the name written down. |
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! |
| "Cold medicine please." - al-ddawaā di rawaāḥ min faḍlik |
| al-ddawaā di rawaāḥ min faḍlik |
| al-ddawaā di rawaāḥ min faḍlik |
| "The strongest medicine please." - al-ddawaā liī mǧhd min faḍlik |
| al-ddawaā liī mǧhd min faḍlik |
| al-ddawaā liī mǧhd min faḍlik |
| "Sore throat medicine please." - al-ddawaā di lḥlāqm min faḍlik |
| al-ddawaā di lḥlāqm min faḍlik |
| al-ddawaā di lḥlāqm min faḍlik |
| "Aspirin please." - ʾasbirīn min faḍlik |
| ʾasbirīn min faḍlik |
| ʾasbirīn min faḍlik |
| 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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