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Introduction
Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Moroccan Arabic Season 1, Lesson 25 - On the Phone. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to understand the basic phone vocabulary in Moroccan Arabic.
Body
Becky: Here's the way to say 'Hello? Who is it?' when answering the phone in Moroccan Arabic.
Khalil: [Normal] آلو؟ شكون معايا؟(’âlô? shkûn m‘âyâ)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'Hello'
Khalil: [Normal] آلو [Slow] آلو (’âlô)
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'who '
Khalil: [Normal] شكون [Slow] شكون (shkûn)
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'with me'
Khalil: [Normal] معايا [Slow] معايا(m‘âyâ)
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Hello? Who is it?'
Khalil: [Slow] آلو؟ شكون معايا؟ [Normal] آلو؟ شكون معايا؟
Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'This is Mehdi.'
Khalil: [Normal] مهدي هدا(mhdî hadâ.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'Mehdi'
Khalil: [Normal] مهدي [Slow] مهدي (mhdî )
Becky: Last is the word meaning 'this'
Khalil: [Normal] هدا [Slow] هدا(hadâ)
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'This is Mehdi.'
Khalil: [Slow] مهدي هدا [Normal] مهدي هدا
Becky: Next up is the way to say 'May I talk to Amine?'
Khalil: [Normal] ممكن تدوز لي أمين؟(mumkin tduwwz liyya ’amîn?)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'possible'
Khalil: [Normal] ممكن [Slow] ممكن (mumkin)
Becky: Next is the phrase meaning 'to pass me'
Khalil: [Normal] تدوز لي [Slow] تدوز لي(tduwwz liyya)
Becky: Last is the name 'Amine'
Khalil: [Normal] أمين [Slow] أمين(’amîn)
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'May I talk to Amine?'
Khalil: [Slow] ممكن تدوز لي أمين؟ [Normal] ممكن تدوز لي أمين؟
Becky: Finally, here is a way to say 'I'll call again later.'
Khalil: [Normal] غنعاود نعيط من بعد.(ghan‘âwd n‘ayyaT mn ba‘d.)
Becky: First is a word meaning 'I will repeat'
Khalil: [Normal] غنعاود [Slow] غنعاود (ghan‘âwd )
Becky: Next is the word meaning 'call'
Khalil: [Normal] نعيط [Slow] نعيط (n‘ayyaT)
Becky: Last is the phrase meaning 'later.'
Khalil: [Normal] من بعد. [Slow] من بعد.( mn ba‘d)
Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'I'll call again later.'
Khalil: [Slow] غنعاود نعيط من بعد. [Normal] غنعاود نعيط من بعد.
Cultural Insight
Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Khalil: Phone conversations can be tricky in a new language. Generally, people in Morocco will try to speak in French or English if they can, when they notice someone doesn’t speak the local language. But it's always good to know some of the basic sentences just in case the person can't speak any other language.

Outro

Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in another series! Bye!
Khalil: بسلامة (bslâma)

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