Learn how to greet someone
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Egyptian Arabic Season 1, Lesson 2 - Greetings. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to greet someone in Egyptian Arabic. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to say 'Good morning' in Egyptian Arabic. |
| Nora: [Normal] صباح الخير(ṣabāḥ el-ḫīr) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'morning' |
| Nora: [Normal] صباح [Slow] صباح (ṣabāḥ) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'good' |
| Nora: [Normal] الخير [Slow] الخير(elḫīr) |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Good morning' |
| Nora: [Slow] صباح الخير [Normal] صباح الخير |
| Becky: Ok, now let's take a look at the way to say 'Good evening' |
| Nora: [Normal] مساء الخير(masāʾ el-ḫīr) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'evening' |
| Nora: [Normal] مساء [Slow] مساء (masāʾ) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'good' |
| Nora: [Normal] الخير [Slow] الخير(elḫīr) |
| Becky: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'Good evening' |
| Nora: [Slow] مساء الخير [Normal] مساء الخير |
| Becky: Next up is the way to say 'Bye bye.' |
| Nora: [Normal] سلام(salām) |
| Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'peace' |
| Nora: [Normal] سلام [Slow] سلام(salām) |
| Becky: Listen again to the word meaning 'Bye bye.' |
| Nora: [Slow] سلام [Normal] سلام |
| Becky: Finally, here is a formal way to say 'Good night' to a male. |
| Nora: [Normal] تصبح على خير.(teṣbaḥ ʿalā ḫīr.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'wake up' |
| Nora: [Normal] تصبح [Slow] تصبح(teṣbaḥ) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'on' |
| Nora: [Normal] على [Slow] على(ʿalā) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'goodness' |
| Nora: [Normal] خير [Slow] خير(ḫīr) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good night' |
| Nora: [Slow] تصبح على خير. [Normal] تصبح على خير. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Nora: In some cases people will give you two or three kisses on the cheek, although the rules vary depending on where you are. Please be ready and do not avoid the person! |
Outro |
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| Becky: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
16 Comments
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Salaam User,
Thank you for your question. Please note that our Lesson Notes and Lesson Transcripts are only available in PDF format for our upgraded members.
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Levente (ليفينتي)
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Is it possible to make available the Dialogue files for download?
Hi Ana,
Would you please clarify?
Nora
Team ArabicPod101.com
When would you use ilkheir and kheir in a sentence
Hi A,
They do that a lot, actually!
Nora
Team ArabicPod101.com
Do Egyptians sometimes use bye bye as saying goodbye
Hi Renee,
Not exactly. Please check both of our survival phrases series to see the difference :D
https://www.arabicpod101.com/lesson-library/before-you-travel-to-survival-arabic-phrases
https://www.arabicpod101.com/lesson-library/before-you-travel-to-egypt-survival-egyptian-arabic-phrases/
Nora
Team ArabicPod101.com
Thank you Christine.
Are the numbers and counting the same in Standard Arabic and the Egyptian Dialect?
Hi Renee,
Thank you for your question.
We have lessons in MSA, Moroccan, and Egyptian dialects (which should be indicated in the series or lesson title).
Here is an example:
Survival Phrases Season 2 (Egyptian Arabic phrases)
https://www.arabicpod101.com/index.php?cat=47
Let us know if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,
Cristiane
Team ArabicPod101.com
I am thinking of upgrading my package but before I do, I had some important questions. I would like to learn the Egyptian Dialect. It seems that Arabicpod is geared more towards the standard dialect. Am I correct in thinking this? Is it possible to learn the Egyptian Dialect completely using Arabic pod?