Learn to ask "How are you?"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Egyptian Arabic Season 1, Lesson 4 - Asking How Someone Is. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how somebody is in Egyptian Arabic. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the way to ask 'How are you doing?' in Egyptian Arabic when speaking to a man. |
| Nora: [Normal] إنت عامل إيه؟(ʾenta ʿāmel ʾeīh?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'you' |
| Nora: [Normal] إنت [Slow] إنت (ʾenta) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'doing' |
| Nora: [Normal] عامل [Slow] عامل(ʿāmel) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'what?' |
| Nora: [Normal] إيه؟ [Slow] إيه؟(ʾeīh?) |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'How are you doing?' |
| Nora: [Slow] إنت عامل إيه؟ [Normal] إنت عامل إيه؟ |
| Becky: And here's the way to ask, 'how are you doing’ when speaking to a woman. |
| Nora: [Normal] إنتي عاملة إيه؟(ʾentī ʿāmlah ʾeīh?) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'you' |
| Nora: [Normal] إنتي [Slow] إنتي(ʾentī) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'doing' |
| Nora: [Normal] عامله [Slow] عامله(ʿāmlah) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'what?' |
| Nora: [Normal] إيه؟ [Slow] إيه؟(ʾeīh?) |
| Becky: Listen again to the question meaning 'how are you doing? (to a female)' |
| Nora: [Slow] إنتي عاملة إيه؟ [Normal] إنتي عاملة إيه؟ |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I'm good, thanks be to God.' |
| Nora: [Normal] أنا كويس, الحمد لله.(ʾanā kwayyes, el-ḥamdu lellah.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I' |
| Nora: [Normal] أنا [Slow] أنا(ʾanā) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'good' |
| Nora: [Normal] كويس [Slow] كويس(kwayyes) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'Thanks' |
| Nora: [Normal] الحمد [Slow] الحمد(elḥamdu) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to God' |
| Nora: [Normal] لله [Slow] لله(lellah) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm good, thanks be to God.' |
| Nora: [Slow] أنا كويس, الحمد لله. [Normal] أنا كويس, الحمد لله. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'I'm good, thanks be to God. (for a woman)' |
| Nora: [Normal] أنا كويسة, الحمد لله.(ʾanā kwayyesah, el-ḥamdu lellah.) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'I'm' |
| Nora: [Normal] أنا [Slow] أنا(ʾanā) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'good' |
| Nora: [Normal] كويسة [Slow] كويسة(kwayyesah) |
| Becky: Next is the word meaning 'Thanks' |
| Nora: [Normal] الحمد [Slow] الحمد(elḥamdu) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'to God' |
| Nora: [Normal] لله [Slow] لله(lellah) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response meaning 'I'm good, thanks be to God. (for a woman)' |
| Nora: [Slow] أنا كويسة, الحمد لله. [Normal] أنا كويسة, الحمد لله. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Nora: If you're not ok or aren't feeling well, you should just say el hamdulellah. It's like saying “you know, at least I'm not dead! Thank you, God!” |
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! |
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