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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

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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