Learn to ask "How are you?"
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| Introduction |
| Becky: Welcome to 3-Minute Moroccan Arabic Season 1, Lesson 4 - Asking How Someone Is. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer how someone is in Moroccan Arabic. |
| Body |
| Becky: Here's the informal way to ask 'How are you?' in Moroccan Arabic. |
| Khalil: [Normal] لا باس؟(lâ bâs?) |
| Becky: This expression has two words meaning 'nothing wrong?' |
| Khalil: [Normal] لا باس [Slow] لا باس (lâ bâs?) |
| Becky: Listen again to the informal question meaning 'How are you?' |
| Khalil: [Slow] لا باس؟ [Normal] لا باس؟ |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're speaking to someone you don’t know well. Here's the formal way to ask, 'How are you?' |
| Khalil: [Normal] كي داير؟(kî dâyr?) |
| Becky: This expression has only one word meaning 'how are you' |
| Khalil: [Normal] كي داير [Slow] كي داير (kî dâyr) |
| Becky: Listen again to the formal question meaning 'How are you?' |
| Khalil: [Slow] كي داير؟ [Normal] كي داير؟ |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning 'I'm fine. Thank god.' |
| Khalil: [Normal] بخير, الحمدلله.(bikhîr lHamdullâh) |
| Becky: First is a word meaning 'fine' |
| Khalil: [Normal] بخير [Slow] بخير(bikhîr) |
| Becky: Last is the word meaning 'thank god' |
| Khalil: [Normal] الحمدلله [Slow] الحمدلله(lHamdullâh) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'I'm fine. Thank god.' |
| Khalil: [Slow] بخير, الحمدلله. [Normal] بخير, الحمدلله. |
| Becky: Here's a response meaning, 'Not so well.' |
| Khalil: [Normal] شويا و كان.(shwiyyâ w kân) |
| Becky: This expression means 'a little only' |
| Khalil: [Normal] شويا و كان. [Slow] شويا و كان.(shwiyyâ w kân) |
| Becky: Listen again to the response, 'Not so well.' |
| Khalil: [Slow] شويا و كان. [Normal] شويا و كان. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Khalil: In Morocco, the French expression "ça va" is also often used to both ask and answer how someone is. |
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! |
| Khalil: بسلامة (bslâma) |
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