Hi everyone! I’m Alisha. |
Welcome to Conversational Phrases! |
We’ve found that the best way to learn a language is to speak it from day one! And the best way to start speaking is to learn phrases that you’ll use in real conversations. |
In this lesson, you’ll learn conversational phrases to use when talking with friends. After watching this video, you’ll be able to have a casual conversation with a friend, and to say something is “super.” |
Now, let’s take a look at some conversational phrases! |
Listen to the dialogue. |
بص العربية دي! |
(boṣṣ el-ʿarabeyyah dī!) |
واو، دي جامدة جدا! |
(wāw, dī gāmdah geddan!) |
Once more with the English translation. |
بص العربية دي! |
(boṣṣ el-ʿarabeyyah dī!) |
“Hey, look at that car!” |
واو، دي جامدة جدا! |
(wāw, dī gāmdah geddan!) |
“Wow, that's super cool!” |
First of all you'll need to learn how to say “Hey, look at that car!” |
That's: |
بص العربية دي! |
(boṣṣ el-ʿarabeyyah dī!) |
Listen to it again: |
بص العربية دي!, بص العربية دي! |
(boṣṣ el-ʿarabeyyah dī!, boṣṣ el-ʿarabeyyah dī!) |
This Arabic sentence literally translates as "Look car this!” But it means “Hey, look at that car!” |
Now, how do you respond to this? |
First of all, you’ll need to learn how to say “wow” . That’s |
واو, واو |
(wāw, wāw) |
Then, you’ll need to learn how to say “That’s super [adjective].” |
The pattern is: |
ده/دي [adjective] جدا. |
(dah/dī [adjective] geddan.) |
This Arabic sentence literally translates as "This [adjective] very.” But it means “That's super [adjective].” |
For example: |
“Wow, that's super cool!” |
واو، دي جامدة جدا!, واو، دي جامدة جدا! |
(wāw, dī gāmdah geddan!, wāw, dī gāmdah geddan!) |
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