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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina: Hi everyone, I’m Gina. |
| Hala: And I’m Hala! |
| Gina: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Arabic Vocabulary, Lesson 1! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Daily Life. These are five National Holidays in the Arab world. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at ArabicPod101.com |
| FIVE KEY VOCABULARY ITEMS |
| Gina: Hala, what’s our first word? |
| Hala: عيد الميلاد |
| Gina: Christmas |
| Hala: (slow) عيد الميلاد (regular) عيد الميلاد |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: عيد الميلاد |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Christmas in Egypt is usually celebrated only by Christians, who decorate their homes with Christmas lights, trees, and mangers. Christian Egyptians are also known as Copts. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) عيد الميلاد يَحتَفِلُ بِهِ المَسيحيُّون في السابِع مِن يَنايِر تبعاً لِلتَقوِيم الميلادي. |
| Gina: Christmas is celebrated on January 7 according to the historic Julian calendar. |
| Hala: (slow) عيد الميلاد يَحتَفِلُ بِهِ المَسيحيُّون في السابِع مِن يَنايِر تبعاً لِلتَقوِيم الميلادي. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: ثَوْرَةُ ثَلاثة و عِشرين يُوليْو |
| Gina: Revolution day |
| Hala: (slow) ثَوْرَةُ ثَلاثة و عِشرين يُوليْو (regular) ثَوْرَةُ ثَلاثة و عِشرين يُوليْو |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: ثَوْرَةُ ثَلاثة و عِشرين يُوليْو |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: This day commemorates the Egyptian Revolution of July 23, 1952. It’s celebrated in a variety of ways, especially with nationalistic concerts shown on TV and military parades. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) عيد ثَوْرَةُ ثَلاثة و عِشرين يُوليْو هوَ أَكبَر عيد قَومي غَير ديني في مِصر. |
| Gina: Revolution day is the biggest secular public holiday in Egypt. |
| Hala: (slow) عيد ثَوْرَةُ ثَلاثة و عِشرين يُوليْو هوَ أَكبَر عيد قَومي غَير ديني في مِصر. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: عيد العمال |
| Gina: Labor day |
| Hala: (slow) عيد العمال (regular) عيد العمال |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: عيد العمال |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: This is an annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) عيد العُمَّال يَتِم الاِحتِفال به في الأوَّل مِن مايو. |
| Gina: Labor day is celebrated on May 1st. |
| Hala: (slow) عيد العُمَّال يَتِم الاِحتِفال به في الأوَّل مِن مايو. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: رأس السنة الهجرية |
| Gina: The Hijri New Year |
| Hala: (slow) رأس السنة الهجرية (regular) رأس السنة الهجرية |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: رأس السنة الهجرية |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: The Hijri New Year, also known as Islamic New Year, is the day that marks the beginning of a new Islamic calendar year. It’s also the day on which the year count is incremented. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) رَأس السَنَة الهِجرِيَّة هُوَ أول يَوْم في العام تِبعاً لِلتَقويم الإسلامي القَمَري. |
| Gina: The Hijri New Year is the first day of the year based on the lunar Islamic calendar. |
| Hala: (slow) رَأس السَنَة الهِجرِيَّة هُوَ أول يَوْم في العام تِبعاً لِلتَقويم الإسلامي القَمَري. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Hala: عيد الفطر |
| Gina: Feast of Breaking the Fast |
| Hala: (slow) عيد الفطر (regular) عيد الفطر |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: عيد الفطر |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: This holiday follows the lunar Islamic calendar. Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan on the Feast of Breaking the Fast. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) المِصرِيُّون غالِباً ما يَشتَرون مَلابس جَديدَة اِحتِفالاً بِعِيد الفِطر. |
| Gina: Egyptians usually buy new clothes to celebrate The Feast of Breaking the Fast. |
| Hala: (slow) المِصرِيُّون غالِباً ما يَشتَرون مَلابس جَديدَة اِحتِفالاً بِعِيد الفِطر. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Hala will give you the Arabic – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Hala: عيد الميلاد |
| [pause]Gina: Christmas |
| Hala: ثَوْرَةُ ثَلاثة و عِشرين يُوليْو |
| [pause]Gina: Revolution day |
| Hala: عيد العمال |
| [pause]Gina: Labour day |
| Hala: رأس السنة الهجرية |
| [pause]Gina: The Hijri New Year |
| Hala: عيد الفطر |
| [pause]Gina: Feast of Breaking the Fast |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it – five National Holidays in the Arab world! We have more vocab lists available at ArabicPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Hala: Bye. |
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