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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 11! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Geography and Nature. These are five common Plants 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: اللوتس |
| Gina: Nymphaea (Egyptian Lotus) |
| Hala: (slow) اللوتس (regular) اللوتس |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: اللوتس |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: The Egyptian lotus symbolizes the Egyptian separation of deities and is associated with Egyptian beliefs about death and the afterlife. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) يَنمو اللّوتَس حَوْلَ نَهرِ النيل. |
| Gina: The lotus grows around the Nile river. |
| Hala: (slow) يَنمو اللّوتَس حَوْلَ نَهرِ النيل. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: البردي |
| Gina: papyrus |
| Hala: (slow) البردي (regular) البردي |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: البردي |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Papyrus is a kind of reed which grows in marshy areas along the banks of the Nile River. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) البَردي هُوَ أَوَّلُ نَموذَج لِلوَرَق المَصنوع مِن القَصَب في نَهرِ النيل. |
| Gina: Papyrus is the world’s earliest example of paper made from reeds from the river Nile. |
| Hala: (slow) البَردي هُوَ أَوَّلُ نَموذَج لِلوَرَق المَصنوع مِن القَصَب في نَهرِ النيل. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: القُطن |
| Gina: cotton |
| Hala: (slow) القُطن (regular) القُطن |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: القُطن |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Egyptian cotton is well known for its high quality and is sold all over the world. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) عادَةً ما تَكونُ القُمصان المَصنوعَة مِن القُطن المِصري أَغلى مِن غَيْرِها. |
| Gina: Egyptian cotton shirts are usually more expensive than others. |
| Hala: (slow) عادَةً ما تَكونُ القُمصان المَصنوعَة مِن القُطن المِصري أَغلى مِن غَيْرِها. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: الأَرُز |
| Gina: rice |
| Hala: (slow) الأَرُز (regular) الأَرُز |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: الأَرُز |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Egyptians usually add oil or butter when they cook rice, which is why it tastes so good. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الأرُز المِصري يُشبِهُ الأَرُز اليَاباني كَثيراً. |
| Gina: Egyptian rice is very similar to Japanese rice. |
| Hala: (slow) الأرُز المِصري يُشبِهُ الأَرُز اليَاباني كَثيراً. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Hala: |
| قَصَب السُكَّر |
| Gina: sugarcane |
| Hala: (slow) |
| قَصَب السُكَّر |
| (regular) |
| قَصَب السُكَّر |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: |
| قَصَب السُكَّر |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Egypt has good irrigation facilities, which have made the country one of the highest yielding sugarcane cultivation areas.- |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) عادَةً ما يَكونُ سِعر عَصير القَصَب جُنَيْهاً وَاحِداً. |
| Gina: Sugarcane juice usually costs 1 Egyptian pound. |
| Hala: (slow) عادَةً ما يَكونُ سِعر عَصير القَصَب جُنَيْهاً وَاحِداً. |
| 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: اللوتس |
| [pause]Gina: Nymphaea (Egyptian Lotus) |
| Hala: البردي |
| [pause]Gina: papyrus |
| Hala: القُطن |
| [pause]Gina: cotton |
| Hala: الأَرُز |
| [pause]Gina: rice |
| Hala: |
| قَصَب السُكَّر |
| [pause]Gina: sugarcane |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it – five common plants 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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