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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 14! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Recreation and Leisure. These are five popular Sports 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: كرة القدم |
| Gina: football - soccer |
| Hala: (slow) كرة القدم (regular) كرة القدم |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: كرة القدم |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Many people in Egypt go to coffee shops to watch big football matches on television with their friends.- |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) كُلُّ المِصرِيّين تَقريباً مُشَجِّعي كُرَةِ قَدَم. |
| Gina: Almost all Egyptians are football fans. |
| Hala: (slow) كُلُّ المِصرِيّين تَقريباً مُشَجِّعي كُرَةِ قَدَم. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: كُرَةُ السَلَّة |
| Gina: Basketball |
| Hala: (slow) كُرَةُ السَلَّة (regular) كُرَةُ السَلَّة |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: كُرَةُ السَلَّة |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Basketball is getting more and more popular in Egypt as time goes by. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) كُرَةُ السَلَّة لَيْسَت مَعروفَة كَكُرَةِ القَدَمِ في مِصر. |
| Gina: Basketball isn't as common as football in Egypt. |
| Hala: (slow) كُرَةُ السَلَّة لَيْسَت مَعروفَة كَكُرَةِ القَدَمِ في مِصر. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: كُرَةُ اليَد |
| Gina: Handball |
| Hala: (slow) كُرَةُ اليَد (regular) كُرَةُ اليَد |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: كُرَةُ اليَد |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Egypt is known in the Middle East for having a very strong national handball team. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) أَفضَل مَكان لِتَعَلُّمِ كُرَةِ اليَد في مِصر هُوَ نادي الطَيَران الرِيْاضي في هِليْوبوليس. |
| Gina: The best place to learn handball in Egypt is "The Aviation Sports Club" in Heliopolis. |
| Hala: (slow) أَفضَل مَكان لِتَعَلُّمِ كُرَةِ اليَد في مِصر هُوَ نادي الطَيَران الرِيْاضي في هِليْوبوليس. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: كاراتيه |
| Gina: Karate |
| Hala: (slow) كاراتيه (regular) كاراتيه |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: كاراتيه |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Karate is the most popular martial art in Egypt. Many parents like to enroll their kids in Karate classes when they are young. |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الكاراتيه فَن قِتالي يَاباني. |
| Gina: Karate is a Japanese martial art. |
| Hala: (slow) الكاراتيه فَن قِتالي يَاباني. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Hala: كُرَةُ المَضرِب |
| Gina: Tennis |
| Hala: (slow) كُرَةُ المَضرِب (regular) كُرَةُ المَضرِب |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: كُرَةُ المَضرِب |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Although tennis isn't very popular in Egypt compared to other ball games, all sports clubs in Egypt have tennis courts. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) كُرَةُ المَضرِبِ تَحتاج إلى قُوَّة جَسَدِيَّة عالِيَة. |
| Gina: Tennis requires a lot of stamina. |
| Hala: (slow) كُرَةُ المَضرِبِ تَحتاج إلى قُوَّة جَسَدِيَّة عالِيَة. |
| 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: كرة القدم |
| [pause]Gina: football - soccer |
| Hala: كُرَةُ السَلَّة |
| [pause]Gina: Basketball |
| Hala: كُرَةُ اليَد |
| [pause]Gina: Handball |
| Hala: كاراتيه |
| [pause]Gina: Karate |
| Hala: كُرَةُ المَضرِب |
| [pause]Gina: Tennis |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it – five popular Sports in 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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