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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 15! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Recreation and Leisure. These are five popular recreational Activities 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: فروسية |
| Gina: horseback riding |
| Hala: (slow) فروسية (regular) فروسية |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: فروسية |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: There is a special sports club for horse riding in Egypt called the "Horseback riding club". It has the largest horse riding community in Egypt. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الفُروسِيَّة رِيْاضَة مُعتادَة لِلمِصرِيّين ذَوُو المُستَوَيْات العالِيَة. |
| Gina: Horseback riding is common among people of the higher classes in Egypt. |
| Hala: (slow) الفُروسِيَّة رِيْاضَة مُعتادَة لِلمِصرِيّين ذَوُو المُستَوَيْات العالِيَة. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: ساندبوردينج |
| Gina: Sandboarding |
| Hala: (slow) ساندبوردينج (regular) ساندبوردينج |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: ساندبوردينج |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: People usually go sandboarding in winter because the desert is extremely hot in the summer. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الساندبوردينج أَحَد أَجدَد الرِيْاضات في مِصر. |
| Gina: Sandboarding is one of the newest sports in Egypt. |
| Hala: (slow) الساندبوردينج أَحَد أَجدَد الرِيْاضات في مِصر. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: فلوكة |
| Gina: Felucca |
| Hala: (slow) فلوكة (regular) فلوكة |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: فلوكة |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: A felucca is an Egyptian traditional wooden sailing boat. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الكثير من السياح يستمتعون ركوب فلوكه على نهر النيل. |
| Gina: Many tourists enjoy riding the Felucca on the Nile River. |
| Hala: (slow) الكثير من السياح يستمتعون ركوب فلوكه على نهر النيل. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: مَقهى |
| Gina: Coffee shop |
| Hala: (slow) مَقهى (regular) مَقهى |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: مَقهى |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Unemployed people in Egypt usually hang out in coffee shops to pass the time. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) المَقاهي في مِصر دائِماً ما تَكونُ مُزدَحِمَة عِندَما تَكونُ هُناكَ مُباراة كُرَة قَدَم. |
| Gina: Coffee shops are always crowded in Egypt when there's a football match on. |
| Hala: (slow) المَقاهي في مِصر دائِماً ما تَكونُ مُزدَحِمَة عِندَما تَكونُ هُناكَ مُباراة كُرَة قَدَم. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Hala: نادي |
| Gina: Sports club |
| Hala: (slow) نادي (regular) نادي |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: نادي |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: The most popular sports clubs in Egypt are the Al-Ahly club, and the Al-Shams club. The Al-Ahly club is well known for its strong football team. |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) لِكَيْ تَنضَمَّ إلى فَريق رِيْاضي في نادٍ ما, عَلَيْكَ أَن تَحصُلَ عَلى عُضوِيَّة نادي. |
| Gina: In order to be a member of a sports team in a sports club, you need to get a club membership. |
| Hala: (slow) لِكَيْ تَنضَمَّ إلى فَريق رِيْاضي في نادٍ ما, عَلَيْكَ أَن تَحصُلَ عَلى عُضوِيَّة نادي. |
| 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: فروسية |
| [pause]Gina: horseback riding |
| Hala: ساندبوردينج |
| [pause]Gina: Sandboarding |
| Hala: فلوكة |
| [pause]Gina: Felucca |
| Hala: مَقهى |
| [pause]Gina: Coffee shop |
| Hala: نادي |
| [pause]Gina: Sports club |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it – five popular recreational Activities 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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