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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 20! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Health and Emergencies. These are five natural disasters 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: عاصفة رملية |
| Gina: sand storm |
| Hala: (slow) عاصفة رملية (regular) عاصفة رملية |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: عاصفة رملية |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Sand storms are common in the desert, but they never reach cities in Egypt. They do, however, in the Arab Gulf countries. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) العَوَاصِف الرَملِيَّة قَليلاً ما تَحدُث في مِصر. |
| Gina: Sand storms aren't common in Egypt. |
| Hala: (slow) العَوَاصِف الرَملِيَّة قَليلاً ما تَحدُث في مِصر. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: فيضان |
| Gina: flood |
| Hala: (slow) فيضان (regular) فيضان |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: فيضان |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: The Nile used to flood Egypt every year, and was instrumental in the development of ancient Egyptian civilization.- |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الفَيَضانات كانَت مُتَكَرِّرَة في مِصر في الماضي حَتّى بِناء السَد العالي. |
| Gina: Floods were very common in the past in Egypt, until the High Dam was built. |
| Hala: (slow) الفَيَضانات كانَت مُتَكَرِّرَة في مِصر في الماضي حَتّى بِناء السَد العالي. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: جفاف |
| Gina: drought |
| Hala: (slow) جفاف (regular) جفاف |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: جفاف |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Egypt experienced drought frequently before the High Dam was built. Today the High Dam acts as a reservoir for the Nile River. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الكَثيرُ مِن الدُوَل الإفريقِيَّة تُعاني مِن الجفافِ كَثيراً. |
| Gina: Many African countries often suffer from drought. |
| Hala: (slow) الكَثيرُ مِن الدُوَل الإفريقِيَّة تُعاني مِن الجفافِ كَثيراً. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: زلازل |
| Gina: earthquake |
| Hala: (slow) زلازل (regular) زلازل |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: زلازل |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Earthquakes aren't very common in Egypt or the Middle East, so people are not fully prepared for this disaster. |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) زِلزال خمسة و تسعون كانَت قُوَّتُهُ سبعَة فاصِلَة وْاحِد رِختَر. |
| Gina: The 1995 Egypt earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake |
| Hala: (slow) زِلزال خمسة و تسعون كانَت قُوَّتُهُ سبعَة فاصِلَة وْاحِد رِختَر. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Hala: حريق |
| Gina: fire |
| Hala: (slow) حريق (regular) حريق |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: حريق |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Many important books were lost when the "Institut d'Egypte" was set on fire during the revolution in Egypt. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) هُناكَ مَحَطَّةُ إطفاء قُرب مَحَطَّةِ مِترو العَتَبَة في القاهِرَة. |
| Gina: There is a big fire station next to Attaba metro station in Cairo. |
| Hala: (slow) هُناكَ مَحَطَّةُ إطفاء قُرب مَحَطَّةِ مِترو العَتَبَة في القاهِرَة. |
| 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: عاصفة رملية |
| [pause]Gina: sand storm |
| Hala: فيضان |
| [pause]Gina: flood |
| Hala: جفاف |
| [pause]Gina: drought |
| Hala: زلازل |
| [pause]Gina: earthquake |
| Hala: حريق |
| [pause]Gina: fire |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it – five natural disasters 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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