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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 25! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Fine arts. These are five popular celebrities 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: نَجيب مَحفوظ |
| Gina: Naguib Mahfouz |
| Hala: (slow) نَجيب مَحفوظ (regular) نَجيب مَحفوظ |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: نَجيب مَحفوظ |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Naguib Mahfouz won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature and is regarded as one of the first contemporary writers of Arabic literature - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) بَعضُ أَعمالِ نَجيب مَحفوظ حُوِّلَت إلى أَفلام, مِثلَ بَيْن القَصرَيْن. |
| Gina: Some of Naguib Mahfouz's works were made into movies, like "Between the two Palaces". |
| Hala: (slow) بَعضُ أَعمالِ نَجيب مَحفوظ حُوِّلَت إلى أَفلام, مِثلَ بَيْن القَصرَيْن. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: أَحمَد حِلمي |
| Gina: Ahmed Helmy |
| Hala: (slow) أَحمَد حِلمي (regular) أَحمَد حِلمي |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: أَحمَد حِلمي |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Ahmed Helmy is an Egyptian comedian and drama actor who is married to the Egyptian actress Mona Zaki. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) أَحمَد حِلمي يَمتَلِكُ حِسٍّ فُكاهِيّ يُعجِبُ الشَباب و الصِغار و الكِبار مَعاً. |
| Gina: Ahmed Helmi's sense of humor appeals not only to young people, but also to children and old people. |
| Hala: (slow) أَحمَد حِلمي يَمتَلِكُ حِسٍّ فُكاهِيّ يُعجِبُ الشَباب و الصِغار و الكِبار مَعاً. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: عادِل إمام |
| Gina: Adel Imam |
| Hala: (slow) عادِل إمام (regular) عادِل إمام |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: عادِل إمام |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Adel Imam’s career has spanned several decades and included many famous movies and plays, including "The School of Trouble Makers". - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) عادِل إمام لا يَزالُ مِن أَفضَل المُمَثِّلين المِصرِيِّين رُغمَ كِبَرِ سِنِّه. |
| Gina: Adel Imam is still one of the best actors in Egypt despite his old age. |
| Hala: (slow) عادِل إمام لا يَزالُ مِن أَفضَل المُمَثِّلين المِصرِيِّين رُغمَ كِبَرِ سِنِّه. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: يحيى الفَخَراني |
| Gina: Yehya El Fakharany |
| Hala: (slow) يحيى الفَخَراني (regular) يحيى الفَخَراني |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: يحيى الفَخَراني |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Yehya El-Fakharany is a popular actor born in 1945. He is very well known for his role in the famous TV series "Helmeyya nights".- |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) يِحيَى الفَخَراني مَعروف بِدَوْرِهِ في المُسَلسَل الرَمَضاني "عَبّاس الأَبيَض". |
| Gina: Yehya El Fakharany is very well known for his role in the popular Ramadan soap opera "Abbas El Abyad". |
| Hala: (slow) يِحيَى الفَخَراني مَعروف بِدَوْرِهِ في المُسَلسَل الرَمَضاني "عَبّاس الأَبيَض". |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Hala: نيللي كَريم |
| Gina: Nelly Karim |
| Hala: (slow) نيللي كَريم (regular) نيللي كَريم |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: نيللي كَريم |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Nelly Karim is half Egyptian and half Russian. One of the recent movies she has starred in was "6,7,8". - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) نيللي كَريم لَيْسَت فَقَط مُمَثِّلَة ماهِرَة, و إنَّما راقِصَة ماهِرَة أَيْضاً. |
| Gina: Nelly Karim is not only a good actress, but a great dancer as well. |
| Hala: (slow) نيللي كَريم لَيْسَت فَقَط مُمَثِّلَة ماهِرَة, و إنَّما راقِصَة ماهِرَة أَيْضاً. |
| QUIZ |
| Gina: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Hala will give you the Arabic – repeat it out loud! Are you ready? |
| Hala: نَجيب مَحفوظ |
| [pause]Gina: Naguib Mahfouz |
| Hala: أَحمَد حِلمي |
| [pause]Gina: Ahmed Helmy |
| Hala: عادِل إمام |
| [pause]Gina: Adel Imam |
| Hala: يحيى الفَخَراني |
| [pause]Gina: Yehya El Fakharany |
| Hala: نيللي كَريم |
| [pause]Gina: Nelly Karim |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it – five popular celebrities in the Arab world! We have more vocab lists available at ArabicPod101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you in the next series! |
| Hala: Bye. |
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