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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 7! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Food and Drink. These are five common Vegetables 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: ملوخية |
| Gina: mallow leaves |
| Hala: (slow) ملوخية (regular) ملوخية |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: ملوخية |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Mallow leaves are a leafy, green, summer vegetable that’s distinctively Egyptian. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) شُربَة المُلوخِيَّة مَشهورَة جِدّاً في الشَرقِ الأَوْسَط. |
| Gina: Mallow leaf soup is very popular in the Middle East. |
| Hala: (slow) شُربَة المُلوخِيَّة مَشهورَة جِدّاً في الشَرقِ الأَوْسَط. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: خيار |
| Gina: cucumber |
| Hala: (slow) خيار (regular) خيار |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: خيار |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Cucumbers are used for salads in the Middle East. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الخِيْار أَكبَر الآن عَمّا كانَ عَلَيْهِ في السابِق. |
| Gina: Cucumbers are much bigger now than they were in the past. |
| Hala: (slow) الخِيْار أَكبَر الآن عَمّا كانَ عَلَيْهِ في السابِق. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: كوسة |
| Gina: zucchini |
| Hala: (slow) كوسة (regular) كوسة |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: كوسة |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: The main use of zucchini in the Middle East is for Stuffed vegetables, but they are also used in making Tajines. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الكوسَة دائِماً ما تُستَخدَمُ في صُنعِ المَحشي في مِصر. |
| Gina: Zucchini is commonly used for making stuffed vegetables in Egypt. |
| Hala: (slow) الكوسَة دائِماً ما تُستَخدَمُ في صُنعِ المَحشي في مِصر. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Hala: باذنجان |
| Gina: eggplant |
| Hala: (slow) باذنجان (regular) باذنجان |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: باذنجان |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: Eggplants are used for stuffed vegetables, which is a very popular dish in the Middle East. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الكَثيرُ مِن المِصرِيّون يأكُلون الباذِنجان المَقلي عَلى الفُطور. |
| Gina: Many Egyptians eat fried eggplants for breakfast. |
| Hala: (slow) الكَثيرُ مِن المِصرِيّون يأكُلون الباذِنجان المَقلي عَلى الفُطور. |
| Gina: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Hala: بامية |
| Gina: okra |
| Hala: (slow) بامية (regular) بامية |
| Gina: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Hala: بامية |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Gina: In Egypt, Okra is used in making Okra Tajine, which contains Okra, tomato sauce, and meat. - |
| Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Hala: (normal) الباميَة تَكونُ أَشهَى عِندَما تَضَعَ عَلَيْها لَيْمون كَثير. |
| Gina: Okra tastes better if you add lots of lemon to it. |
| Hala: (slow) الباميَة تَكونُ أَشهَى عِندَما تَضَعَ عَلَيْها لَيْمون كَثير. |
| 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: ملوخية |
| [pause]Gina: mallow-leaves |
| Hala: خيار |
| [pause]Gina: cucumber |
| Hala: كوسة |
| [pause]Gina: zucchini |
| Hala: باذنجان |
| [pause]Gina: eggplant |
| Hala: بامية |
| [pause]Gina: okra |
Outro |
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| Gina: There you have it – five Vegetables 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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