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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 9! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Society and Culture. These are five well-known Historical figures 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: جَمال عَبد الناصِر حُسين
Gina: President Jamal Abdel Nasser
Hala: (slow) جَمال عَبد الناصِر حُسين (regular) جَمال عَبد الناصِر حُسين
Gina: Listeners, please repeat:
Hala: جَمال عَبد الناصِر حُسين
[pause - 5 sec.]
Gina: Nasser was the second president of Egypt, and he was very concerned with pan-Arab nationalism, which made him one of the most beloved figures in the Arab world. -
Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Hala: (normal) جَمال عَبد الناصِر يُنظَرُ إِلَيْةِ كَأَحَدِ أَهَمِّ الرُموزِ السِيْاسِيَّةِ في التاريخِ العَرَبِي الحَديثِ و السِيْاسَة في القَرنِ العِشرين.
Gina: Nasser is seen as one of the most important political figures in both modern Arab history and politics in the 20th century.
Hala: (slow) جَمال عَبد الناصِر يُنظَرُ إِلَيْةِ كَأَحَدِ أَهَمِّ الرُموزِ السِيْاسِيَّةِ في التاريخِ العَرَبِي الحَديثِ و السِيْاسَة في القَرنِ العِشرين.
Gina: Okay, what’s the next word?
Hala: كليوبترا
Gina: Cleopatra
Hala: (slow) كليوبترا (regular) كليوبترا
Gina: Listeners, please repeat:
Hala: كليوبترا
[pause - 5 sec.]
Gina: Cleopatra, who was a member of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, was the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. -
Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Hala: (normal) يَعتَقِدُ الكَثيرونَ أَنَّ كليْوباترا مِصرِيَّة, و لَكِن هَذا لَيْسُ صَحيح.
Gina: Many people think Cleopatra is Egyptian, but that's not correct.
Hala: (slow) يَعتَقِدُ الكَثيرونَ أَنَّ كليْوباترا مِصرِيَّة, و لَكِن هَذا لَيْسُ صَحيح.
Gina: Okay, what’s the next word?
Hala: صلاح الدين الأيوبي
Gina: Salah Al-din
Hala: (slow) صلاح الدين الأيوبي (regular) صلاح الدين الأيوبي
Gina: Listeners, please repeat:
Hala: صلاح الدين الأيوبي
[pause - 5 sec.]
Gina: Salah Al-din was the first Sultan of Egypt and Syria, the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and the leader of the Muslim opposition to the European Crusaders in the Arab Levant. -
Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Hala: (normal) فيلم "صَلاحُ الدين" تَمَّ إخراجُهُ عَلى يَدِ المُخرِج المَشهور يُوسِف شاهين.
Gina: The movie "Salah Al-din" was directed by the famous Egyptian director Yusef Chahine.
Hala: (slow) فيلم "صَلاحُ الدين" تَمَّ إخراجُهُ عَلى يَدِ المُخرِج المَشهور يُوسِف شاهين.
Gina: Okay, what’s the next word?
Hala: نفرتيتي
Gina: Nefertiti
Hala: (slow) نفرتيتي (regular) نفرتيتي
Gina: Listeners, please repeat:
Hala: نفرتيتي
[pause - 5 sec.]
Gina: Nefertiti was the wife of the Pharaoh Akhenaten. -
Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Hala: (normal) كانَ لِنِفِرتيتي تَأثيرٌ كَبيرٌ عَلى تاريخِ مِصر.
Gina: Nefertiti had a big impact on the history of Egypt.
Hala: (slow) كانَ لِنِفِرتيتي تَأثيرٌ كَبيرٌ عَلى تاريخِ مِصر.
Gina: Okay, what’s the last word?
Hala: عمرو بن العاص
Gina: Amro Ebn El-'as
Hala: (slow) عمرو بن العاص (regular) عمرو بن العاص
Gina: Listeners, please repeat:
Hala: عمرو بن العاص
[pause - 5 sec.]
Gina: Amro Ebn El-'as was the leader of the Muslim conquest of Egypt and the founder of the Egyptian capital, Al-Fustat. -
Gina: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word.
Hala: (normal) مَسجِد عُمَر إبن العاص يَقَعُ في مِنطَقَةٍ تُسَمَّى الآن بِمِصرِ القَديمَة.
Gina: The Mosque of Amro Ibn Al-As lies in an area now known as "Old Cairo".
Hala: (slow) مَسجِد عُمَر إبن العاص يَقَعُ في مِنطَقَةٍ تُسَمَّى الآن بِمِصرِ القَديمَة.
QUIZ
Gina: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Hala will give you the Arabic – please repeat out loud! Are you ready?
Hala: جَمال عَبد الناصِر حُسين
[pause]Gina: President Jamal Abdel Nasser
Hala: كليوبترا
[pause]Gina: Cleopatra
Hala: صلاح الدين الأيوبي
[pause]Gina: Salah Al-din
Hala: نفرتيتي
[pause]Gina: Nefertiti
Hala: عمرو بن العاص
[pause]Gina: Amro Ebn El-'as

Outro

Gina: There you have it – five Historical figures 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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