Learn how to post comments about being bored
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Becky: Must-Know Egyptian Arabic Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 7 - Getting Bored. |
| Becky: Hi everyone, I'm Becky. |
| Amr: And I'm Amr. |
| Becky: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Egyptian Arabic about being bored. Amir gets bored at home, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Amr: قاعد زهقان. حد عايز يخرج؟ (ʾāʿed zahʾān. ḥad ʿāyez yuḫruǧ?) |
| Becky: Meaning - "Sitting here all bored. Is anyone doing anything today?" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| أمير: قاعد زهقان. حد عايز يخرج؟ (ʾāʿed zahʾān. ḥad ʿāyez yuḫruǧ?) |
| (clicking sound) |
| منى: تعالى ننزل شوية. (taʿālā nenzel šwayyah.) |
| سامي: في ناس معندهاش بيت. احمد ربنا! (fī nās maʿandhāš bīt. eḥmed rabbenā!) |
| سيف: تيجي نروح القهوة نشيش؟ (tīǧī nrūḥ el-ʾahwah nešayyeš?) |
| ملك: اقعد ارتاح شوية يا حبيبي. (ʾuʾʿud ertāḥ šwayyah yā ḥabībī.) |
| Becky: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| أمير: قاعد زهقان. حد عايز يخرج؟ (ʾāʿed zahʾān. ḥad ʿāyez yuḫruǧ?) |
| Becky: "Sitting here all bored. Is anyone doing anything today?" |
| (clicking sound) |
| منى: تعالى ننزل شوية. (taʿālā nenzel šwayyah.) |
| Becky: "Let's go out for a while." |
| سامي: في ناس معندهاش بيت. احمد ربنا! (fī nās maʿandhāš bīt. eḥmed rabbenā!) |
| Becky: "Some people don't even have a house. Be grateful!" |
| سيف: تيجي نروح القهوة نشيش؟ (tīǧī nrūḥ el-ʾahwah nešayyeš?) |
| Becky: "Why don't we go to the cafe and smoke some shisha?" |
| ملك: اقعد ارتاح شوية يا حبيبي. (ʾuʾʿud ertāḥ šwayyah yā ḥabībī.) |
| Becky: "Sit back and relax for a bit, dear." |
| POST |
| Becky: Listen again to Amir's post. |
| Amr: قاعد زهقان. حد عايز يخرج؟ (ʾāʿed zahʾān. ḥad ʿāyez yuḫruǧ?) |
| Becky: "Sitting here all bored. Is anyone doing anything today?" |
| Amr: (SLOW) قاعد زهقان. حد عايز يخرج؟ (ʾāʿed zahʾān. ḥad ʿāyez yuḫruǧ?) (Regular) قاعد زهقان. حد عايز يخرج؟ (ʾāʿed zahʾān. ḥad ʿāyez yuḫruǧ?) |
| Becky: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "sitting here all bored." |
| Amr: قاعد زهقان. (ʾāʿed zahʾān.) |
| Becky: The expression "sitting" in Egyptian means "doing something for a long interval of time." So, Amir is not necessarily sitting. Listen again - "Sitting here all bored" is... |
| Amr: (SLOW) قاعد زهقان. (ʾāʿed zahʾān.) (REGULAR) قاعد زهقان. (ʾāʿed zahʾān.) |
| Becky: Then comes the phrase - "Is anyone doing anything today?" |
| Amr: حد عايز يخرج؟ (ḥad ʿāyez yuḫruǧ?) |
| Becky: In Egyptian, you can just use an affirmative sentence but use the intonation of a question to create a question. It's super easy! Listen again - "Is anyone doing anything today?" is... |
| Amr: (SLOW) حد عايز يخرج؟ (ḥad ʿāyez yuḫruǧ?) (REGULAR) حد عايز يخرج؟ (ḥad ʿāyez yuḫruǧ?) |
| Becky: All together, "Sitting here all bored. Is anyone doing anything today?" |
| Amr: قاعد زهقان. حد عايز يخرج؟ (ʾāʿed zahʾān. ḥad ʿāyez yuḫruǧ?) |
| COMMENTS |
| Becky: In response, Amir's friends leave some comments. |
| Becky: His girlfriend, Mona, uses an expression meaning - "Let's go out for a while." |
| Amr: (SLOW) تعالى ننزل شوية. (taʿālā nenzel šwayyah.) (REGULAR) تعالى ننزل شوية. (taʿālā nenzel šwayyah.) |
| [Pause] |
| Amr: تعالى ننزل شوية. (taʿālā nenzel šwayyah.) |
| Becky: Use this expression to show sympathy. |
| Becky: His nephew, Sami, uses an expression meaning - "Some people don't even have a house. Be grateful!" |
| Amr: (SLOW) في ناس معندهاش بيت. احمد ربنا! (fī nās maʿandhāš bīt. eḥmed rabbenā!) (REGULAR) في ناس معندهاش بيت. احمد ربنا! (fī nās maʿandhāš bīt. eḥmed rabbenā!) |
| [Pause] |
| Amr: في ناس معندهاش بيت. احمد ربنا! (fī nās maʿandhāš bīt. eḥmed rabbenā!) |
| Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling cynical. |
| Becky: His college friend, Seif, uses an expression meaning - "Why don't we go to the cafe and smoke some shisha?" |
| Amr: (SLOW) تيجي نروح القهوة نشيش؟ (tīǧī nrūḥ el-ʾahwah nešayyeš?) (REGULAR) تيجي نروح القهوة نشيش؟ (tīǧī nrūḥ el-ʾahwah nešayyeš?) |
| [Pause] |
| Amr: تيجي نروح القهوة نشيش؟ (tīǧī nrūḥ el-ʾahwah nešayyeš?) |
| Becky: Use this expression to show that you're feeling frivolous. |
| Becky: His neighbor, Malak, uses an expression meaning - "Sit back and relax for a bit, dear." |
| Amr: (SLOW) اقعد ارتاح شوية يا حبيبي. (ʾuʾʿud ertāḥ šwayyah yā ḥabībī.) (REGULAR) اقعد ارتاح شوية يا حبيبي. (ʾuʾʿud ertāḥ šwayyah yā ḥabībī.) |
| [Pause] |
| Amr: اقعد ارتاح شوية يا حبيبي. (ʾuʾʿud ertāḥ šwayyah yā ḥabībī.) |
| Becky: Use this expression to show you're feeling warmhearted. |
Outro |
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| Becky: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being bored, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Amr: Salam! |
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