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| INTRODUCTION |
| ArabicPod101.com presents Arabic Survival Phrases. This course is designed to equip you with the language skills and knowledge to enable you to get the most out of your visit to Arabic speaking countries, with particular focus on Morocco. So join us for Arabic Survival phrases. You will be surprised at how far a little Arabic will go. |
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Lesson focus |
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| Today, we're going to learn how to say your nationality. |
| In Arabic, "I'm American" is ʾanā ʾamriīkī (أنا أمريكي) for a man, and ʾanā ʾamriīkyyah (أنا أمريكية) for a woman. |
| Let’s break it down by syllable: ʾanā ʾamriīkī and ʾanā ʾamriīkyyah |
| Now let's hear it once again: ʾanā ʾamriīkī for a man, and ʾanā ʾamriīkyyah for a woman. |
| The first word, ʾanā (أنا), means "I" |
| Let’s break it down: ʾanā |
| ʾanā |
| This is followed by ʾamriīkī, which in Arabic is "American." |
| ʾamriīkī |
| ʾamriīkī |
| Now, for women, it’s ʾamriīkyyah. |
| ʾamriīkyyah |
| ʾamriīkyyah |
| So altogether, we have: ʾanā ʾamriīkī, or, ʾanā ʾamriīkyyah |
| Which literally means “I American.” or “I’m American.” |
| Now let's try a different nationality. Let's try “I'm French.” |
| In Arabic, "I'm French" is ʾanā fransī for a man and ʾanā fransyyah for a woman. |
| One more time slowly: ʾanā fransī |
| ʾanā fransī |
| ʾanā fransī |
| Now, if you’re a woman, you would say: ʾanā fransyyah |
| ʾanā fransyyah |
| ʾanā fransyyah |
| ʾanā means "I," and fransī or fransyyah means "French." |
| Now, what about Japanese? |
| "I'm Japanese" - ʾanā īābānī for a man, and ʾanā yaābāniyyah for a woman. |
| One more time: ʾanā īābānī |
| ʾanā īābānī |
| Or, ʾanā yaābāniyyah for a woman |
| ʾanā yaābāniyyah |
| ʾanā yaābāniyyah |
| ʾanā means "I," and īābānī means “Japanese” for a man, yaābāniyyah means “Japanese” for a woman. |
| Another way of saying “I’m American is saying “I'm from America.” |
| So let's try to say “I'm from the US.” |
| In Arabic, it’s ʾanā min ʾamrīkā. |
| ʾanā min ʾamrīkā |
| ʾanā, again, means "I," and min means “from.” |
| min |
| min |
| And ʾamrīkā means “America.” |
| ʾamrīkā |
| So altogether, we have: ʾanā min ʾamrīkā, which means “I'm from America.” or “I'm from the US.” |
| Now, knowing how to say this is good but you'll still need to understand if somebody asks you in Arabic where you're from. Let's take a look. |
| "Where are you from?" In Arabic is mnin nta? when addressing a man, and mnin nti? when addressing a woman. |
| One more time: mnin nta? |
| mnin nta? |
| mnin nta? |
| Mnin means "where" and nta means "you" for a man. |
| nta |
| nta |
| As for a woman, “you” is nti. |
| nti |
| nti |
| So, mnin nta? means "Where are you from?" when addressing a man, and mnin nti? means "Where are you from?" when addressing a woman. |
Outro |
| Okay, to close out today's lesson, we'd like for you to practice what you've just learned. I'll provide you with the English equivalent of the phrase and you're responsible for saying it aloud. You'll have a few seconds before I give you the answer, so حظ سعيد, that means "good luck" in Arabic. |
| Ok, here we go! |
| "I’m American. (when addressing a man)" - ʾanā ʾamriīkī |
| ʾanā ʾamriīkī |
| ʾanā ʾamriīkī |
| "I’m American. (when addressing a woman)" - ʾanā ʾamriīkyyah |
| ʾanā ʾamriīkyyah |
| ʾanā ʾamriīkyyah |
| "I'm French. (when addressing a man)" - ʾanā fransī |
| ʾanā fransī |
| ʾanā fransī |
| "I'm French. (when addressing a woman)" - ʾanā fransyyah |
| ʾanā fransyyah |
| ʾanā fransyyah |
| "I’m Japanese. (when addressing a man)" - ʾanā īābānī |
| ʾanā īābānī |
| ʾanā īābānī |
| "I’m Japanese. (when addressing a woman)" - ʾnā yaābāniyyah |
| ʾnā yaābāniyyah |
| ʾnā yaābāniyyah |
| All right. This is going to do it for this lesson of Arabic Survival Phrases. Remember to stop by ArabicPod101.com. There you’ll find an accompanying PDF, additional learning tools in the premium learning center, and other great Arabic language learning materials. See you soon, which in Arabic is - ilā al-liqāʾ. |
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