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| INTRODUCTION |
| Alisha: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Arabic learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
Lesson focus |
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| Alisha: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question ""What time is it?"" In Arabic this is |
| Carole: كم الساعة؟ |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is |
| Carole: كم |
| Alisha: ""meaning how much"" in English. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) كم |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Carole: كم |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Alisha: Next is |
| Carole: الساعة |
| Alisha: meaning time. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) الساعة |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: الساعة |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Carole: كم الساعة؟ |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Master the following pattern and responses to the question What time is it?? |
| Carole: إنها الثانية عشرة |
| Alisha: ""It's twelve. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Carole: (Slow) إنها الثانية عشرة |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Carole: إنها |
| Alisha: means it's. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) إنها |
| Alisha: Now repeat |
| Carole: إنها |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next |
| Carole: الثانية عشرة |
| Alisha: meaning twelve. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) الثانية عشرة |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: الثانية عشرة |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say, It's twelve, and then repeat. |
| Carole: إنها الثانية عشرة |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace twelve with three. |
| Carole: الثالثة |
| Alisha: three |
| Carole: (slow) الثالثة (regular) الثالثة |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with three |
| Carole: إنها الثالثة |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace twelve. Say It's three |
| {pause} |
| Carole: إنها الثالثة |
| Alisha: To make another phrase, replace three with eleven. |
| Carole: الحادية عشرة |
| Alisha: eleven |
| Carole: (slow) الحادية عشرة (regular) الحادية عشرة |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with eleven |
| Carole: إنها الحادية عشرة |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace three. Say It's eleven |
| {pause} |
| Carole: إنها الحادية عشرة |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace eleven with one. |
| Carole: الواحدة |
| Alisha: one |
| Carole: (slow) الواحدة (regular) الواحدة |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with one |
| Carole: إنها الواحدة |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace eleven. Say It's one |
| {pause} |
| Carole: إنها الواحدة |
| QUIZ |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Egypt and someone asks you what time it is. It's twelve. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: كم الساعة؟ (five seconds) إنها الثانية عشرة |
| Alisha: Now imagine it's three Respond to the question. |
| Carole: كم الساعة؟ (five seconds) إنها الثالثة |
| Alisha: Imagine it's eleven. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Carole: كم الساعة؟ (five seconds) إنها الحادية عشرة |
| Alisha: Imagine it's one. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: كم الساعة؟ (five seconds) إنها الواحدة |
| Alisha: You want to ask someone what time it is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Carole: كم الساعة؟ |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 17 |
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