Learn how to ask someone what's wrong and answer the question for yourself
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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's wrong?"" In Arabic this is |
| Carole: ما الأمر؟ |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is |
| Carole: ما |
| Alisha: ""meaning what"" in English. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) ما |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Carole: ما |
| {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 |
| Carole: الأمر |
| Alisha: meaning the matter. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) الأمر |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: الأمر |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Carole: ما الأمر؟ |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's wrong?? |
| Carole: إني متعب |
| Alisha: ""I'm tired.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Carole: (Slow) إني متعب |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Carole: إني |
| Alisha: meaning I'm. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) إني |
| Alisha: Now repeat |
| Carole: إني |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next |
| Carole: متعب |
| Alisha: meaning tired. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) متعب |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: متعب |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say, I'm tired., and then repeat. |
| Carole: إني متعب |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace tired with stressed. |
| Carole: مهموم |
| Alisha: stressed |
| Carole: (slow) مهموم (regular) مهموم |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with stressed |
| Carole: إني مهموم |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace tired. Say I'm stressed. |
| {pause} |
| Carole: إني مهموم |
| Alisha: Now, let’s practice using feminine speech |
| Alisha: To use a different phrase, replace stressed with sleepy. |
| Carole: نعسة |
| Alisha: sleepy |
| Carole: (slow) نعسة (regular) نعسة |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with sleepy |
| Carole: إني نعسة |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for stressed. Say I'm sleepy. |
| {pause} |
| Carole: إني نعسة |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace sleepy with sick. |
| Carole: مريضة |
| Alisha: sick |
| Carole: (slow) مريضة (regular) مريضة |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with sick |
| Carole: إني مريضة |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for sleepy. Say I'm sick. |
| {pause} |
| Carole: إني مريضة |
| QUIZ |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Egypt and someone asks you what's wrong. You want to answer I'm tired.. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: ما الأمر؟ (five seconds) إني متعب |
| Alisha: Now you want to say I'm stressed. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: ما الأمر؟ (five seconds) إني مهموم |
| Alisha: You want to say I'm sleepy.. . Answer the speaker's question using feminine speech. |
| Carole: ما الأمر؟ (five seconds) إني نعسة |
| Alisha: Imagine you're sick. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: ما الأمر؟ (five seconds) إني مريضة |
| Alisha: Now you want to ask someone what's wrong. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Carole: ما الأمر؟ |
| {pause} |
Outro |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 19 |
10 Comments
HidePlease give your answer to the question below!
Hi Pranay,
You have to add a ة in the end of each adjective, it is very simple.
مريض
becomes
مريضَة
and so on.
Nora
Team ArabicPod101.com
Can you elaborate on the feminine version and explain the meaning because it’s not being mentioned properly
Hi Hirt,
They are pretty much the same, but inni places more stress on the subject.
Nora
Team ArabicPod101.com
Hello,
What is the difference between :
إني and أنا
ini and ana ? it is I am in both case ?
regards
Hello,
What is the difference between :
إني and أنا
ini and ana ? it is I am in both case ?
regards
Hi Regina,
That's a very good question. Yes, you're right. Simply add an "ah" sound in the end of the adjective.
For example: إني مريضة, إني متعبه
enni mot'abah, enni mareedah, etc..
Nora
Team ArabicPod101.com
do these responses have to be gender specific?
Hi Mariam,
Could you click 'download mp3' instead then 'Play' button? When you click 'Play', it will load the flash-based audio player, which doesn't support mobile devices. So please click the Download MP3' link instead to have it play on audio player installed on your mobile device.
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Jae
Team ArabicPod101.com
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