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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 ""Have you been to Cairo?"" In Arabic this is |
| Carole: هل ذهبت إلى القاهرة؟ |
| Alisha: The first word in the question is |
| Carole: هل |
| Alisha: ""meaning did"" in English. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) هل |
| Alisha: Listen again and repeat. |
| Carole: هل |
| {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: ذهبت |
| Alisha: meaning you've gone. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) ذهبت |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: ذهبت |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Carole: هل ذهبت |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: And next |
| Carole: إلى |
| Alisha: meaning to. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) إلى |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: إلى |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Carole: هل ذهبت إلى |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: And after that |
| Carole: القاهرة |
| Alisha: meaning Cairo. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) القاهرة |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: القاهرة |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Carole: هل ذهبت إلى القاهرة |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: And next |
| Carole: من |
| Alisha: meaning from. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) من |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: من |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| Carole: هل ذهبت إلى القاهرة من |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: And next |
| Carole: قبل |
| Alisha: meaning before. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) قبل |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: قبل |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Carole: هل ذهبت إلى القاهرة من قبل |
| {pause} |
| ★ Note that this is how you ask “Have you been to Cairo?” if you are asking a male person. If you are asking a female person, you would say: |
| Carole: هل ذهبت إلى القاهرة من قبل؟ |
| Alisha: Please repeat. |
| Carole: هل ذهبت إلى القاهرة من قبل؟ |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: Master the following pattern and responses to the question Have you been to Cairo?? |
| Carole: نعم, ذهبت مرتين |
| Alisha: ""Yes, I've been twice.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Carole: (Slow) نعم, ذهبت مرتين |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: To say ""no"", in a simple way, just say: |
| Carole: لا, لم يسبق لي أن ذهبت إلى القاهرة من قبل |
| Alisha: Which is like saying no, I haven't been in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Carole: (Slowly) لا, لم يسبق لي أن ذهبت إلى القاهرة من قبل |
| Alisha: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Carole: لا, لم يسبق لي أن ذهبت إلى القاهرة من قبل |
| Alisha: Now let's break down our original response from the beginning. The first word: |
| Carole: نعم |
| Alisha: means yes. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) نعم |
| Alisha: Now repeat |
| Carole: نعم |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next |
| Carole: ذهبت |
| Alisha: meaning I've gone. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) ذهبت |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: ذهبت |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: And next |
| Carole: مرتين |
| Alisha: meaning twice. |
| Carole: (Slow, by syllable) مرتين |
| Alisha: Now repeat. |
| Carole: مرتين |
| {Pause} |
| Alisha: Listen to the speaker say, Yes, I've been twice., and then repeat. |
| Carole: نعم, ذهبت مرتين |
| {pause} |
| Alisha: To use a different phrase, replace twice with three times. |
| Carole: ثلاث مرات |
| Alisha: three times |
| Carole: (slow) ثلاث مرات (regular) ثلاث مرات |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with three times |
| Carole: نعم, ذهبت ثلاث مرات |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace twice. Say Yes, I've been three times. |
| {pause} |
| Carole: نعم, ذهبت ثلاث مرات |
| Alisha: To expand on the pattern, replace three times with 10 times. |
| Carole: ١٠ مرات |
| Alisha: 10 times |
| Carole: (slow) ١٠ مرات (regular) ١٠ مرات |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 10 times |
| Carole: نعم, ذهبت ١٠ مرات |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace three times. Say Yes, I've been 10 times. |
| {pause} |
| Carole: نعم, ذهبت ١٠ مرات |
| Alisha: To use a different phrase, replace 10 times with 5 times. |
| Carole: ٥ مرات |
| Alisha: 5 times |
| Carole: (slow) ٥ مرات (regular) ٥ مرات |
| Alisha: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 5 times |
| Carole: نعم, ذهبت ٥ مرات |
| Alisha: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 10 times. Say Yes, I've been 5 times. |
| {pause} |
| Carole: نعم, ذهبت ٥ مرات |
| QUIZ |
| Alisha: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Egypt and someone a stranger asks you Have you been to Cairo?. You want to answer Yes, I've been twice.. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: هل ذهبت إلى القاهرة؟ (five seconds) نعم, ذهبت مرتين |
| Alisha: Now you want to say Yes, I've been three times.. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: هل ذهبت إلى القاهرة؟ (five seconds) نعم, ذهبت ثلاث مرات |
| Alisha: You want to say Yes, I've been 10 times.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Carole: هل ذهبت إلى القاهرة؟ (five seconds) نعم, ذهبت ١٠ مرات |
| Alisha: You want to answer Yes, I've been 5 times.. Respond to the question. |
| Carole: هل ذهبت إلى القاهرة؟ (five seconds) نعم, ذهبت ٥ مرات |
| Alisha: You want to ask someone if they have been to [Cairo]. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Carole: هل ذهبت إلى القاهرة؟ |
Outro |
| Alisha: This is the end of Lesson 24 |
11 Comments
HidePlease give your answer to the question below!
Hi Saliha,
مرة واحدة ?
marrah wahida
Nora
Team ArabicPod101.com
كيف اقول؟ one time❤️️
Hi Anirudh,
'afwan!
Nora
Team ArabicPod101.com
Marhaban ,
Shukran Jazeelan ?
Hi Anirudh,
Yes but you should connect the "a" to the "il" as follows:
Hal dahabta ila l-doha min qabl ?
Hal dahabti ila l-riyadh min qabl ?
Hal dahabta ila surya / barees min qabl ?
Good job!
Nora
Team ArabicPod101.com
Marhaba ,
Ana Anirudh.?
Are the following sentences correct ( in Modern Standard Arabic )?
Hal dahabta il al-doha min qabl ?
Hal dahabti il al-riyadh min qabl ?
Hal dahabta il assurya / barees min qabl ?
Shukran Jazeelan?
Hi Hjr,
Thank you very much for your feedback. We added it!
Nora
Team ArabicPod101.com
Lesson notes do not show complete transcript of questions resp. the negative response on the question stating: no i not been to Cairo before. (4:07 min)
Hi Daniel,
We have been fixing typos and mistakes in the lessons PDFs these days. When you have the time, check this lesson's PDF again and you'll find many ways to answer the common question :"Have you ever been to ?".
The "na'am, qalilan" translation mistake was also fixed.
Thank you very much for your feedback! We really appreciate it!
Nora
Team ArabicPod101.com
Hello,
the pdf for this lesson does not contain any no answers to the question, athough one such answer is given in the audio.
Also, in the Vocabulary Sample Sentences, the arabic "Nam, qalilan" is translated with Yes, I'm a little hungry.
Daniel