DIALOGUE • MIX ‘N’ MATCH • SAY IT POSH • PASS THE MILK • NEW VOCABULARY

With Randa Egyptian 101

LESSON 35 SURVIVAL PHRASES

ARABIC

WITH

IMRAN LUM

Hi mar7aba

How are you? (m) izzayyak?

How are you? (f) izzayyik?

How’s things? (m) 3mal eh?

How’s things? (f) 3malah eh?

I”m good (f) ana qwaysa

I’m good (m) ana qways

How are you uncle? izzayak ya uncle?

Father poppy

Do you speak English? (m) bi takallam inglisi?

Do you speak English? (f) bi takallami inglisi?

I understand a little bafham shwaya

Speak slower (f) kallimi bishweesh

Speak slower (m) kallim bishweesh

Beautiful gameel

Very beautiful gameel awe

Moon amar

Milk laban

Yoghurt zabaadi

Milk 7aleeb

Cupboard dullaab

Table (Egyptian dialect) tarabezza

Table (other Arabic dialects) Taawila

DIALOGUE

ARABIC

Survival PhrasesLesson 35 Page 1

MIX AND MATCH

Hi 3malah eh?

How are you? (m) ana qways

How are you? (f) amar

How’s things? (m) ana qwaysa

How’s things? (f) izzayyik?

I”m good (f) izzayyak?

I’m good (m) mar7aba

How are you uncle? 3mal eh?

Father bafham shwaya

Do you speak English? (m) kallim bishweesh

Do you speak English? (f) poppy

I understand a little bi takallam inglisi?

Speak slower (f) gameel

Speak slower (m) izzayak ya uncle?

Beautiful bi takallami inglisi?

Very beautiful kallimi bishweesh

Moon Taawila

Milk tarabezza

Yoghurt zabaadi

Milk gameel awe

Cupboard 7aleeb

Table (Egyptian dialect) dullaab

Table (other Arabic dialects) laban

ARABIC

Survival PhrasesLesson 35 Page 2

SAY IT POSHUsing your knowledge from previous lessons, try saying the following phrases in formal Arabic:

How are you? (m)

How are you? (f)

How’s things? (m)

How’s things? (f)I’m good (f)

I’m good (m) Do you speak English? (m)

Do you speak English? (f)

PASS ME THE MILKIn formal Quranic Arabic, the word for milk is actually laban لنب - however, apart from Egypt most of the Arab world would typically use 7aleeb حليب for milk and laban لنب for yoghurt! So be careful when you ask for milk in your tea.If you›re at the table and you want to ask someone to pass you the milk, you can try saying some of these phrases:

Can you pass me the milk please?mumkin a3Teeni al7aleeb law sama7t?

كن أعطين احلليب لو حمست؟ م

Excuse me, pass me the milk please?law sama7t, a3Teeni al7aleeb?

لو حمست، أعطين احلليب؟

The milk, please? (m)al7aleeb min faDlika?

احلليب من فضلك؟

The milk, please? (f)al7aleeb min faDliki?

احلليب من فضلك؟

ARABIC

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PASS ME THE MILKTry making new sentences with the following words:

فلفل حارfilfil 7aarpepper

ملحmal7salt

املاءal-maa2 the water

اللنبal-laban

the yoghurt

الشوكةas-shawqa

the fork

امللعقةal-mil3aqathe spoon

السكنيas-sikkeenthe knife

Can you pass me the fork please?

Excuse me, pass me the pepper please?

Can you pass me the spoon please?

Excuse me, pass me the salt please?

Can you pass me the yoghurt please?

Excuse me, pass me the water please?

Can you pass me the milk please?

ARABIC

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ARABIC

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NEW VOCABULARY

فلفل حارfilfil 7aarpepper

ملحmal7salt

املاءal-maa2 the water

اللنبal-laban

the yoghurt

الشوكةas-shawqa

the fork

امللعقةal-mil3aqathe spoon

السكنيas-sikkeenthe knife