Egyptian Arabic A1, Unit 10: Review of Part B

Review of Part B

Egyptian Arabic A1 · Unit 10

GoalUse greetings, questions, having and everyday places in new conversations.

New words

آلُو (alō) · hello (on the phone)لَو سَمَحْت (law samaḥt) · excuse me (to a man)اِتْفَضَّل (itfaḍḍal) · please, here you are (to a man)جَار (gār) · neighbour (a man)عَنْدِي (ʿandi) · I haveمَفِيش (mafīsh) · there is notقَرِيب (ʾarīb) · nearتَمَام (tamām) · fine, OK

Explanation

Part B gave you the tools for real conversations. Use pronouns and مِش for sentences without «to be», and question words for information. Use عَنْدِي, فِيه and مَفِيش for having and for what is there. Use مُمْكِن and اِتْفَضَّل to ask and give. Choose the ending for a man (ـَك) or a woman (ـِك). Home, phone, street and neighbours all use the same small pieces in new combinations.

Situation	Useful words
at home	أَهْلًا بِيك، اِتْفَضَّل، اُقْعُد
on the phone	آلُو، مِين مَعَايَا؟، اِسْتَنَّى
in the street	لَو سَمَحْت، فِين؟، قَرِيب، بَعِيد
with a neighbour	جَار، سَاكِن، اِتْشَرَّفْنَا

Worked examples

Yusuf

آلُو، إِنْتَ فِين؟ أَنَا قَرِيب مِن البَيْت.

Ali

اِسْتَنَّى دَقِيقَة. أَهْلًا بِيك!

Yusuf

شُكْرًا.

Ali

اِتْفَضَّل، اُقْعُد.

Yusuf visits a friend. Press each line.

Nour

لَو سَمَحْت، فِيه مَدْرَسَة هِنَا؟

Man

لَأ، مَفِيش. بَس فِيه مَدْرَسَة قَرِيبَة.

Nour

شُكْرًا.

Man

عَفْوًا.

Lost in the street. Press each line.

Dina

أَهْلًا، أَنَا جَارَة جَدِيدَة.

Karim

اِتْشَرَّفْنَا. تِشْرَبِي شَاي؟

Dina

أَيْوَه، شُكْرًا.

A new neighbour. Press each line.

Class activity

Choose one place: a friend's home, the phone, the street or a neighbour. Write a conversation of six lines. Use at least one question word, one of عَنْدِي، فِيه، مَفِيش, and one polite word (لَو سَمَحْت، مِن فَضْلَك، اِتْفَضَّل). Read it aloud with two voices.

Practice

You answer the phone and ask who is speaking. Say both sentences.

The picture shows a woman. Tell her «please sit down».

Press Listen. What does the speaker say?

The picture shows a house. Say «my house is near».

Ask a woman: «do you live here?».

Mini dialogues

Review of Part B