Egyptian Arabic A1, Unit 12: A meal: review

A meal: review

Egyptian Arabic A1 · Unit 12

GoalOrder, ask for prices and talk about food in new combinations.

New words

عَايِز (ʿāyiz) · I want (a man says)عَايْزَة (ʿāyza) · I want (a woman says)بَحِبّ (baḥibb) · I likeعِيش (ʿēsh) · breadعَصِير (ʿaṣīr) · juiceحَاجَة تَانْيَة؟ (ḥāga tānya?) · anything else?الحِسَاب (il-ḥisāb) · the billبِكَام (bikām) · how much

Explanation

This lesson mixes everything in unit 12. Name the food and drink. Say what you want with عَايِز (man) or عَايْزَة (woman), and what you like with بَحِبّ. In a café, add مِن فَضْلَك and say how you want a drink: بِسُكَّر، سَادَة or بِلَبَن. Ask بِكَام؟ for a price. Use the numbers of unit 11 for the bill: خَمْسَة وِعِشْرِين جِنِيه. Say فِيه … or مَفِيش … when something is there or is not.

You want to	Say
order	عَايِز / عَايْزَة …
say you like	بَحِبّ …
ask the price	بِكَام؟
ask for more or no more	حَاجَة تَانْيَة؟ / لَأ، شُكْرًا
pay	الحِسَاب مِن فَضْلَك

Worked examples

Mama

إِنْتُو عَايْزِين إِيه؟

Ali

عَايِز رُزّ وِفِرَاخ.

Dina

وِأَنَا عَايْزَة سَلَطَة.

Mama

تَمَام، فِيه رُزّ وِسَلَطَة.

A family lunch. Press each line.

Yusuf

فِيه عَصِير فَرَاوْلَة؟

Waiter

لَأ، مَفِيش. فِيه عَصِير مَانْجَة.

Yusuf

بِكَام؟

Waiter

عَشَرَة جِنِيه.

At the café. Press each line.

Likes. Press each card.

Class activity

Write a short dinner conversation of six lines in a family or a café. Use عَايِز or عَايْزَة twice, بَحِبّ once, بِكَام once and one drink order with مِن فَضْلَك. Add the bill in pounds with a number from unit 11. Read it aloud with two voices.

Practice

A man says: «I want rice and salad».

The picture shows a woman. She says she wants rice. Say it for her.

Press Listen. How much is it?

The picture shows a cup. Say «tea with milk, please».

Say «there is no juice».

Food and drink

A meal: review