Egyptian Arabic A1, Unit 16: Final review of Egyptian Arabic A1

Final review of Egyptian Arabic A1

Egyptian Arabic A1 · Unit 16

GoalBring the whole course together in short conversations.

New words

إِزَّيَّك؟ (izzayyak?) · how are you? (to a man)أَنَا مِن… (ana min …) · I am from …عَنْدِي (ʿandi) · I haveعَايِز / عَايْزَة (ʿāyiz / ʿāyza) · I want (man / woman)كُلّ يَوْم بَشْرَب شَاي (kull yōm bashrab shāy) · every day I drink teaرُحْت إِمْبَارِح (ruḥt imbāriḥ) · I went yesterdayلِفّ يَمِين (liff yimīn) · turn rightبِكَام دَه؟ (bikām da?) · how much is this?

Explanation

This is the last lesson. You can now greet people, say who you are and where you are from, talk about your family and your things, and ask questions. You can say what you do every day and what you did yesterday. You can ask the way and buy things. Choose the right form each time: a man (إِنْتَ، عَايِز) or a woman (إِنْتِي، عَايْزَة). Keep speaking aloud, and keep listening to Egyptians: films, songs and friends will give you new words.

Topic	Example
Greetings	إِزَّيَّك؟ — الحَمْدُ لِله.
About me	أَنَا مِن أُوزْبَكِسْتَان
Family and things	عَنْدِي أُخْت
Every day	كُلّ يَوْم بَشْرَب شَاي
Yesterday	رُحْت السُّوق إِمْبَارِح
Directions	اِمْشِي دُغْرِي، لِفّ يَمِين
Money	دَه بِكَام؟ — خَمْسِين جِنِيه

Worked examples

Dina

إِزَّيَّك يَا عَلِي؟ عَامِل إِيه؟

Ali

الحَمْدُ لِله، وِإِنْتِي؟

Dina

كُوَيِّسَة. عَايْزَة أَرُوح السُّوق.

Ali

السُّوق قَرِيب. اِمْشِي دُغْرِي وِبَعْدِين لِفِّي يَمِين.

Dina

شُكْرًا. مَعَ السَّلَامَة!

Ali

مَعَ السَّلَامَة.

Dina meets Ali in the street. Press each line.

Dina

الطَّمَاطِم بِكَام؟

Seller

الكِيلُو بِخَمْسَة جِنِيه.

Dina

رِخِيصَة! عَايْزَة كِيلُو.

Seller

تَمَام.

Dina at the market. Press each line.

Class activity

Write a short story about you: your name, your country, your family, what you do every day, what you did yesterday and a trip to the market with a price. Read it aloud and, if you can, record yourself and listen again.

Practice

Introduce yourself: your name and your country.

Say «I have a brother».

Ask how much the bus ticket is.

Say «last night I slept».

Say «I do not drink coffee».

Shopping and prices

Final review of Egyptian Arabic A1