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Please, thank you, sorry
Egyptian Arabic A1 ยท Unit 2
GoalUse the polite words every day: please, thank you, you're welcome and sorry.
New words
ุดูููุฑูุง (shukran) ยท thank youุนูููููุง (สฟafwan) ยท you're welcomeู
ูู ููุถูููู (min faแธlak) ยท please (to a man)ู
ูู ููุถูููู (min faแธlik) ยท please (to a woman)ุขุณูู (ฤsif) ยท sorry (a man says)ุขุณูููุฉ (ฤsfa) ยท sorry (a woman says)ู
ูุนูููุด (maสฟlish) ยท never mind, sorry about that
Explanation
ุดูููุฑูุง means thank you, for everybody. The answer is ุนูููููุง, โyou're welcomeโ. ู ูู ููุถูููู is โpleaseโ to a man and ู ูู ููุถูููู is โpleaseโ to a woman. To say sorry, a man says ุขุณูู and a woman says ุขุณูููุฉ. ู ูุนูููุด is a very Egyptian word: โnever mind, it's OK, sorry about thatโ. Egyptians use it all day long.
| Meaning | To a man / a man says | To a woman / a woman says |
|---|---|---|
| Please | ู ูู ููุถูููู | ู ูู ููุถูููู |
| Sorry | ุขุณูู | ุขุณูููุฉ |
| Thank you | ุดูููุฑูุง | ุดูููุฑูุง |
| You're welcome | ุนูููููุง | ุนูููููุง |
Worked examples
Omar
ู ููููุฉุ ู ูู ููุถูููู.
Sara
ุชูู ูุงู .
Omar
ุดูููุฑูุง.
Sara
ุนูููููุง.
Omar
ุขุณูู.
Sara
ู ูุนูููุด.
Please, in the man's and the woman's form.
Class activity
Today say ุดูููุฑูุง at least five times to real people or to the people in a film. When someone thanks you, answer ุนูููููุง. Say sorry once to a friend with ุขุณูู or ุขุณูููุฉ, depending on who you are.
Practice
1
You are a woman. How do you say โsorryโ?
ุขุณูููุฉ.
2
Listen. What does this word mean: OK, sorry or thanks?
OK: the word is ุชูู
ูุงู
(tamฤm).
3
Someone says ุดูููุฑูุง. What do you answer?
ุนูููููุง.
4
The woman asks the man for water. Which โpleaseโ does she use: ู
ูู ููุถูููู or ู
ูู ููุถูููู?
ู
ูู ููุถูููู, because she speaks to a man.
5
What does ู
ูุนูููุด mean?
Never mind, it's OK, sorry about that.