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LESSON 33
Lebanese 101
With Mostafa
DIALOGUE • MIX ‘N’ MATCH
• SAY IT FORMAL • DO YOU SPEAK?
• WHAT ARE YOU EATING? •
NEW VOCABULARY
WITH
IMRAN LUM
ARABIC
DIALOGUE
How are you going? (m)
keefak?
How are you going? (f)
kefeek?
Hey (what) how are you going? (f)
shu kefeek?
I’m good
ana mnee7
Good (m)
mnee7
Good (f)
mnee7a
How’s the kids?
keef alulaad?
What are you doing today? (m)
shu 3m ta3mal al-youm?
Do you speak English? (m)
bite7ki inglisi?
Do you speak English? (m. to someone you
perceive to be in a lower social class to your
fancy self)
bite7ki inglisi uleh?
What are you eating? (m)
shu 3m taakul?
What are you eating? (f)
shu 3m teekli?
Do you understand? (m. thuglife)
fahimit uleh?
Do you understand me? (m)
3m bi tifham 3laya?
Do you understand me? (f)
3m bi tifhami 3laya?
I don’t understand
ma 3m bifham
Thank you
shukran
May God grant you goodness
jazakallahu khairun
Hi/goodbye (peace be with you)
assalamu 3laykum
Goodbye (with peace)
ma3a salaama
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ARABIC
MIX ‘N’ MATCH
How are you going? (m)
shu 3m ta3mal al-youm?
How are you going? (f)
shu 3m teekli?
Hey (what) how are you going? (f)
3m bi tifhami 3laya?
I’m good
bite7ki inglisi uleh?
Good (m)
keefak?
Good (f)
ma 3m bifham
How’s the kids?
ma3a salaama
What are you doing today? (m)
kefeek?
Do you speak English? (m)
assalamu 3laykum
Do you speak English? (m. to someone you perceive to be in a lower
social class to your fancy self)
shukran
What are you eating? (m)
shu 3m taakul?
What are you eating? (f)
shu kefeek?
Do you understand? (m. thuglife)
jazakallahu khairun
Do you understand me? (m)
3m bi tifham 3laya?
Do you understand me? (f)
ana mnee7
I don’t understand
keef alulaad?
Thank you
mnee7a
May God grant you goodness
bite7ki inglisi?
Hi/goodbye (peace be with you)
fahimit uleh?
Goodbye (with peace)
mnee7
Survival Phrases
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SAY IT FORMAL
From previous lessons, try and remember how to say these phrases in formal Arabic:
How are you going? (m)
How are you going? (f)
I’m good
Do you speak English? (m)
Do you speak English? (f)
I don’t understand
DO YOU SPEAK?
You might remember from previous lessons how to ask “do you speak Arabic?” in formal Arabic:
Do you speak Arabic?
Do you speak Arabic?
hal tatakallameen al3-rabiyya?
hal tatakallamu al3-rabiyya?
ََّ ‫هَ ل َت َت‬
‫ك ِمني ال َع َربَِّية؟‬
ََّ ‫هَ ل َت َت‬
‫ك ُم ال َع َربَِّية؟‬
Now it’s your turn: Using the vocab below, try asking your friends what language they speak:
‫الفرنسية‬
‫اإلجنلزيية‬
‫األملانية‬
‫الرتكية‬
‫األردية‬
al-faransiyya
al-injlisiyya
al-almaaniyya
al-turkiyya
al-urdiyya
French
English
German
Turkish
Urdu
Do you speak Turkish? (m)
Do you speak English? (f)
Do you speak French? (f)
Do you speak German? (m)
Do you speak Urdu? (f)
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WHAT ARE YOU EATING?
Food is central to most of the conversations I’ve had in Arabic. So it’s pretty important to know how to ask someone
what they’re eating:
What are you eating?
What are you eating?
madha ta2kuleen?
ِ ُ ‫َما َذا َت ْئ‬
‫كني؟‬
madha ta2kulu?
ُ ُ ‫َما َذا َت ْأ‬
‫ك؟‬
I’m eating ...
And you’d also want to know how
to respond to the question:
ak2kulu ...
... ‫أألك‬
Now it’s your turn: Use the vocab below to practice saying “I’m eating ... “
Chicken
Meat
Breakfast
‫دجاج‬
‫معكرونة‬
dajaaj
Pasta
‫حلم‬
la7m
Rice
‫فطور‬
faTur
Kebab
‫كباب‬
kabaab
ghadaa2
Fish
‫مسك‬
samak
3shaa2
Bread
‫خزب‬
khubz
Lunch
‫غداء‬
Dinner
‫عشاء‬
‫الرز‬
ma3karoonah
ar-ruz
I’m eating meat
I’m eating bread
I’m eating rice and fish
I’m eating chicken and rice
I’m eating dinner
I’m eating pasta
I’m eating breakfast
I’m eating lunch
Survival Phrases
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ARABIC
NEW VOCABULARY
‫حلم‬
‫دجاج‬
‫فطور‬
‫غداء‬
dajaaj
la7m
faTur
ghadaa2
Chicken
Meat
Breakfast
Lunch
‫عشاء‬
‫معكرونة‬
‫الرز‬
‫كباب‬
3shaa2
ma3karoonah
Dinner
Pasta
‫مسك‬
‫خزب‬
‫األملانية‬
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‫اإلجنلزيية‬
‫الفرنسية‬
Bread
Fish
Kebab
Rice
khubz
samak
kabaab
ar-ruz
‫الرتكية‬
al-faransiyya
al-injlisiyya
French
English
‫األردية‬
al-almaaniyya
al-turkiyya
al-urdiyya
German
Turkish
Urdu
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