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Eastern Arabic I - Lesson 29
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[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] This conversation contains a few new words. Listen to it again. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Do you remember the word for "from where?" Name. Name. Ask a woman where she is from. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How do you ask a woman? Where are you from? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Ask a man where he is from. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] If you are from London, for example, how do you say that? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How do you say I'm from Toronto? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] The lady in the conversation you've just heard says she is from Seattle. How does she say that? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How do you ask a woman, what do you do for a living? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] The man is literally asking, what do you work? Here's the word for you work addressed to a woman. It starts with a combination of the B and T sounds. Listen and repeat. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How do you say to a woman you work? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Ask a woman once more, what do you do for a living? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How do you ask a man, what do you do for a living? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] The difference between the two forms of you work is in the E ending on the feminine form. Ask a woman once more, what do you do? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Ask a man, what do you do? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] If you recall, the form for you work addressed to a man is the same for she works. Say she works. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Ask, what does she do? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Here's the word for female accountant. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How do you say female accountant? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does a woman say I work as an accountant? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Literally, she is saying I work accountant. There's neither as nor Anne. Once more, how does a woman say I work as an accountant? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Here's the word for company. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] The A ending tells us that it is a feminine noun. Say company. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How do you say in a company? Don't forget to use the B prefix for the preposition in. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Say in a company again. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does a woman say I work in a company? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does she say I work as an accountant in a company? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Here's the word for state as in the state of Ohio. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] It is a feminine noun as you may have guessed from the A ending. Say state again. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Here's how the phrase the state of Ohio sounds an Arabic. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Have you noticed the T sound inserted at the end of the word for state? It is always inserted when a pronoun or a noun follows the word. How do you say the state of Massachusetts? We lay it Massachusetts. We lay it Massachusetts. Say the state of California. We lay it California. How do you say in the state of California? We lay it California. We lay it California. How do you say I work in the state of California? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Here's the word for live or living referring to a man. In Arabic it is a noun although it translates as a verb. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Ask a man where do you live or where are you living? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does a man say I live in Boston? Don't forget the B prefix. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Have you noticed the absence of the word for I? It can be dropped if the reference is clear. But for emphasis or to be clear it may be used. How do you say I? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does a man say I live in Boston? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Here's how a woman says I live or I'm living. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does a woman say I live in the state of Florida? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does a woman say I live in New York? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] The woman in the conversation you've heard says that she lives in Seattle. How does she say that using the word for I? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does a man say I live in Damascus? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does a woman say I live in Beirut? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does a man say I'm from Oman but I live in Damascus? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Here's a useful communicative word. It is equivalent to a tag question like "isn't it?" or "can't you?" and so forth. In Arabic, the word is invariable. Here it is. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] It literally means "isn't that so?" Say it again. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Say to a man, "you're from Damascus, aren't you?" [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Say to a woman, "you live in Oman, don't you?" [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Do you remember the word for American referring to a man? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does a man say "I'm an American?" [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Ask a man, "Are you an American?" [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does someone ask a woman, "Are you an American?" [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] What's the word for Syrian? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Ask a man, "Are you Syrian?" [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How do you say to a man, "You're Syrian, aren't you?" [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] What's the word for English referring to a woman? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Ask a woman, "Are you English?" [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How do you ask a man, "Are you English?" [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Do you remember the word for Canadian that refers to a man? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How do you ask a man, "Are you Canadian?" [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Now ask a woman, "Are you Canadian?" [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How do you say to a woman, "You're Canadian, aren't you?" [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Do you remember how to say, "I work in Seattle?" [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does a man say, "I work as an accountant in Seattle?" Owning a rental property sounds like a dream until you realize how much work goes into getting it ready. Determinate competitive rent price, market the property, schedule the showing screen tenants, draft the lease at a rent collection, handle maintenance request, maintain communication. Whew, sound complicated? Renters' warehouse is here to take the hard work off your rental to-do list. Qualify tenants, check. Rent collection, check. Maintenance coordination, you got it. Go to runnerswarehouse.com for a free rental analysis to find out how much your home can rent for. Or call 303-974-9444. Because from now on, the only thing you need on your to-do list is to call runners' warehouse. What's next? At Moss Adams, that question inspires us to help people and their businesses strategically define and claim their future. As one of America's leading accounting, consulting, and wealth management firms, our collaborative approach creates solutions for your unique business needs. We leverage industry-focused insights with the collective technical resources of our firm to elevate your performance. Uncover opportunity and move upward at Moss Adams.com. How does a woman say, "I work as an accountant in Seattle"? Do you remember how to ask a woman? How does a woman say, "I work as an accountant in Seattle"? How does a woman say, "I work as an accountant in Seattle"? Do you remember how to ask a woman, "Did you like the movie?" or more literally, "Did the movie please you?" Ajabeculphillum. Ajabeculphillum. What's the word for "tablecloth"? Mafrashtauli. Mafrashtauli. How do you refer to it by the word for "cloth"? Mafrasht. Mafrasht. Ask a woman, "Did the cloth please you?" or "Did you like the cloth?" Ajabeculphillum. Ajabeculphillum. This form of the verb is used to refer to masculine nouns like "cloth" and "movie". There's no "t" sound before the final "ick" ending on the verb. Listen again to the verb by itself addressed to a woman and referring to a masculine thing. Ajabeculphillum. Ajabeculphillum. But if references to a feminine thing like "state", a "t" sound is inserted right before the "ick" ending becoming "tick". Listen to a man asking a woman if she liked Damascus. Remember that the question literally means, "Did Damascus please you?" Ajabeculphillum. Ajabeculphillum. Suppose that a man has told a woman that he has been to Aleppo. How does she ask him, "Did you like Aleppo?" Ajabeculphillum. Ajabeculphillum. Have you noticed the tuck ending on the verb? Ask a man again, "Did you like Boston?" Ajabec Boston. Ajabec Boston. How do you ask a woman if she liked Cincinnati? Ajabeculphillum. Ajabeculphillum. Note the tuck ending. Ask a woman if she liked the state of California. Ajabeculphillum. Ajabeculphillum. Here's how to say to a man "you like" referring to a feminine thing and address to a man. Abtejbak. Abtejbak. Note the B and T sounds on the beginning. How do you say "you like" referring to a feminine thing? Abtejbak. Abtejbak. Ask a man, "Do you like the state of California?" Remember that the question literally means "Does the state of California please you?" Abtejbakulphillum. Abtejbakulphillum. How do you ask a woman, "Do you like the state of California?" Abtejbakulphillum. Abtejbakulphillum. Have you remembered to use the "it" ending after the verb? Say "yes" it pleases me. Ajabeculphillum. Ajabeculphillum. The form I like or "it pleases" can be said by men and women. It ends in "ni" which is equivalent to "mi". Say once more, "Yes, I like it". Ajabeculphillum. Ajabeculphillum. Here's how to say "it's pretty" or "beautiful" referring to a feminine thing. Helue. Helue. How do you say "pretty"? Helue. Helue. Say "California" is beautiful. California Helue. California Helue. Now imagine Mrs. Brown in another store in the traditional homodia bazaar in Old Damascus. She is buying an embroidered handmade dress. What word for "dress"? Fostan. Fostan. This noun is masculine. How do you say "dress"? Fostan. Fostan. How does Mrs. Brown say "I want that dress" pointing to a particular one in the window? Bidehadakulfostan. She points it out more precisely by saying "the white one on the right". Listen and repeat. El abiadili aaliamin. El abiadili aaliamin. Say "the white one" by itself. El abiad. El abiad. As you may recall, the phrase literally means "the white". Say it again. El abiad. El abiad. Do you remember the word for "who" or "witch"? Eli. Eli. How do you say "witch"? Eli. Eli. Say "I want the dress on the right". Bidehadili aaliamin. Bidehadili aaliamin. What's the phrase for "on the left"? Ashman. Ashman. How do you say "on the left"? Ashman. Ashman. Now say "I want the dress on the left". Bidehadili aaliamin. Bidehadili aaliamin. The salesman asks, "What size?" Listen. Shul, yes. Shul, yes. The man is literally saying, "What the size?" Say the word for "size" by itself. Yes. Yes. This word starts by stopping the air completely by the vocal cords and then releasing it. Listen again. Yes. Yes. How does the man say, "What size?" Shul, yes. Shul, yes. Have you noticed the L sound on the beginning of size? It stands for the definite article. Literally you're saying, "What the size?" Listen once more to the man say, "What size?" Shul, yes. Shul, yes. The man might ask the lady, "What's your size?" Here it is. Shuh yesik. Shuh yesik. Note the ik ending when addressing a woman. How would the man ask the woman, "What's your size?" Shuh yesik. Shuh yesik. Sizes may come in large, medium and small. Here's the word for large. Kabir. Kabir. How do you say large? Kabir. Kabir. Here's the word for medium. Wasat. Wasat. How do you say medium? Wasat. Wasat. And here's the word for small. Freer. Freer. How do you say small? Freer. Freer. Suppose that Mrs. Brown's size is medium. How does she answer the man's question? Wasat. Wasat. She'd like to try it on. Here's how she asks, "Can I try it on?" Bit de riso. Bit de riso. Note that there is no word for on. The second word literally means "try it." The final sound "o" stands for "it," which refers to the masculine noun "dress." How does the woman ask, "Can I try it on?" Bit de riso. Owning a rental property sounds like a dream until you realize how much work goes into getting it ready. Determine a competitive rent price, market the property, schedule the showing screen tenant's draft at lease at a rent collection, handle maintenance request, maintain communication. Whew! Sound complicated? Sharehouse is here to take the hard work off your rental to-do list. Qualify tenants? Check. Rent collection? Check. Maintenance coordination? You got it. Go to runnerswarehouse.com for a free rental analysis to find out how much your home can rent for. Or call 303-974-9444. Because from now on, the only thing you need on your to-do list is to call runners warehouse. What's next? At Moss Adams, that question inspires us to help people and their businesses strategically define and claim their future. As one of America's leading accounting, consulting, and wealth management firms, our collaborative approach creates solutions for your unique business needs. We leverage industry-focused insights with the collective technical resources of our firm to elevate your performance. Uncover opportunity and move upward at MossAtoms.com. Bit de riso. The man responds, of course. Listen. Toban. Toban. How do you say "of course"? Toban. Toban. Mrs. Brown asks if there is a mirror. Listen. Fimrei. Fimrei. Here's the word for "there is" or "there are" by itself. Fi. Fi. And here's the word for "mir". Mirai. Mirai. How do you say "mir"? Mirai. Mirai. How does a woman ask? Is there a mirror? Fimrei. Fimrei. The man says "there's a mirror over there on the left". Listen. Fimrei. Ni kashmal. Fimrei. Ni kashmal. What's the word for "over there"? Hneek. Hneek. What's the phrase for "on the left"? Ashmal. Ashmal. Now say "there's a mirror over there on the left". Fimrei. Ni kashmal. Fimrei. Ni kashmal. The lady tries on the dress and finds it not to be her size. She tells the man, "This is not my size". Listen. Haddamu esi. Haddamu esi. What's the word for this? Referring to a masculine thing. Hadda. Hadda. What's the word that negates nouns and adjectives? Mi. Mi. Do you remember the word for size? Yes. Yes. How do you say "my size"? Yesi. Yesi. How would a woman say to a salesman, "This is not my size"? Haddamu esi. Haddamu esi. Suppose she wants a smaller size. You already know the word for "small". Listen. Frir. Frir. Here's the word for "smaller". As her. As her. How do you say "smaller size"? Yes, as her. Yes, as her. She's literally saying "size smaller" because adjectives in Arabic follow the nouns. Say "smaller size" again. Yes, as her. Yes, as her. Do you remember the word for "you have" addressed to a man? Andak. Andak. How does she ask him? Do you have a smaller size? Andak. Yes, as her. Andak. Yes, as her. Suppose the woman wants a larger size. Do you even remember the word for "large"? Qibir. Qibir. Here's the word for "larger" or "bigger". Akbar. Akbar. How would you ask a salesman? Do you have a larger size? Remember that the word for "larger" follows the noun size. Andak. Yes, as her. Andak. Yes, as her. After she tries another dress, Mrs. Brown says this one fits well. Listen. The man asks, did you like the dress? Say it. The woman responds, "Yes, it's pretty". Listen. The woman responds, "Yes, it's pretty". Listen. She is saying, "Yes, pretty". How do you say, "Yes, it's pretty", referring to a masculine thing? Now she wants to know how much it costs. Do you remember the word for "how much"? Adish. Adish. What's the word for "dress"? For "stan". For "stan". How does she ask, "How much is the dress?" Adish for "stan". Adish for "stan". Note the L sound before "dress". Ask once more, "How much is the dress?" Addish for "stan". Addish for "stan". The man says, "900 lira". Listen. The Samit lira. The Samit lira. She did not catch what he says, so she asks him to write the number down. Listen to her say, "Write it down, please". How do you say to a man write it down? The "o" sound on the end means "it", and it refers to masculine things. And since the word for "number" is masculine, you use "o" to say "write it". Say once more, write it down to a man. How do you say "please" to a man? Menfudluck. Have you noticed the arc ending? Now request the man to write it down. How do you say "please" to a woman? Menfudluck. Menfudluck. Note the "ick" ending. Here's how to say to a woman, write it down. To be. To be. This word ends in a long stressed "e" sound. Again say to a woman, write it down. To be. To be. How do you say to a woman, write it down, please? To be menfudluck. To be menfudluck. Now the man asks the lady if she likes the dress. Listen. Ajabikulfustan. Ajabikulfustan. How do you ask a woman, do you like the dress? Ajabikulfustan. Ajabikulfustan. Mrs. Brown says yes. Listen. Awa. Awa. Ask a woman, do you like the film? Ajabikulfustan. Ajabikulfustan. She says yes, it's interesting. Listen. Awa, vareif. Awa, vareif. What's the word for interesting, referring to a masculine thing? Vareif. Vareif. How do you say it's time for lunch? Saruatilhada. Saruatilhada. Do you remember how to say I want to go? Bidirush. Bidirush. Say, I want to go to the hotel. Bidirushal Otel. Bidirushal Otel. This brings us to the end of Unit 29. Owning a rental property sounds like a dream until you realize how much work goes into getting it ready. Determine a competitive rent price, market the property, schedule the showing screen, turn it off at the lease at a rent collection, handle maintenance request, maintain communication. Whew! Sound complicated? Renters' warehouse is here to take the hard work off your rental to-do list. Qualify tenants, check, rent collection, check, maintenance coordination, you got it. Go to runnerswarehouse.com for a free rental analysis to find out how much your home can rent for. Or call 303-974-9444. Because from now on, the only thing you need on your to-do list is to call runners' warehouse. What's next? At Moss Adams, that question inspires us to help people and their businesses strategically define and claim their future. As one of America's leading accounting, consulting and wealth management firms, our collaborative approach creates solutions for your unique business needs. We leverage industry-focused insights with the collective technical resources of our firm to elevate your performance. Uncover opportunity and move upward at MossAdams.com