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Eastern Arabic II - Lesson 22
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[NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Now you're an American woman in Syria. You're leafing through the phone book. How does a Syrian acquaintance ask you if you want help? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How would you say, yes, I want assistance? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] He asks, can you read Arabic? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Say, I'm able to read the address. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] But I'm not able to read the number. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Can you give me a phone number of a good doctor? Use-- [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] My husband wants to see a doctor. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] He tells you, Dr. Rashid is a good doctor. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] But I don't think he's in his office now. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Today is a holiday. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Later, how do you tell a colleague that you need to buy something from the pharmacy? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] But the stores are closed. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Ooh, I don't think the pharmacies are open. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] I want help, please. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Are the pharmacies open? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Tell him, I want to buy an American newspaper. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] And I need to buy something from the pharmacy. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Are the pharmacies closed today? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] He says, it's a holiday today. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] But the pharmacy on El Hamra Street is open. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Tell him, I want to go to this pharmacy. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How would he say, I'm writing the address? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] You look confused. He asks, do you want help? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] He asks you, are you able to read the address? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Oh, I don't think the pharmacies are open. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Today is a holiday. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] He says, yes, yes, I know the pharmacies are open. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does he ask you if you can read Arabic? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Yes, I'm able to read Arabic. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does he say that this pharmacy is five minutes from here? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] He asks you again, are you able to read Arabic? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Do you want assistance? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] No, I'm able to read Arabic a little. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] You look at it and say, I don't think the address is correct. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] He asks you, are you able to read the address? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How does he say this pharmacy is on El Hamra Street? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Five minutes from here? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] I want to buy a newspaper too. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] He asks you again, are you able to read the address? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Tell him, yes, thank you. I'm able to read a little Arabic. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] But I don't think the address is correct. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Now you're leaving your office to go to the post office. Your colleague says, my wife writes a lot of letters to our children. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] He asks if you could take a letter for him. He says, this letter's for my son in Egypt. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] He checks the letter and says, yes, the address is correct. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] He says, my son lives in Egypt. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How would he say, he's a student? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] My daughter lives in Egypt too. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] She works for the university, she's a doctor. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] You want to tell him, my family lives in America. Here's the word for America. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Say that your family lives in America. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Tell him emphatically, I prefer to send emails too. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] He says, sometimes I prefer to call. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] He asks, where do they live in America? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] You tell him, my son and my daughter both live in New York. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] My son is a student. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] And my daughter works at the university. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] She's a doctor. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] My daughter is not a student. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Now you're an American businessman driving in Damascus. You stop to get directions from a woman passing by. Here's how you ask her, are you able to help me? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] How do you ask a woman, are you able to help me? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Here's how to say, I'm looking for. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] At the beginning means that you are in the process of doing something right now. Say, I'm looking for. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Here's the word for square. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Here's how to say, star square. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Try to say, I'm looking for a star square. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Literally, square of the star. Say again, I'm looking for star square. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Ask the woman again, are you able to help me? [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Ask if she knows where a star a square is. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] She answers, no sir, I'm sorry. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Owning a rental property sounds like a dream. Collect a rent, and relax. That is, until you realize how much work goes into getting it ready. First, you need to conduct market research to understand local rental trends and determine a competitive rent price. Then there's cleaning, staging, repairs, and hiring a professional photographer. Next, develop a marketing strategy. List the property on rental sites and schedule calendar showings. [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH] Sound complicated? Runner's warehouse is here to take the hard work off your rental to-do list. Our job is complicated because it should be. We handle everything from marketing and showing your property to screening tenants and preparing the lease. Our best-in-class property management professionals take care of your property as if it were our own, from rent collection to maintenance coordination, all for one flat monthly fee. Go to runnerswarehouse.com for a free rental analysis to find out how much your home can rent for. Or call 303-974-9444 to speak with a rent estate advisor today. 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. You ask another woman, "Are you able to help me?" Did it say "dini"? Say "dini"? How do you tell her you're looking for a star square? She says, "Go straight ahead." Do you remember the word for "take" when giving someone directions? "Hood." Now she says, "And then take..." Do you remember the word for "first"? "Awan." You use the same word to say "the first." Try to say "take first street to the left." Ask her, "Are you able to help me?" Did it say "dini"? She answers, "No, star square is five minutes from here." Take the first street to the left. How do you know you're looking for a star? Good. Thank you very much, ma'am. Thank you very much, ma'am. Now you and a colleague are discussing driving differences. She argues that in general, Americans drive slowly. Here's slowly. How does she say, "slowly," literally at their leisure? And now here's, "They drive." How would she say, "They drive slowly?" Do you remember how to say, "The Americans?" Now you disagree with her saying, "The Americans don't drive slowly." She says, "But the Syrians..." Do you remember the word for "fast" or "quickly"? How would she say, "But the Syrians, they drive fast?" Here's how to say, "To drive." I like to drive in Damascus. The Americans, they don't drive slowly. The Americans, they don't drive slowly. Now here's how to say, "Faster." The Syrians drive faster. Sometimes the Americans drive slowly. I like to drive in Damascus. Here's how to say, "Faster than..." Faster than the Americans. Here's how she says, "Many Syrians..." Many Syrians drive fast. Faster than the Americans. I like to drive in Damascus. Using the official word for Syria, say, "But in Syria, the gas is expensive." In America, the gas is less expensive. She says, "Yes, but many Syrians don't drive fast." How does she say, "Slowly?" And many Americans don't drive slowly. The Syrians drive faster than the Americans. But in America, the gas is less expensive. Then in Syria, in this case, "in" is understood. She says, "The Americans are not faster than the Syrians." They don't drive very fast. But in America, the gas is less expensive than in Syria. In America, the Russians are curious. She asks you, "It's how much the gas?" You ask, "Where? In America?" How do you answer that the gas is less expensive than here? It's less expensive than in Syria. But many Americans drive slowly. Now you and a friend are driving to a restaurant, but you're having trouble finding it. She says, "I know Star Square is five minutes from here." You pull over and speak to a passerby saying, "Are you able to help me?" I'm looking for... How do you tell her you're looking for Star Square? How do you say that you're looking for a restaurant in Star Square? I don't know the address. But the restaurant is in Star Square. How do you say that you're looking for Star Square? Tell her again you're looking for Star Square. How do you say that you're looking for Star Square? She says to you, "Yes, go straight ahead and take." The first street to the left. Thank you very much, ma'am. She asks, "Are you American?" When you tell her, "Yes," she tells you to be careful saying, "The Syrians drive faster than the Americans. Tell her, "Yes, I like to drive in Damascus." This is the end of Unit 22 in the end of today's lesson. 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 off the lease at a rent collection, handle maintenance request, maintain communication. 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 MossAtoms.com.