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2.4: Speaking and conversation

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    Learning Objectives

    In this section

    • You will read and respond in Egyptian Arabic.
    • You will practice talking about your family in Egyptian Arabic guided by a reading model.

    Warm-up :Watch the song and identify the family words.

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    Activity

    Egyptian conversation. Learn about Sami’s family through the following module.

    Read and listen to the following paragraph in Egyptian Arabic then answer the questions that follow.

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    أنا اسمي سامي، وأنا من مصر من مدينة الجيزة . بابا وماما ساكنين في القاهرة. أنا متجوِّز وعندي ولد واحد اسمه هَيثَم. باشتغل مُحاسب في بنك القاهرة. ليّا أخت وأخ. أختي اسمها هالة ، وهي متجوّزة وساكنة مع جوزها عادل وعندهم بنت اسمها آية وولد إسمه عُمر. وأخويا اسمه سعيد وهوّ بيشتغل مُهندِس وساكن في مدينة الإسكندرية وهو مش متجوز. أنا ليّا تلات عمّات وخال واحد. عمّتي سوزان عايشة في أمريكا وبتشتغل في شركة (آبل) في كاليفورنيا. خالي اسمه حمدي وبيشتغل دكتور في السعودية ومش عنده أولاد.

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    Key Takeaways

    • You can relate the spoken variety to what you know about standard Arabic.

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