1.2: Greetings and Ending Conversations
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مُحَادَثَة رَسْمِيَّة بالعَامِيَّة
:كَلِمَات وتَعْبِيرَات مهمة
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الكلمة والتعبير بالعامية The word and expression in CA |
المعنى بالإنجليزية
The meaning in English |
الكلمة والتعبير المساوي بالفصحى The equivalent in MSA |
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النَّهارده |
today |
اليَوْم |
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بَسْ |
but |
also in CA لَكِن |
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شُغْل |
work |
also in CA عَمَل |
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كِتير |
a lot |
كثيراً Notice that in some dialects (e.g., ECA, LCA), ث sometimes changes into ت. Other dialects (e.g., Gulf) keep it the same as in MSA. |
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كمان |
as well/ too |
also in CA أَيْضَاً |
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بعدين |
after this/ then |
ثُمّ / بَعْد ذَلِك |
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إنْ شَاء الله |
God willing |
The same expression is used in MSA. |
الحِوَار رَقم (1)
This is a conversation between coworkers in a company as an example of a formal setting.
أحْمَد: صباح الخير يا سارة
سارة: صباح النور يا أحمد، إزيَّك؟ عامل إيه النَّهارده؟
أحمد: تمام، الحمد لله، وإنتِ عاملة إيه؟
سارة: كويسة، بَسْ عندي شُغْل كِتير
أحمد: وأنا كمان والله
سارة: طيب يا أحمد، نِتْكَلِّم بعدين إن شاء الله.
أحمد: إنْ شَاء الله!
2. Informal Greetings Conversation: At a Friends’ Gathering
محادثة غير رسمية بالعامية
:كَلِمَات وتَعْبِيرَات مهمة
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الكلمة والتعبير بالعامية The word and expression in CA |
المعنى بالإنجليزية
The meaning in English |
الكلمة والتعبير المساوي بالفصحى The equivalent in MSA |
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نِجِح |
passed/succeeded |
Same word with different internal voweling: نَجَحَ |
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إمْتِحَانَاتُه |
:his exams إمتحان+ ات+ ه |
same |
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أحْسَن مِن الأوّل |
LM (literal meaning): “better than the first” :IM (Intended meaning) the situation is better than before |
Almost the same in MSA except for changing one word أحْسن مِن قَبْل You can use this above-mentioned expression in CA as well. |
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سؤالِك (إنتِ)
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your question female recipient
a male recipient |
Same word with different internal voweling (on the attached pronoun)
سُؤالُك |
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حَبِيبْتِي |
my dear one a female recipient
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Same word with different internal voweling
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الحِوَار رَقم (2)
This is a conversation between two female friends at a gathering as an example of greetings in an informal setting.
نورا: أهلاً يا دُعاء، كيفِك؟
دعاء: ِمنيحة، نُشْكُرالله وأنتِ؟ كيفِك؟
نورا: تمام، الحمد لله. كيف (ال) ماما و(ال) بابا؟
دعاء: بِخير، الحمدلله. وشو أخبار ياسر، أخوكِ، نِجِح في إمْتِحَانَاتُه؟
نورا: الحمدلله، وكيف صحِّة جِدِّتِك؟
دعاء: أحْسَن مِن الأوّل، شكراً على سُؤالِك (يا) حبيبتي!
3. Practice: Complete the Dialogue
This is an incomplete dialogue in the audio files. Practice speaking by completing the missing parts in this dialogue.
هالة: أهلاً! أهلاً! كيفك؟
إنتَ/ إنتِ: __________________، _________________
هالة: تمام، الحمد لله. كيف ماما؟
إنتَ/ إنتِ: __________________
هالة: وكيف بابا؟
إنتَ/ إنتِ: __________________، _________________
هالة: بخير، شكراً على سُؤالك!