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5.3: Dialogue and Reading

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    Learning Objectives

    In this section, you will be able to:

    • Say and write my phone number and home number.
    • Ask and answer about someone's phone number, age, and home number.

    Dialogue 1 Asking about the Birth date

    In this dialogue, Tariq and Farah are asking about their birthday. Listen to their conversation and then practice with your partner.

    * In Arabic, you start with the date, then the month. Unlike the American way, the month then the date.

    Recording

    Asking about birthday
    English Transcription Arabic
    peace be upon you Assalamu Alaikum طارق: السَّلامُ عليكم
    and peace be upon you Wa Aalkium Assalaam فرح: وَ عَليكمُ السَّلام
    What's your date of birth, Farah? mataa eid miladik ya Farah?

    طارق: مَتَى عِيدُ مِيلادكِ يا فَرح؟

    On October 12th. And you? fi aktubar ithnaa a'shar wa 'anta?

    فرح:فِي 12 اُكتُوبر و أنتَ؟

    I was born on April 3rd Anna fi 'iibril thalaathah طارق: أنا فِي 3 إبريل
    Thank you shkraan فرح: ًشُكرا
    You're welcome efwaan طارق: عَفواً
    Query \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    Reading

    Read the paragraph below about Tariq. Then practice the reading with your partners.

    man smiling while sitting and using MacBook
    Tariq

    .طَارِق طَالبٌ يَدْرُسُ فِي جامِعَةِ بَغداد

    . يَسْكنُ طَارِق فِي بَيْت في مّدينة بَغداد

    ، بَيْتُ طَارق في شارع عَدَن

    (رَقَم بَيْتُ طارِق 5 (خَمْسَة

    Practice Activity 1

    Fill up a digital form with your name, birth date, and phone number in Arabic. For example, Facebook digital form.

    Dialogue 2 Asking about Age

    In this dialogue, Tariq and Farah are asking about ages. Listen to their conversation, read the text, and then practice with your partner.

    English
    Query \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    Practice Activity 2

    Speak and practice with your partner.

    Pronunciation

    Response

    Pronunciation

    Question in Arabic

    eumri

    عمري

    I am

    kam eumaruka?

    كَمْ عُمرُك؟

    How old rae you?

    fi

    في

    in

    mataa eid miladik?

    مَتَى عِيدُ ميلادك؟

    When's your birthday?

    fi

    في

    in

    w 'ant mataa eid miladik?

    و أَنْت متى عيد ميلادك؟

    and you when's your date of birth?

    efwaan.

    عفواً

    You're welocme.

    shkraan

    شُكراً

    thank you

    Dialogue 3 اَلو مَن معي؟- 'Alu man ma'ay?

    In this dialogue, Tariq is calling Judi to take doctor's address. Listen to their conversation and then practice with your partner.

    Recording

    Nurse answering a phone call at the reception desk in a hospital
    Judy
    اَلو مَن معي؟- 'Alu man ma'ay?
    English Transcription Arabic
    Hello   طَارق: آلو مَرْحَباً
    Hi. who's this?   جُودي : أَهْلاً مَنْ مَعِي؟
    I am Tariq Arabi. Please I want the doctor's address.   طَارق: أَنا طَارق عَرَبي مَنْ فَضلك أريد عنوان الطبيب
    The doctor's address is close to Baghdad Street.   جودي :عنوان الطبيب قريب من شارع بغداد
    What;s the street's number?   طارق : وما رقم الشارع؟
    The Street's number is 10.   جودي :رقم الشارع 10
    What's the doctor's address?   طارق :و ما عنوان الطبيب؟
    Street 10, Aden Building   عنوان الطبيب شارع 10 بناية عدن
    Thank you   شكراً
    You're welcome.   عفواً
    Query \(\PageIndex{1}\)
    Activity #1

    Pretend you are the customer and your classmate is the local sports club representative.

    You want to register in a local sports club. Create a dialogue with the sports club representative by providing the following information:

    Your name (first and last name), birth date (date, and month), home address (house number, street name, city, and state), and phone number.

    Activity #2

    Search for a famous Arab soccer player, then write his name, where he is from, his age, what school he goes to, his family, and his shirt number.


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