Comprehension: Egyptian lady living in a caravan (2) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Dec 27, 2021 in Arabic Language, comprehension, Pronunciation, Vocabulary
Welcome to the second part of this blog post. Last week, we started studying a short clip in Egyptian Arabic. The clip is about a female engineer مهندسة مصرية who decided to live in a caravan. In today’s post, I provide you with the correct answers to the questions you were given in the previous blog post. The focus in this blog post series is the keywords around the subject.
Here’s the clip – please watch it again to refresh your memory >>
*Correct Answers:
Vocabulary List (A): Matching exercises
Find the correct Arabic words and their English counterparts.
English |
Arabic
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Camp |
مُخَيَّم |
Services |
خدمات |
Water |
ميّه |
Electricity |
كهربا |
I Save up |
أوفّر |
Rent |
تَمَنْ الإيجَار |
Expenses |
مصاريف |
Bills |
فواتير |
I’m paying (for) it |
بَدْفَعْها |
I bought |
جِبْتْ / اشتريت |
Bus |
أوتوبيس / حافلة |
Went |
رٌحْتْ |
Blacksmith factory |
مصنع حِدادَة |
Design |
تصميم |
Bedroom |
غرفة نوم |
Locked |
مقفولة |
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Comprehension Questions:
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لماذا قررت يارا ترك منزلها؟
لأنها كانت تجد صعوبة في تغطية ثمن الإيجار المرتفع جدًا في القاهرة
Because she has been having difficulty to afford the very expensive rent payment in Cairo.
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ما الخطوة الأولى التي أخذتها بارا لحل هذه المشكلة؟
اشترت حافة
She bought a bus
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ماذا فعلت يارا بعد ذلك؟
قامت بأخذه إلى الحدّاد ليقوم بتصميمه
She took it to a blacksmith to design it.
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ما هي الغرف التي يتكون منها الكارافان/ المنزل المتنقل؟ أذكرها
مطبخ، وغرفة نوم للأم، وغرفة نوم لابنها، وحمّام
A kitchen, a bedroom for the mom, a bedroom for her son and a toilet.
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كيف تقوم يارا بتوفير الأموال والطاقة؟
عن طريق استخدام الطاقة الشمسية
By using solar energy.
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ما هي أدوات الأمان التي تستعملها يارا لحماية الحافلة؟ أذكرها
The place where she leaves the bus المكان الذي تترك فيه الحافلة
The bus door باب الحافلة
The flat door with a lock باب الشقة مع قفل
Anti Shatter glass الزجاج (ضد الكسر)
Security cameras كاميرات المراقبة
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Vocabulary List (B): More words to learn
Below is the second group of the main words (in Egyptian Arabic) that appear in the video as well as their English counterparts>> These are in order and you don’t have to match them 🙂
English |
Arabic
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Kitchen |
مطبخ |
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Cooker |
بوتاجاز |
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Shower |
دُش |
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Toilet |
حمّام |
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Energy |
طاقة |
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Drinking water |
مياه الشرب |
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Tank |
خزّان |
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Capacity |
سِعَة |
|
I fill it |
أمْلَاه |
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I start the bus |
أَدَوَّرْ الأوتبيس |
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Security factors |
عَوامِل الأَمَان |
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I leave |
أَسًيبْ |
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Wooden door |
باب خَشَبْ |
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Locker |
قَفْلْ |
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Glass |
إزاز |
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Owned apartment |
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I hope you enjoyed this blog post and benefited from it 🙂
أتمنّى أن تكونوا قد استمتعتوا بهذه المدوّنة واستفدتوا منها
- 1When you have your own apartment (as opposed to renting one)
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