{"id":19431,"date":"2020-11-11T06:00:06","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=19431"},"modified":"2020-11-10T21:19:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T21:19:26","slug":"arabic-vocabulary-surrounding-mobile-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/arabic-vocabulary-surrounding-mobile-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabic Vocabulary Surrounding Mobile Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this post, I thought we\u2019d learn the Arabic vocabulary used to talk about \u0627\u0644\u0647\u064e\u0648\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u062d\u0645\u0648\u0644\u0629<\/strong> mobile phones. For example, making calls, texting, getting a phone plan, etc. You\u2019ll find that some Arabic speakers refer to many such vocabulary words in English as well as in Arabic similar to the case of many other technological terms. You\u2019ll also notice that within the Arabic usage of such terms, you have both the MSA and colloquial versions. I have included a couple short mobile telephone network adds as an example of how these vocabulary words are used in context.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s begin with mobile\/cellular phone: \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0641<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u062d\u0645\u0648\u0644<\/strong> (formal MSA term)<\/p>\n

Other words used to refer to cell phones are: \u062a\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0641\u0648\u0646<\/strong>\u060c \u062e\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0648\u064a<\/strong>\u060c \u0645\u064e\u0648\u0628\u0627\u064a\u0644<\/strong>\u060c \u062c\u064e\u0648\u0627\u0644<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Levantine example)<\/p>\n

\u0634\u0648 \u0646\u0648\u0639 \u0645\u0648\u0628\u0627\u064a\u0644\u0643\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 What kind of mobile phone do you have? ?<\/p>\n

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smart phone: \u00a0\u0647\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0641<\/strong> \u0630\u064e\u0643\u064a <\/strong>but most people just say “\u0633\u0645\u0627\u0631\u062a<\/strong> \u0641\u0648\u0646<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

phone number: \u0631\u064e\u0642\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0641<\/strong> or \u0631\u064e\u0642\u0645 \u062a\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0641\u0648\u0646<\/strong><\/p>\n

to call\/dial: \u064a\u064e\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0635\u0650\u0644 \u0628\u0640\u0650<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0in Levantine we also say \u064a\u064e\u062d\u0643\u064a<\/strong> \u0645\u064e\u0639<\/strong><\/p>\n

call (noun): \u0645\u064f\u0643\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0645\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n

text message: \u0631\u0650\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0629<\/strong> \u0646\u064e\u0635\u064a\u0629<\/strong> or \u0631\u0650\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0629\u064b<\/strong> \u0642\u064e\u0635\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/strong> for SMS<\/p>\n

to text: \u064a\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0633\u0650\u0644\u064f<\/strong> \u0631\u0650\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0629\u064b<\/strong> \u0642\u064e\u0635\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/strong> \u00a0or in Levantine, you will hear “\u064a\u064e\u0628\u0652\u0639\u064e\u062a “\u0645\u0633\u062c” \u0623\u0648 “\u062a\u0643\u0633\u062a<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

to answer a call: \u064a\u064f\u062c\u0650\u064a\u0628<\/strong> \/ \u064a\u064e\u0631\u064f\u062f\u0651<\/strong><\/p>\n

number is busy: \u00a0\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u0642\u064e\u0645<\/strong> \u0645\u064e\u0634\u0652\u063a\u0648\u0644<\/strong><\/p>\n

phone plan or phone line: \u062e\u064e\u0637 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0641 <\/strong>or \u062e\u064e\u0637 \u062a\u0644\u0641\u0648\u0646<\/strong><\/p>\n

to charge: \u064a\u064e\u0634\u062d\u0646<\/strong> and charger is \u0634\u0627\u062d\u0650\u0646<\/strong><\/p>\n

.\u0644\u0627\u0632\u0650\u0645 \u0625\u0634\u062d\u0646 \u062a\u0644\u0641\u0648\u0646\u064a<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0I have to charge my pone.\u00a0 (Levantine)<\/p>\n

Sim card: \u0634\u064e\u0631\u064a\u062d\u0629<\/strong> \u0645\u0648\u0628\u0627\u064a\u0644<\/strong><\/p>\n

to turn off phone: \u064a\u064f\u0637\u0641\u0626 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627\u062a\u0641\u00a0<\/strong> and to silence phone is \u064a\u064e\u0636\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0647\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0641 \u0641\u064a \u0648\u064e\u0636\u0652\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0627\u0645\u0650\u062a<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wi-Fi: \u0648\u0627\u064a \u0641\u0627\u064a\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0641\u064a \u0648\u0627\u064a \u0641\u0627\u064a\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 Is there Wi-Fi?\u00a0 (Levantine)<\/p>\n

App: \u062a\u064e\u0637\u0628\u064a\u0642<\/strong>\u00a0 and to download an app is \u064a\u064f\u062d\u064e\u0645\u0650\u0644 \u062a\u064e\u0637\u0628\u064a\u0642<\/strong><\/p>\n

ringtone: \u0646\u064e\u063a\u064e\u0645\u0629\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0634\u0648 \u0646\u063a\u0645\u0629 \u062a\u0644\u0641\u0648\u0646\u0643\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 What’s your phone ringtone? ?\u00a0 (Levantine)<\/p>\n

settings: \u0625\u0639\u062f\u0627\u062f\u0627\u062a<\/strong><\/p>\n

network: \u0634\u064e\u0628\u064e\u0643\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n

minutes: \u062f\u064e\u0642\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0642<\/strong><\/p>\n

Internet package: \u062d\u064f\u0632\u0652\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u062a\u0631\u0646\u062a<\/strong><\/p>\n

photo: \u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629<\/strong> and to take a photo is \u064a\u0623\u062e\u064f\u0630 \u0635\u0648\u0631\u0629<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here are two Jordanian mobile phone network adds. Try to listen for some of the words we learned above. ?<\/h3>\n

\u0644\u0627\u0632\u0645\u0646\u064a \u0645\u0648\u0628\u0627\u064a\u0644 \u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f<\/a><\/p>\n

Listen for the words (…\u0645\u0648\u0628\u0627\u064a\u0644\u060c \u062e\u0637 \u062c\u0645\u0627\u0639\u062a\u064a\u060c \u0627\u062a\u0635\u0644 \u0639\u0644\u0649<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

\u062e\u0637\u0648\u0637 U \u0627\u0644\u062c\u062f\u064a\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062f\u0641\u0648\u0639\u0629 \u0645\u0633\u0628\u0642\u0627\u064b<\/a><\/p>\n

Listen for the words (\u062e\u0637\u060c \u062d\u0632\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062a\u0631\u0646\u062a\u060c \u062f\u0642\u0627\u0626\u0642\u060c \u0645\u0643\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u062a\u060c \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

I hope this post helped you become more familiar with vocabulary surrounding cell phones.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Till next week, happy Arabic learning! ?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In this post, I thought we\u2019d learn the Arabic vocabulary used to talk about \u0627\u0644\u0647\u064e\u0648\u0627\u062a\u0650\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064e\u062d\u0645\u0648\u0644\u0629 mobile phones. For example, making calls, texting, getting a phone plan, etc. You\u2019ll find that some Arabic speakers refer to many such vocabulary words in English as well as in Arabic similar to the case of many other technological…<\/p>\n

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