{"id":22766,"date":"2022-03-14T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T06:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=22766"},"modified":"2022-03-14T00:04:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T00:04:16","slug":"choices-listening-practice-in-saudi-arabic-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/choices-listening-practice-in-saudi-arabic-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Choices: Listening Practice in Saudi Arabic (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to today&#8217;s blog. We will be studying a one-minute, video clip <strong>in Saudi Arabic \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u062c\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629<\/strong>. The clip is taken from <strong>a<\/strong> <strong>live broadcast \u0628\u062b \u062d\u064a<\/strong> by <strong>Dr. Sumaya Al-Nasser \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0631\u0629 \u0633\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0635\u0631<\/strong>. She is <strong>an awareness coach \u0645\u064f\u062f\u064e\u0631\u0651\u0650\u0628\u064e\u0629\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0639\u0652\u064a<\/strong> &amp; <strong>a leading figure \u0634\u064e\u062e\u0652\u0635\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629\u064c \u0628\u064e\u0627\u0631\u0650\u0632\u064e\u0629\u064c<\/strong> in <strong>the field of self-help \u0645\u062c\u0627\u0644 \u062a\u0637\u0648\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u0627\u062a\/ \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0646\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u0627\u062a\u064a\u0629<\/strong>. In this short video, she is discussing the topic of <strong>choices \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062e\u062a\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a<\/strong> and the number of consequences related to choices we make. This is a s-part blog post. In this post, I will challenge you to understand the content of the clip by providing English transcript of the video (Please note that <em><strong>Arabic subtitles<\/strong><\/em> are provided in the video).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22695\" style=\"width: 407px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/pKeF6Tt3c08\" aria-label=\"Brendan Church PKeF6Tt3c08 Unsplash 350x233\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22695\" class=\"wp-image-22695\"  alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"264\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/brendan-church-pKeF6Tt3c08-unsplash-350x233.jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/brendan-church-pKeF6Tt3c08-unsplash-350x233.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/brendan-church-pKeF6Tt3c08-unsplash-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/brendan-church-pKeF6Tt3c08-unsplash-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/brendan-church-pKeF6Tt3c08-unsplash-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/brendan-church-pKeF6Tt3c08-unsplash.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-22695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Brendan Church on Unsplash<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Choices \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062e\u062a\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Lets cover some of the key phrases around this topic of <strong>choice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Choice <strong>\u0627\u062e\u0652\u062a\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0631<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To choose <strong>\u064a\u064e\u062e\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0631<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Decision <strong>\u0642\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0631<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Decisions<strong> \u0642\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0627\u062a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>to decide <strong>\u064a\u064f\u0642\u064e\u0631\u0651\u0650\u0631<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>*Interestingly, while &#8216;choice&#8217; in Arabic is <strong>\u0627\u062e\u062a\u064a\u0627\u0631<\/strong> <strong>Ikhtiyaar<\/strong>, a similar word: <strong>\u062e\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0631<\/strong> <strong>Khayaar<\/strong> means&gt; &#8216;an option&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Options <strong>\u062e\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0627\u062a<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A road <strong>\u0637\u064e\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0642\u0652<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Destiney <strong>\u0627\u0644\u0642\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0631\u0652<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Some related phrases<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>We have to choose <strong>\u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0646\u064e\u062e\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0631<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You need to make a decision <strong>\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0643 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u064e\u062a\u0651\u062e\u0650\u0630\u064e \u0642\u0631\u0627\u0631\u064b\u0627<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>make a choice\/ choose <strong>\u0627\u062e\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0631\u0652\u064e<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What would you choose? <strong>\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0630\u064e\u0627<\/strong> <strong>\u0633\u064e\u062a\u064e\u062e\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0652\u0631<\/strong>\u061f<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t have the freedom to choose <strong>\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0633\u064e \u0644\u064e\u062f\u064e\u064a\u0651 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064f\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629 \u0644\u0650\u0623\u064e\u062e\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0631<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our responsibility in life i to choose <strong>\u0645\u0633\u0624\u0648\u0644\u064a\u062a\u0646\u0627 \u0641\u064e\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0629\u0650 \u0647\u0650\u064a\u064e \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652 \u0646\u064e\u062e\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0631<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m confused and can&#8217;t choose <strong>\u0623\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u062d\u064e\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0631 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0633\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0637\u0650\u064a\u0639\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0650\u062e\u0652\u062a\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0631\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m hesitant &#8211; what do you think? <strong>\u0623\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0645\u064f\u062a\u064e\u0631\u064e\u062f\u0651\u0650\u062f &#8211; \u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0631\u064e\u0623\u0652\u064a\u064f\u0643\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">= = = = = = = = = = = =<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Titled<\/strong><\/span>: &#8220;When you have two road in front of you&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0633\u0645\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0635\u0631 (\u0644\u0645\u0627 \u064a\u0643\u0648\u0646 \u0642\u062f\u0627\u0645\u0643 \u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0646..)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1_pGOkHF8xA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">English transcription:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>People who stand in a moment (find themselves at a situation)<\/h3>\n<h3>Where there are two road in front of them, one would say<\/h3>\n<h3>I go right (or) I go left<\/h3>\n<h3>In his mind, he\u2019s saying: I go right so that<\/h3>\n<h3>All things get sorted, and I feel relieved<\/h3>\n<h3>And that\u2019s it, no more mess<\/h3>\n<h3>Or I go left, and all things get sorted<\/h3>\n<h3>That\u2019s it, no more confusion, nothing<\/h3>\n<h3>So you have to know that<\/h3>\n<h3>Either right or left, there is (will be) mess<\/h3>\n<h3>And it\u2019s not a negative thing that there\u2019s a mess<\/h3>\n<h3>It\u2019s not a negative thing<\/h3>\n<h3>It\u2019s<\/h3>\n<h3>Change has consequences<\/h3>\n<h3>Choosing a new energy has consequences<\/h3>\n<h3>A decision that is different from a previous decision, has consequences<\/h3>\n<h3>Even if it\u2019s simple<\/h3>\n<h3>Like I told you, university<\/h3>\n<h3>Everyone goes to university<\/h3>\n<h3>I mean every year, there are millions<\/h3>\n<h3>Or maybe billions \u2013 I don\u2019t know<\/h3>\n<h3>People who go to uni<\/h3>\n<h3>And despite that, a university student gets confused, gets confused<\/h3>\n<h3>I mean he feels that there\u2019s a different energy<\/h3>\n<h3>There\u2019s something different<\/h3>\n<h3>I mean from the beginning of time, people get married<\/h3>\n<h3>The person who gets married feels like.. wow!<\/h3>\n<h3>There\u2019s confusion, there is something different, there are responsibilities, there is<\/h3>\n<h3>So this is it<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">= = = = = = = = = = = =<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/03\/brendan-church-pKeF6Tt3c08-unsplash-350x233-3.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>Welcome to today&#8217;s blog. We will be studying a one-minute, video clip in Saudi Arabic \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647\u062c\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0639\u0648\u062f\u064a\u0629. The clip is taken from a live broadcast \u0628\u062b \u062d\u064a by Dr. Sumaya Al-Nasser \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0631\u0629 \u0633\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0635\u0631. She is an awareness coach \u0645\u064f\u062f\u064e\u0631\u0651\u0650\u0628\u064e\u0629\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0639\u0652\u064a &amp; a leading figure \u0634\u064e\u062e\u0652\u0635\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0629\u064c \u0628\u064e\u0627\u0631\u0650\u0632\u064e\u0629\u064c in the field of self-help \u0645\u062c\u0627\u0644 \u062a\u0637\u0648\u064a\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u0627\u062a\/&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/choices-listening-practice-in-saudi-arabic-part-1\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":22828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[547398,3525,558079,558077,11,13],"tags":[558118],"class_list":["post-22766","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice","category-arabic-language","category-comprehension","category-opinion","category-pronunciation","category-vocabulary","tag-558118"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22766"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22768,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22766\/revisions\/22768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}