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
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
Kitchen
مطبخ
Cooker
بوتاجاز
Shower
دُش
Toilet
حمّام
Energy
طاقة
Drinking water
مياه الشرب
Tank
خزّان
Capacity
سِعَة
I fill it
أمْلَاه
I start the bus
أَدَوَّرْ الأوتبيس
Security factors
عَوامِل الأَمَان
I leave
أَسًيبْ
Wooden door
باب خَشَبْ
Locker
قَفْلْ
Glass
إزاز
Owned apartment
شقة تمليك1
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I hope you enjoyed this blog post and benefited from it
أتمنّى أن تكونوا قد استمتعتوا بهذه المدوّنة واستفدتوا منها
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