Egyptian Arabic - Introductory Course I

In this lecture you will learn how to greet people using the most common and general greetings in Arabic, this is in any formal as well as non-formal situation.

1. Ahlan wa Sahlan
2. MarHab or MarHaban
3. Assalamu Alaikum

Here I will show you how to respond to a greeting in Arabic, with all the 3 different variations when speaking to a

1. Man
   
2. Woman
   
3. Group of people

In this lecture you will learn how to use specific greetings used during the day & their response such as;

1. SabāH il-kheir
2. Masā' il-kheir
3. TesbaH ala-kheer

Together with the different ways of responding to each one of them as well.

In this lecture you will learn how to introduce yourself & get to know the other person by asking about their name in Arabic;

1. Whole phrase, then words separate
2. Two ways of asking; short vs. long
3. Gender differences; asking a man or woman
4. key vocabulary & a bit of a grammar

In this lecture we will learn together how to express our gratitude to meet someone using different expressions while addressing both, men and or women.

In this lecture we will learn together different words to use when you want to thank somebody whether talking to a man or a woman;

1. Thank you, different expressions
2. Gender differences
3. Expressing different degree in gratefulness

In this lecture we will learn together how to respond to 'thank you' phrases;

1. you welcome/ no worries
2. different contexts and different words

In this lecture you will learn how to apologize to other people for inconvenient situations or mistakes and also the gender distinction.

In this lecture you will learn how to respond when someone apologizes to you and also what to say in some slightly uncomfortable situations in order to make someone feel at ease.

Here in this lecture I will teach you the most positive, cool, and fantastic expressions to use in situations where you need some rapport & breaking the ice with the speaker.

In this lecture you will learn the personal pronouns;

1. I, We - You (man, woman, plural) - he, she, they
2. Examples using all the pronouns
3. a hint on verb 'to be' briefly

In this lecture you will learn how to point at things using the demonstratives in Arabic;

1. dah - di - doul
2. useful examples
3. verb 'to be'

In this lecture you will learn how to ask yes and no questions in 2 different ways;

1. Raising your voice at the last word
2. Using the word 'hal'

In this lecture you will learn how to make negated sentences and phrases using the word 'mish or mush'.

In this lecture you will get to know the following about the Egyptian Arabic;

1. Brief History of Egyptian Arabic
2. How many People Speak it?
3. Its similarity to the standard Arabic
4. Its components; other varieties & mixture with European languages.
5. Is it written or Spoken Only?
6. Its indication & mixture with the standard form