Arabic Podcast 11 Definite and indefinite nouns

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Step 3: Review words to know [click here]

عَجوز
�aguuz - old

بِيِنَضَّف
biynaddaf - cleaning

يِقْعُد
yu�ud - sit

صاحِب
ṣaaḥib - owner

اِتْعَلِّم
it�alim - to learn

يِتْفَرَّج
yitfarrag - watch

مَحَلّْ
maḥal - store

هُدوم
hudoom - clothes

تَنْضيف
tanḍiif - clean

مَلابِس
malaabis - clothes

الله يِرْحَمُه
allah yirḥamu - peace
be upon him

زَبايِن
zabaayin - customers

بُقْعَة
bo'�a - spot
(on cloths)

بويَة
buuya - paint

دايْماً
Dayman - always

Step 4: Read dialogue [click here]

	كُرْلي راجِل عَجوز وِصاحِب مَحَلّ تَنْضيف مَلابِس Curly raagil �aguuz wi ṣaaḥib maḥal ṭandiif malaabis. Curly is an old man and is an owner of a laundry store.
	مَحَلُّه اِلْوَحيد اِللي بِيِنَضَّف اِلْملابِس في الْقَرْيَة دي Maḥallu il waḥiid illi biynadaf il malaabis fil qarya di. His store is the only one that cleans cloths in this village.
	كُرْلي اِتْعَلِّم إزّاي يِنَضَّف اِلْهُدوم مِن والْدُه الله يِرْحَمُه Curly it�alim izzaay yinaḍḍaf il hudoom min waldu allah yirḥamu. Curly learnt how to clean cloths from his father may he rest in peace.
	كُل يوم وِهُوَّ صُغَيَّر كان يُقْعُد جَنْب أبوه وِيِتْفَرَّج عَليه وِهُوَّ بِيِشْتَغَل Kol yom wi huwwa soġayyar kan yu�ud gamb 'abu wi yitfarrag �aliih wi huwwa biyiŝtaġal. Everyday when he was little he would sit next to his father and watch him while he works.
	كُرْلي اِتْعَلِّم كِتير عَن سِرّْ تَنْضيف اِلْهُدوم Curly it�allim kitiir �an sir tanḍiif il hudoom. Curly learnt a lot about the secret of the cleaning of cloths.
	اِلنَّهاردا اِلسُّكّان في الْقَرْيَة واثْقين في كُرْلي Innaharda is sokkaan fil qarya was'iin fi Curly. Today, the residents of the village trust Curly.
	اِلسُّكّان عُمْرُهُم ما جَرَّبوا مَحَلّ تَنْضيف مَلابِس إلاّ بِتاع كُرْلي وِأبوه Is sokaan �umruhum ma garabu maḥal ṭanḍiif malaabis illa bitaa� Curly wi 'abu. The residents have never tried a laundry except for that belonging to Curly and his father.
	كُل يوم كُرْلي مَشْغول مِن اِلسّاعة سِتَّة صَباحاً لِلسّاعة تَمانْيَة بِالْليل Kol yom Curly maŝġuul min is saa�a sitta ṣabaaḥan li is saa�a tamanya billiil. Everyday Curly is busy from six in the morning to eight in the evening.
	كُرْلي عَنْدُه زَبايِن كِتير Curly �andu zabaayin kitiir. Curly has a lot of customers.
	اِلزَّبايِن مَبْسوطين مِن كُرْلي عَشان عُمْرُه ما بِيْرَجَّع هُدوم بِبُقْعَة Iz zabaayin mabsutiin min Curly �aŝaan �umru ma biyragga� huduum bi bo'�a. The customers are happy with Curly because he never returns cloths with spots.
	لَوْ اِلْبُقْعَة ما طِلْعِتْش بِيُطْلُب اِلزُّبون وِيِقول لُه: حَنِحْتاج نِعْمِل واحِد "سوبِر" اِلنَّهاردا لَوْ تِحِبّ Law il bo'�a maṭala�itŝ biyutlub iz zubuun wi yi'ulu: haniḥtaag ni�mil waaḥid"suuper" innaharḍa law tiḥib. If the spot does not come out he calls the customer to tell him: we will need to do a "super" today if you like.
	دايْماً اِلزُّبون يِوافِق وِهُوَّ مَبْسوط Dayman il zubuun yiwaafi' wi huwwa mabsuuṭ. Always the customer agrees happily.
	"اِلسّوبِر" عِبارَة عَن رَشّ بِالْبويَة عَلىَ الْهُدوم بِألْوان كِتيرَة Is "suuper" �ibaara �an raŝ bil buuya �ala il hudoom bi 'alwaan kitiira. The "super" consists of the splattering of paint on the cloths with a lot of colors.
	كُرْلي وِمَحَلُّه مَشْهورين في الْقَرْيَة بِفُرْشِة الْبويَة وِرَمْيْ اِلْبويَة عَلىَ الْهُدوم Curly wi maḥallu maŝhuriin fil qarya bi furŝit il buuya wi ramy il buuya �ala il hudoom. Curly and his store are famous in the village for the paint brush and the throwing of the paint on the cloths.
	اِلنَّتيجَة هُدوم شَكْلَها غير أيْ هُدوم في الْبَلَد كُلَّها In natiiga hudoom ŝaklaha ġiir 'ay hudoom fil balad kullaha. The result is cloths that looks not like any cloths in the entire country.

Step 5: Drill with answers [click here]

مِنْ مين كرْلي اِتْعَلِّم صَنْعِتُه؟
Who did Curly learn his trade from?

هُوَّ مَحَلّْ كرْلي عَنْدُه شُغلْ كِتير؟
Is Curly's store busy?

مِن السّاعَة كام لِلسّاعَة كام هُوَّ بِيِشْتَغَل؟
From what hour to what hour does he work?

لَمّا اِلْهُدوم عَليها بُقَع ما بِتِطْلَعْشْ، إيه اللي كرْلي بِيِعْمِلُه بِالْبويَة؟
When soiled cloths does not wash off what does Curly do with paint?

answers:

Who did Curly learn his profession from?...
اِتْعَلِّم كِتير عَن سِرّ تَنْضيفْ الْهُدوم مِن أبوه
It�alim kitiir �an sir tandiif il hudoom min abuh.
He learned a lot on the secrets of cleaning from his dad.

Is Curly's store busy?...
أيْوَه مَشْغول قَوي
'aywa maŝġuul awwi.
Yes, he is very busy.

From what hour to what hour does he work?
مِن اِلسّاعَة سِتّة صَباحاً لِلسّاعَة تَمانْيَة بِالْليل
min is saa� sitta ṣabaaḥan li is saa� tamanya billiil.
From six in the morning to eight in the evening.

When soiled cloths does not wash off what does Curly do with paint?
رَشّْ بِالْبويَة عَلَى الْهُدوم
Ruŝ bil buuya �ala il hudoom.
He sprayed with paint on the cloths.

[11] colloquial: dry cleaning with class