[24] classical: a one-sided conversation   

Step 1: Review relevant grammar [click here]

grammar modules: interrogative particles; negation of equational sentences

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Step 3: Review words to know [click here]

لَيْسَ صَحيحا not true	لَيْسَ بِالأمْسِ not yesterday	لِماذا why
لَيْسَ كـَذَلِكَ not like this	لَيْسَ مَكْوِيّا not ironed	حَسَناً ok
لا أتَذَكَرُ I don't remember	لَيْسَ نَظيفاً not clean	بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ after that
لَنْ أجْلِسَ I'm not sitting down	لَم أجِدْهُ I didn't find it.	رُبَّما maybe
ألَمْ نَقُلْ didn't we say	ماذا what	بِالْمَرَّة not at all

Step 4: Read dialogue [click here]

هَذا لَيْسَ صَحيحاً... أنا لَسْتُ كَذَلِكَ بِالْمَرَّةِ That is not true... I'm not like that at all. لا هَذا لَيْسَ صَحيحاً . أيْنَ أنا؟ No it's not true. Where am I? أنا عَلىَ الّطَريقِ. ماذا؟ (As he sites on a park bench) I am on my way. What? لا لـَسْتُ جالـِساً... أنا أنْهـِجُ... No, I'm not sitting. I'm panting. (He begins to breath heavily). أنا في طَريقِي. ماذا؟  نَعَم، وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ سَأذْهَـبُ لـِلـْحـَلاّقِ I'm on my way. What? Yes, and after that I will go to the hairdresser. ألَمْ نَقـُلْ سَأذْهَبُ لـِلـْحـَلاّقِ يا روحي؟ لا رُبَّما لا تَتَذَكَّرينَ Didn't we say I will go to the hairdresser. love? No, maybe you don't remember. لا لَيْسَ بـِالْأمْسِ... سـَأذْهـَبُ الْيَوْمَ Not yesterday... today I'll cut. ماذا؟ لا أنا أتـَذَكـَّرُ... رُبَّما أنْتِ لا تَتَذَكَّرينَ يا روحي؟ What? No I remember... maybe you don't remember, love? نَعَم... مَلْبَسي جَيِّدٌ. ماذا؟ لَيْسَ مَكْوِيًّأ لَكْنَّهُ   نـَظيفاً Yes... I'm dressed well. What? No, it's not ironed but it's clean. لَيْسَ نَظيفاً؟ لِماذا؟ يا روحي اَلْجينْزْ كانوا مُعَلَّقينَ It's not clean? Why? Love, the jeans were hung up. لَمْ يَكونوا مُعَلَّقينَ؟ حَسَناً. رُبَّما أنا لا أتَذَكَّرُ They weren't hung up? Ok. Maybe I don't remember. حَسَناً. رُبَّما Ok, maybe. حَسَناً أنا هُنا... نَعَمْ... إنْ لَمْ أجِدْهُ سَأطْلُبُكِ (As he continues to sit on the park bench). Ok, I'm here... yes... if I don't find it I'll call you.

Step 5: Drill with answers [click here]

هَلْ  اَلشـَّخـْصُ  الرَّئيسـِيُّ يـُجيدُ الْكـَذِبَ؟ اِعْطِ أمْثالاً تُبَيِّنُ أنَّهُ يُجيدُ الْكـَذِبَ Is the main character a good liar? Give examples that make him a good liar.   مَتىَ كان  الشَّخْصُ الرَّئيسيُّ عَلَيْهِ أنْ يـَذْهـَبَ إلىَ الْحـَلاّقِ؟ When was the main character supposed to go to the hairdresser?   هَلْ الشَّخْصُ الرَّئيسيُّ يَلْبِسُ بَنْطَلوناً نَظيفاً أمْ وَسِخاً؟ Is the main character wearing clean or dirty pants?   في  آخَرِ اَلـْرِوايَةِ هَلْ تَنْتَظِرُ مِنْهُ أنْ يَجِدَ اَلشَّيءَ اَلَّذي طـَلـَبـَتْهُ مـَحـْبوبـَتـَهُ ؟ إذا كانَ الرَّدُ لا، فـَلـِماذا؟ At the end of the passage do you expect him to find what his loved one has requested? If no, why?   اِعْطِ خَمْسَةَ أمْثالِ نَفْيٍ مِنْ الـرِّوايـَةِ Give five examples of negation in the passage.

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Is the main character a good liar? Give examples that make him a good liar.... no specific answer.   When was the main character supposed to go to the hairdresser? بـِالْأمْسِ Yesterday   Is the main character wearing clean or dirty jeans?... لا، اَلْجينْزْ لَيْسَ نـَظيفاً No, his pants are not clean.   At the end of the passage do you expect him to find what his loved one has requested? If no, why?... لا.لِأنَّهُ لَمْ يَذْهَبْ! Because he never went!   Give five examples of negation in the passage. لا أتـَذَكَّرُ a- I don't remember لَيْسَ صَحيحاً b- that's not true ألَمْ نـَقـُلْ... c- didn't we say... لَيْسَ نـَظيفاً d-it's not clean لَيسَ بـِالْأمْسِ e- not yesterday