Arabic for English speakers Farm · Lesson 3

The secret of a beautiful garden

Egyptian Arabic для gardening — Secrets of a beautiful garden and fertilizers.

Conversation

  1. Yaya Yaya

    جنينتك جميلة أوي! إيه السر؟

    Ginintak gamila awi! Eh ilsirr?

    Your garden is so beautiful! What's the secret?

    Tip: Sirr = Secret

  2. Muri Muri

    شكراً، بقضي وقت كتير بعتني بيها وبستعمل أسمدة

    Shukran, ba'addy wa't kitir ba3tiny biha wi basta3mil asmida

    Thank you! I spend a lot of time caring for it and using fertilizers.

  3. Yaya Yaya

    لازم أجربها للجنينة بتاعتي.

    Lazim agarrabha lilginina bita3ty

    I'll have to try that for my own garden.

  4. Muri Muri

    تستحق الصراحة

    Tista7' ilsara7a

    It's definitely worth it

    Tip: Yista7i' is to deserve

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Egyptian Arabic для garden?

حديقة (hadeeqa — garden/park). جنينة (geneena — small garden). زرع (zarʿ — plants).

What is سماد?

Fertilizer. سماد طبيعي (natural fertilizer). يسمد (to fertilize).

Egyptian Arabic для gardening verbs?

يزرع (plant), يسقي (water), يقص (trim), يجمع (gather).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Arabic lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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