Arabic for English speakers Office · Lesson 2

Getting feedback on a project

Egyptian Arabic для getting feedback — Asking about your performance.

Conversation

  1. Cassian Cassian

    بقالي كام أسبوع شغال علي المشروع ده. إيه رأيك؟

    Ba'aly kam isboo3 shaghal 3ala ilmashroo3 da. Eh ra'yak?

    I've been working on this project for a few weeks now. What do you think?

    Tip: Ra'y = Opinion, Ra'yak literally means your opinion

  2. Magicat Magicat

    بشكل عام، أنت شغال حلو، بس في مجال للتحسن في إدارة الوقت.

    Bishakl 3am, inta shaghal 7ilw bas fi magal lilta7soun fi idarit ilwa't

    Overall, you're doing great, but there is room for improvement in time management.

  3. Cassian Cassian

    شكراً علي ملاحظاتك، هشتغل علي ده.

    Shukran 3ala mola7zitak, hashtaghal 3ala da

    Thanks for the feedback! I'll work on it.

    Tip: Mola7za = Note, Mola7zitak = Your note

  4. Magicat Magicat

    استمر

    istamir!

    Keep up!

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask for feedback in Egyptian Arabic?

ممكن تقولي رأيك في + project? = 'can you tell me your opinion on ...?'.

Egyptian Arabic для performance vocabulary?

أداء (adaʾ — performance), تقييم (evaluation), نتائج (results), تحسين (improvement).

How do you give constructive feedback?

ممكن يبقى أحسن لو + suggestion = 'it could be better if ...'. كويس بس + suggestion = 'good but ...'.

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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