Arabic for English speakers Office · Lesson 5

Clarify project objectives

Egyptian Arabic для project objectives — Clarifying goals.

Conversation

  1. Bob Bob

    حبيت أوضّح أهداف مشروعنا الجديد.

    7abbit awadda7 ahdaf mashro3na ilgideed

    I wanted to clarify the objectives for our new project.

    Tip: Yiwadda7 is to clarify

  2. Cassian Cassian

    أكيد خلينا نناقش الأهداف

    Akid, khallina nina'ish ilahdaf

    Sure, let's discuss the goals

    Tip: 1) "Yina'ish" is to discuss 2) Ahdaf = Goals, Hadaf = Goal

  3. Bob Bob

    عظيم، أعتقد ده هيساعدنا نفضل مركّزين.

    3azim, a3taqid da haysa3idna nifdal mirakkzeen

    Great, I think that'll help us stay focused.

  4. Cassian Cassian

    طبعاً

    Tab3an

    Absolutely

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Egyptian Arabic для project?

مشروع (mashroʿ — project). أهداف المشروع = 'project goals'. هدف (goal, sg.).

How do you ask 'what's the goal?'

الهدف إيه؟ = 'what's the goal?'. هدفنا + complement = 'our goal is ...'.

Common project vocabulary?

أهداف (goals), خطة (plan), موعد نهائي (deadline), فريق (team), ميزانية (budget).

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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