Arabic for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 1

Preparing for a hiking trip

Egyptian Arabic для preparing for a hiking trip — Asking about hobbies.

Conversation

  1. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    أنت رايح فين؟

    Inta rayi7 fain?

    Where are you going?

  2. Rocky Rocky

    بحضّر لرحلة تسلق.

    Ba7addar liri7lit tasallouq

    ! I am preparing for a hiking trip.

    Tip: Yi7addar is to prepare

  3. Shelladonna Shelladonna

    هوايتك التّسلق؟

    Hiwaytak iltasalloq?

    Is Hiking your hobby?

  4. Rocky Rocky

    أيوه! دي هوايتي المفضّلة

    Aiwa! De hiwayty ilmofaddala

    Yes! it's my favorite hobby

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Egyptian Arabic для hiking?

هايكينج (loanword) or تسلق الجبال (mountain climbing). نزهة (outing).

How do you ask 'what are you doing?' in Egyptian Arabic?

بتعمل إيه؟ (m) / بتعملي إيه؟ (f). Casual everyday question.

Egyptian Arabic для favorite activities?

هواية مفضلة (favorite hobby). أنا بحب + activity: بحب التصوير = 'I love photography'.

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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