Everything is alright -Excellent.
How are you? -I am fine, thanks.
-Today, it is your first Arabic video in the 90-Day Challenge.
The 90-Day Challenge, no.
I started this challenge.. -You mean "Tahady" (challenge)
Yes. I started it a month ago. And today, I will try to speak. -Excellent.
I believe that you, Mohamed, are a great teacher.
-Thanks. You are excellent.
As you know, most of the time, I only listen and read Arabic.
But around 2 weeks ago, I started studying the language with you.
You helped a lot through this time. -You mean "Tosaedony" (helping me)
-Yes, but even from the beginning, you knew a lot of vocabulary.
-Sometimes, I'd find that you know really hard vocabulary, even when you are not
using them. Sometimes, I'd find that you don't know easier vocab., but with time..
I believe you'd be able to use these easy vocab.
-But you understand some really hard vocab like "Nofouz" (meaning influence).
That's the problem. I use some kinds.. -You mean "Anwaa" (kinds)
Yes, of texts like short stories.. -You mean "Kesas Kaseera" (short stories)
There is a lot of easier vocabulary that I could learn, but most of the time..
I read and listen to podcasts about politics, economics, and social issues.
-You mean "Mshakl Ijtmeya" (Social issues) So, I have vocabulary, but they are..
-Not active. "Nasheta" means active, "Ghayr-Nasheta" means passive.
Yes, they are passive vocabulary. Another problem is that I hope that..
I'd be able to use the language with fewer error.
-You mean "Akhtaa" (errors) In Arabic, verbs..
-You mean "Afaal" (verbs). Yes, verbs are really hard.
Nowadays, whenever I am reading on my iPad, and I come across verbs, I search..
the Context Reverso Conjugator. -Yes.
I do that to.. -You mean "Lekay" (so that)
Yes. I do that so as to see.. -You mean "Ara" (to see)
So as to see all forms of these verbs. That is because they are hard.
The problem is not whether I understand. The problem is I usually have to become..
-You mean "Tosbeh" (to become) Yes. The problem is that I usually have to
get accustomed to using these verbs. That is really hard.
-It is hard to get accustomed to using the verbs.
That is why there are goals.. -You mean "Ahdaf" (goals).
-You mean "hadafayn" (two goals) Yes. Arabic is fascinating.
I will continue to read and listen to podcasts, and engage in discussions..
about politics and the situation in the Middle East.
In the same time, I want to improve.. -You mean "Ohassen" (improve)
Yes. I want to improve my level in Arabic grammar.
-Yes, but I have a question. You also view podcasts and even movies in dialects..
not in standard Arabic. So, my question is do you find dialects to be very far from..
standard Arabic, or is it easy to grasp the general meaning of the movie?
Actually, it is not easy to understand at all. I don't manage to grasp it at all.
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