LESSON NOTES

Arabic Listening Comprehension

for Advanced Learners #4
Reserving Tickets to a Play

CONTENTS
2 Standard Arabic
3 Vowelled Standard Arabic
4 Standard Romanization
6 English
7 Vocabulary
8 Sample Sentences

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 ‫‪STANDARD ARABIC‬‬

‫‪ .1‬اﻣﺮاءة ﺗﺘﺼﻞ ﻟﺘﺤﺠﺰ ﺗﺰﻛﺮ ةً ﻟﻤﺴﺮﺣﻴﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪ .2‬ﻋﻠﻰ أي ﻛﺮﺳﻴﻴﻦ ﺣﺼﻠﺖ؟‬

‫‪ .3‬ﻣﺮﺣﺒﺎً‪ ,‬ﻣﺴﺮح اﻟﻌﺒﺎﺳﻴﻴﻦ ﻛﻴﻒ أﺳﺘﻄﻴﻊ أن أﺧﺪﻣﻚ؟‬

‫‪ .4‬أرﻳﺪ أن أﺣﺠﺰ ﺗﺬﻛﺮﺗﺎن ﻟﻤﺴﺮﺣﻴﺔ ) اﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﻟﻴﺮ( ﻓﻲ اﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ اﻟﺨﺎﻣﺴﺔ و اﻟﻨﺼﻒ ﻣﺴﺎءً‪ .‬ﻫﻞ ﻣﺎ زال‬
‫ﻫﻨﺎك ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ ﺷﺎﻏﺮة‬

‫‪ .5‬ﻟﺪﻳﻨﺎ ﺑﻌﺾ اﻟﻤﻘﺎﻋﺪ اﻟﺸﺎﻋﺮة‪ ,‬و ﻟﻜﻦ ﻳﺆﺳﻔﻨﻲ اﻟﻘﻮل أﻧﻪ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻌﺪ ﻣﺘﻮﻓﺮا ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ ﺑﺠﺎﻧﺐ ﺑﻌﺾ ‪ .‬إذا‬
‫ﻛﻨﺘﻲ ﻻ ﺗﻤﺎﻧﻌﻴﻦ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻨﻲ أن أﺣﺼﻞ ﻟﻚ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻘﻌﺪﻳﻦ ﻛﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺣﺪا‪.‬‬

‫‪ .6‬ﺣﺴﻨﺎ‪ ,‬ﻻ ﻧﻤﺎﻧﻊ‬

‫‪ .7‬ﻫﻞ ﻟﺪﻳﻚ أي ﻃﻠﺐ ﻣﺤﺪد؟‬

‫‪ .8‬ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎك ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ ﻣﻤﺸﻰ ﻣﺘﻮﻓﺮة؟‬

‫‪ .9‬ﻧﻌﻢ‪ ,‬ﻟﺪﻳﻨﺎ ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ ﻣﻤﺸﻰ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺠﻬﺔ اﻟﻴﺴﺎرﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﺴﻢ اﻷوﺳﻂ‪ .‬و ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻔﺴﻢ اﻷﻳﻤﻦ أﻳﻀﺎً‪ ,‬ﺛﻼث‬
‫ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ و ﻟﺪﻳﻨﺎ أﻳﻀﺎ ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ أﺧﺮى ﺷﺎﻏﺮة‪.‬‬

‫‪ .1‬ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺠﺎﻧﺐ؟ ﺣﺴﻨﺎً‪ ,‬أﺣﺠﺰ ﻣﻤﺮ اﻟﻤﻤﺸﻰ ذاك‪.‬‬

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‫‪ .1‬ﺑﺎﻟﻄﺒﻊ‪ ,‬ﻣﺎذا ﻋﻦ اﻟﻤﻘﻌﺪ اﻟﻶﺧﺮ؟‬

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‫‪ .1‬ﻫﻞ ﻫﻨﺎك أي ﻣﻘﻌﺪ ﺑﺎﻟﻘﺮب ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺼﻒ؟‬

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 ‫‪ .1‬ﻓﻲ اﻟﻤﺘﺼﻒ اﻟﻤﻘﺎﻋﺪ اﻟﻤﺘﺒﻘﻴﺔ ﻫﻲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺼﻒ اﻷول ﻟﻠﺼﻒ اﻟﺜﺎﻟﺚ‪.‬‬
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‫‪ .1‬أﻧﺎ ﻟﺴﺖ ﻣﺠﻨﻮﻧﺔ ﻷﺟﻌﻞ اﻟﻤﻤﺜﻞ ﻳﺒﺼﻖ ﻋﻠﻲ‪ ,‬ﻟﺬﻟﻚ‪,,,,‬‬

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‫‪ .1‬ﻫﺬه اﻟﻐﺮﻓﺔ ﺻﻐﻴﺮة ﺟﺪاًَ ﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻳﻤﻜﻨﻚ اﻟﺘﻤﺘﻊ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﺴﺮﺣﻴﺔ ﺣﺘﻰ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ اﻟﺼﻒ اﻷﺧﻴﺮ اﻟﺠﺎﻧﺒﻲ‪.‬‬
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‫‪ .1‬ﺣﻘﺎً‪ ,‬ﺳﻮف آﺧﺬ اﻟﻤﻘﻌﺪ اﻟﺬي ذﻛﺮﺗﻪ ﻣِﻦ ﻗﺒﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺠﺎﻧﺐ اﻟﻴﺴﺎري‪.‬‬
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‫‪VOWELLED STANDARD ARABIC‬‬

‫ﺣﻴَّﺔ‪.‬‬
‫ﺠ ﺰَ ﺗﺬاﻛِ ﺮَ ﻟِﻤﺴ ﺮَ ِ‬
‫‪ .1‬اِﻣ ﺮَاءَ ٌة َﺗﺘَﺼِﻞُ ﻋَﻠﻰ اﻟﻬَﺎﺗِﻒِ ِﻟﺘَﺤ ِ‬

‫ﺣﺼَﻠَﺖ؟‬
‫ﺳﻴَّﻴﻦ َ‬
‫‪ .2‬ﻋَﻠﻰ أَيَّ ﻛُﺮ ِ‬

‫ﺳﻴِّﻴﻦ ﻛَﻴﻒَ أَﺳﺘَﻄِﻴﻊُ أَنْ أَﺧُﺪﻣَﻚ؟‬

‫‪ .3‬ﻣَﺮﺣَ ﺒَﺎً‪ ,‬ﻣَﺴ ﺮَحُ اﻟﻌَ ﺒَّﺎ ِ‬

‫ﻫﻞّ ﻣَﺎ زَالَ‬

‫ﺣﻴَّﺔِ ) اﻟﻤَﻠِﻚ ﻟِﻴﺮ( ﻓِﻲ اﻟﺴَّﺎﻋَﺔ اﻟ ﺨَﺎﻣِﺴَﺔ وَ اﻟ ﻨِﺼﻒِ ﻣَﺴَﺎءً‪َ .‬‬
‫‪ .4‬أُرِﻳﺪُ أَن أَﺣ ﺠِ َﺰ ﺗَﺬﻛَ َﺮﺗَﺎن ﻟِﻤَﺴ ﺮَ ِ‬
‫ك ﻣَﻘﺎﻋُﺪٌ ﺷَﺎ ﻏِﺮة‬
‫ﻫ ﻨُﺎَ َ‬

‫‪ .5‬ﻟَﺪَﻳ ﻨَﺎ ﺑَﻌﺾُ اﻟﻤَﻘَﺎﻋِﺪ اﻟﺸَﺎ ﻏِﺮة‪ ,‬وَ َﻟﻜِﻦ ﻳُﺆﺳِﻔُﻨﻲ اﻟﻘَﻮل أَﻧَّ ُﻪ ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﻌُﺪ ﻫﻨﺎك ﻣَﻘَﺎﻋِﺪ ﺑِﺠﺎﻧِﺐ ﺑَﻌﺾ ﻣُﺘ َﻮﻓِ ﺮَة‪.‬‬
‫ﻞ ﻋَﻠﻰ ﺣِﺪا‪.‬‬
‫إِذا ُﻛ ﻨْﺘِﻲ ﻻ ﺗُﻤَﺎ ِﻧﻌِﻴﻦ ﻳُﻤﻜُ ﻨُﻨﻲ أَن أَﺣﺼُﻞَ ﻟَﻚِ ﻋَﻠﻰ ﻣَﻘﻌَﺪَﻳﻦ ُﻛ ٌ‬

‫‪ .6‬ﺣَﺴَ َﻨﺎً‪ ,‬ﻻ ُﻧﻤَﺎﻧِﻊ‬

‫‪ .7‬ﻫَﻞ َﻟﺪِﻳﻚِ أَيُّ ﻃَﻠِﺐٍ ﻣُﺤ َﺪّد؟‬

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 ‫‪ .8‬ﻫَﻞ ﻫُ ﻨَﺎكَ أيُّ ﻣَﻘَﺎﻋ َﺪ ﻣَﻤﺸَﻰ ﻣُﺘَﻮﻓِﺮة؟‬

‫ﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟ ﺠِﻬَﺔ اﻟﻴَﺴَﺎرِﻳَّﺔ ﻣِﻦ اﻟﻘِﺴ ِﻢ اﻷَوﺳَﻂ وَ ﻋَﻠَﻰ اﻟﻘِﺴﻢِ اﻷَﻳﻤَﻦ أَﻳﻀﺎً‪ ,‬ﺛَﻼثُ‬
‫‪ .9‬ﻧَﻌَﻢ‪َ ,‬ﻟﺪِﻳ ﻨَﺎ ﻣَﻘَﺎﻋِﺪ ﻣَﻤﺸَﻰ َ‬
‫ﻣَﻘَﺎﻋﺪ و ﻟَﺪَﻳﻨﺎ أَﻳﻀَ ًﺎ ﻣَﻘَﺎﻋﺪ أُﺧﺮى ﺷَﺎ ﻏِﺮة‪.‬‬

‫ﺣﺴَ ﻨَﺎً‪ ,‬إِﺣ ﺠِﺰ ﻣَﻘﻌَﺪ اﻟﻤَﻤﺸَﻰ ذَاك‪.‬‬

‫‪ .1‬ﻋَﻠﻰ ا َﻟ ﺠَﺎﻧِﺐ؟ َ‬
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‫‪ .1‬ﺑِﺎﻟﻄَﺒﻊِ‪ ,‬ﻣَﺎذا ﻋَﻦ اﻟﻤَﻘﻌَﺪِ اﻟﻶﺧَﺮ؟‬

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‫ي ﻣَﻘﻌَﺪ ﺑِﺎﻟﻘُﺮبِ ﻣِﻦَ اﻟﻤُﻨﺘَﺼَﻒ؟‬

‫ك َأ َّ‬
‫‪ .1‬ﻫَﻞّ ﻫُ ﻨَﺎ َ‬
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‫ﺼﻒِ اﻷَ َولِ ﻟِﻠﺼَﻒِ اﻟﺜَﺎﻟِﺚ‪.‬‬

‫ﻫﻲَ ﻣِﻦَ اﻟ َّ‬
‫‪ .1‬ﻓِﻲ اﻟﻤُﺘَﺼﻒ اﻟﻤَﻘﺎﻋِﺪ اﻟﻤُﺘَ ﺒَﻘﻴَﺔ ِ‬
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‫‪ .1‬أَﻧﺎ ﻟَﺴﺖُ ﻣَﺠ ﻨُﻮﻧَﺔٌ ﻷَﺟﻌَﻞَ اﻟﻤُ َﻤ ِﺜّﻞ ﻳَﺒﺼُﻖ ﻋَﻠﻲ‪ ,‬ﻟِ ﺬَﻟِﻚ‪,,,,‬‬
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‫‪ .1‬ﻫَ ﺬِهِ اﻟﻐُﺮﻓَﺔ ﺻَﻐﻴّ ﺮَة ﺟِﺪَّ َاً ﻟِ ﺬَﻟِﻚ ﻳُﻤﻜِ ﻨُﻚِ اﻟ َّﺘﻤَﺘُﻊ ﺑِﺎﻟﻤَﺴَّ ﺮَﺣِﻴﺔ ﺣَﺘَﻰ ﻓِﻲ ﻣَﻘﺎﻋِﺪ اﻟﺼَّﻒ اﻷَﺧِﻴﺮ اﻟ ﺠَﺎﻧِﺒﻲ‪.‬‬
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‫ﻋﻠَﻰ اﻟ ﺠَﺎ ِﻧﺐِ اﻟﻴَﺴَﺎرِي‪.‬‬

‫‪ .1‬ﻫَﻞّ ﻫَ ﺬَا ﺻَ ﺤِﻴﺢ؟ ﺣَﺴَ َﻨﺎً ﺳَﻮفَ آﺧُ ﺬُ اﻟﻤَﻘﻌَﺪ اﻟ ﺬِي ذَﻛَﺮﺗَﻪ ﻣِﻦ ﻗَﺒﻞَ َ‬
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‫‪STANDARD ROMANIZATION‬‬

‫‪1.‬‬ ‫‪imraāʾaẗun tataṣilu ʿalā al-haātif litaḥǧiza tḏ ākira limsraḥiyyah.‬‬

‫‪2.‬‬ ‫?‪ʿalā ʾayya kursiyyaīn ḥaṣalat‬‬

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3. marḥabaan, masraḥu al-ʿabbaāsiyyiīn kaīfa ʾastaṭiīʿu ʾan ʾaḫudmak?

4. ʾuriīdu ʾan ʾaḥǧiza taḏ karataān limasraḥiyyaẗi ( al-malik liīr) fiī al-sāʿati al-ḫaāmisah wa al-
niṣfi masaāʾan. hall maā zaal-a hunaka maqāʿud šaāġirah

5. ladaīnaā baʿḍu al-maqaāʿid al-šaāġirah, wa lakin yuʾusifunī al-qaūl ʾannahu lam yaʿud
hunak maqaāʿidun biǧānib baʿḍin mutwafirah . ʾiiḏ ā kuntiī lā tumaāniʿiīn yumkununī ʾan
ʾaḥṣula laki ʿalā miqʿadaīn kullun ʿalā ḥidā.

6. ḥasanaan, lā numaāniʿ

7. hal ladiīki ʾayyu ṭalibin muḥddad?

8. hal hunaāka ʾyyu maqaāʿda mamšaā mutaūfirh?

9. naʿam, ladiīnaā maqaāʿid mamšaā ʿalaā al-ǧihah al-yasaāriyyah min al-qismi al-ʾaūsaṭ
wa ʿalaā al-qismi al-ʾaīman ʾaīḍan, ṯalāṯu maqaāʿd wa ladaīnā ʾaīḍaan maqaāʿd ʾuḫrā
šaāġirh.

10. ʿalā al-aǧaānib? ḥasaanaan, ʾiiḥǧiz maqʿad al-mamšaā ḏ aāk.

11. bialṭabʿ, maāḏ ā ʿan almaqʿadi al-lʾāḫar?

12. hall hunaāka ʾayya maqʿadin bilqurbi mina al-muntaṣaf?

13. fiī al-mutaṣf al-maqāʿid al-mutabaqyah hiya mina al-ṣṣafi al-ʾawali lilṣafi al-ṯaaliṯ.

14. ʾanā lastu maǧnuūnatun lʾaǧʿala al-mumaṯṯil yabṣuq ʿalī, liḏ alik,,,,

15. haḏ ihi al-ġrfah ṣaġīrah ǧiddaan liḏ alik yumkinuki al-ttamatuʿ bilmassaraḥiīah ḥataā fiī
maqāʿid al-ṣṣaf al-ʾaḫiīr al-ǧaānibī.

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16. hall haḏ aā ṣaḥiīḥ? ḥasanaan saūfa ʾāḫuḏ u al-maqʿad al-ḏ iī ḏ akartah min qabl ʿalaā al-
ǧaānibi al-yasaāriī.

ENGLISH

1. A woman is calling on the phone to reserve tickets for a play.

2. Which two seats did she get?

3. al-ʿabbaāsiyyiīn playhouse

4. unrserved seats

5. We do have a few seats left, but I'm sorry to say we don't have any next to each other. If
you don't mind, though, we can get you two seats separately.

6. OK, we don't mind.

7. Do you have any particular requests?

8. Is there any aisle seats available?

9. Yes, we have an aisle seat at the left side of the center section. And to the right of it, three
seats over, we have another free seat.

10. To the side? OK, then please book that aisle seat.

11. Certainly. How about the other one?

12. Do you have any seats near the center?

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13. The only center seats we have left are from the first row to the third row.

14. I'm not too crazy about having actors spit on me, so...

15. This room is relatively small, and I think you could enjoy the play even at the end of the
row on the side.

16. Really?

VOCABULARY

A r abic R omanization English C lass Ge nde r

‫ﻳﺤﺠﺰ‬
(Standard) yaḥǧiz to reserve verb masculine

‫ﻣﺘﻮﻓﺮ‬
(Standard) mutawaffir available adjective masculine

‫ﻛﺮﺳﻲ ﻣﻤﺸﻰ‬
(Standard) kursī mamšā aisle seat noun masculine

‫ﻣﻘﺎﻋﺪ اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺼﻒ‬ maqāʿidu al-

(Standard) muntaṣaf center section noun masculine

‫ﻳﻤﺎﻧﻊ‬
(Standard) yumāniʿ to mind verb masculine

‫ﺻﻒ‬
(Standard) ṣaff row noun masculine

ً‫ﻧﺴﺒﻴﺎ‬
(Standard) nisbiyaan relatively adverb

‫ﻳﺘﻤﺘﻊ‬
(Standard) yatamattaʿ to enjoy verb masculine

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 ‫ﻣﻤﺜﻞ‬
(Standard) mumaṯṯil actor noun masculine

‫ﻣﺴﺮﺣﻴﺔ‬
(Standard) masraḥiyah play noun feminine

SAMPLE SENTENCES

.ً‫ إﺣﺠﺰ ﻣﺴﺒﻘ ًﺎ داﺋﻤﺎ‬,‫إذا ﻛﺎن ﺑﺎاﻹﻣﻜﺎن‬ .‫ج ﻟَﻢ ﻳَﻌُﺪ ُﻣﺘَﻮَﻓِّﺮاً ﻓِﻲ اﻟﻤَﻜﺴﻴﻚ‬
ُ ‫ﻫَﺬا اﻟ ﻨَﻤﻮ َذ‬
ʾiḏā kāna biāal-ʾimkāni, ʾiḥǧiz musbaqan dāʾiman. haḏā al-namūḏaǧu lam yaʿud mutawaffiran fiī al-
maksīk.
If possible, always reserve in advance.
This model is no longer available in
Mexico.

‫ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎل ﻛﺎن‬,‫أرﻳﺪ أن أﺟﻠﺲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﺮﺳﻲ ﻣﻤﺸﻰ‬ ‫اﻟﺠﻤﻬﻮر اﻟﺬي ﻓﻲ ﻛﺮاﺳﻲ اﻟﻤﻨﺘﺼﻒ ﻳﺘﺄﻟﻒ‬
.‫ﻫﻨﺎك ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﻃﻮارئ‬ .‫ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻏﺎﻟﺐ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺼﺤﻔﻴﻦ‬
ʾurīdu ʾan ʾaǧlisa ʿalā kursī mamšā, fiī ḥali kāna al-ǧumhūru al-aḏī fiī karāsī al-muntaṣaf yataʾallafu
hunāka ḥal-aẗa ṭaūāriʾ. bišaklin ġal-ibin mina al-ṣaḥafyyn.

I would like to sit on an aisle seat, in case The audience in the center section
there is an emergency. consisted mainly of journalists.

‫ﻫَﻞ ﺗﻤﺎﻧﻊ إن أﻛﻠﺖ اﻟﺤﻠﻮة اﻟﺨﺎﺻﺔ ﺑﻚ؟‬ ‫إذا إﺳﺘﻄﺎع اﻟﺸﺨﺺ اﻟﺬي ﻓﻲ اﻟﺼﻒ اﻷﺧﻴﺮ‬
haall tumāniʿ ʾin ʾakaltu al-ḥallwah al-ḫḫāṣah bika? .ً‫ ﺳﻴﻜﻮن ذﻟﻚ راﺋﻌﺎ‬,‫أن ﻳﻜﻮن ﺻﺎﻣﺖ ﻟﺪﻗﻴﻘﺔ‬
ʾiḏā ʾistaṭāʿa al-ššaḫṣu al-aḏī fiī al-ṣṣaffi al-ʾaḫīri ʾan
Do you mind if I eat your pudding?
yakūna ṣāmitan lidaqīqah, sayakūnu ḏalika
rāʾiʿan.

If the person in the last row could be quiet

for a moment, that would be wonderful.

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 ‫ﻏﺮﻳﺐ ﻣﻨﻈﺮه ﻣﺜﻴﺮ ﻟﻠﺸﻜﻮك ﻳﺠﻠﺲ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺼﻒ‬ ‫دﺧﻠﻲ ﻗﻠﻴﻞ ﻧﺴﻴﺒﺎً ﻣﻘﺎرﻧﺘﺎً ﻣﻊ ﺑﺎﻗﻲ زﻣﻼﺋﻲ ﻓﻲ‬
‫اﻷﺧﻴﺮ‬ .‫اﻟﻌﻤﻞ‬
ġarībun manẓaruhu muṯīrun lilšukūki yaǧlisu fiī al- daḫliī qalīlun nisyibaan muqāranatan maʿ bāqī
ṣṣafi al-ʾaḫīr zumlaāʾī fiī al-ʿamal.

A suspicious looking stranger is sitting in My income is relatively low compared to

the last row. my coworkers'.

‫إﺳﺘﻤﺘﻊ ﺑﺸﺒﺎﺑﻚ و ﻟﻜﻦ ﻻ ﺗﻨﺴﻰ أن ﺗﻔﻜﺮ‬ ‫ﻟﻘﺪ ﺻﺎﻓﺤﺖ ﻳﺪ ﻣﻤﺜﻞ ﻣﺸﻬﻮر ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺮض‬
.‫ﺑﻤﺴﺘﻘﺒﻠﻚ ﻣﻦ وﻗﺖ إﻟﻰ آﺧﺮ‬ .‫اﻹﻓﺘﺘﺎﺣﻲ‬
ʾistamtiʿ bišbābika wa lakin laā tansā ʾan tufakkira laqad ṣāfaḥtu yada mumaṯṯilin mašhūr fiī al-ʿarḍi al-
bimustaqbalika min waqtin ʾilā ʾāḫar. ʾiftitāḥiī.

Enjoy your youth, but don't forget to think I shook hands with a famous actor at a
about your future from time to time. premiere.

.‫اﻟﻨﻘﺎد ﻣﻐﺮﻣﻮن ﺟﺪ ًا ﺑﻤﺴﺮﺣﻴﺘﻬﺎ اﻟﺠﺪﻳﺪة‬

al-nnuqādu muġramūna ǧiddan bimasraḥyatihā al-ǧadīdah.

Critics are very fond of her new play.

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