Where are you from? (Part I)
The
world consists of many countries. Which country are you from?
Today
I will talk about countries, but before we learn some countries’ names I will
teach you how to say country in Arabic:
English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Singular
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Country
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بلد / دولة
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Plural
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Countries
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بلاد / دول
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Before
we talk about countries, let’s talk about the continents that contain these
countries:
English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Continent
|
قارة
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Continents
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قارات
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Africa
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أفريقيا
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Asia
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آسيا
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Europe
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أوروبا
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North America
|
أمريكا
الشمالية
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South America
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أمريكا
الجنوبية
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Australia
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أستراليا
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Antarctica
|
القطب الجنوبى
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Note: I put a vowel “ ّ “ over the letter “ا” in the word “آسيا”.
This new vowel called “Mad-da”. Listen how I pronounce it. We rarely use it
in slang.
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Now,
let’s learn some countries’ names. I hope your country’s name is among these
names:
English
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Arabic
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Pronunciation
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Egypt
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مصر
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England
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إنجلترا
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France
|
فرنسا
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Italy
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إيطاليا
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Germany
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ألمانيا
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Netherlands
|
هولندا
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Spain
|
أسبانيا
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Russia
|
روسيا
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Ukraine
|
أوكرانيا
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Romania
|
رومانيا
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Iran
|
إيران
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Indonesia
|
أندونيسيا
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Turkey
|
تركيا
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USA
|
أمريكا
/ الولايات المتحدة
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Canada
|
كندا
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Saudi Arabia
|
السعودية
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Portugal
|
البرتغال
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Sweden
|
السويد
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China
|
الصين
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Japan
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اليابان
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India
|
الهند
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Mexico
|
المكسيك
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Brazil
|
البرازيل
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Argentina
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الأرجنتين
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Did
you know your country’s name in Arabic? I hope so.
Note: There are countries’ names start with “الـ” like “السعودية”, and others do not.
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Now
the question is: Where are you from?
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