Lesson 73 · Lower intermediate · 4 min
A meeting
Announcing a meeting, where it is, its topic and what to prepare.
- Unreviewed: this lesson’s Darija and translations have not yet been checked by a native speaker.
In this lesson
- Understand a meeting announcement
- Ask about the topic and what to prepare
- Reassure about being on time
In professional settings, meeting vocabulary often comes from Standard Arabic: “jtima3”, “lmawdou3”, “lmizaniya”.
No audio for this lesson yet
This lesson hasn’t been recorded yet, and we won’t fake it with a made-up voice. Read the dialogue out loud with the help of the transliteration key.
Dialogue
- RachidaLucas, 3ndna jtima3 lyoum m3a l3achra.Lucas, we have a meeting today at ten.
- LucasWakha. Fin ghadi ykoun?Okay. Where will it be?
- RachidaF l9a3a lkbira. Jib m3ak lpc dyalek.In the big room. Bring your laptop.
- LucasChno lmawdou3?What’s the topic?
- RachidaLmizaniya dyal l3am jay.Next year’s budget.
- LucasWach khassni nwejjed chi 7aja?Do I need to prepare anything?
- RachidaIyyeh, wejjed lar9am dyal had l3am. W ma tt3ettelch!Yes, prepare this year’s figures. And don’t be late!
- LucasMa t9el9ich, ghadi nkoun tmma 9bel lwe9t.Don’t worry, I’ll be there early.
How to read the transliteration
Darija is written here in Latin letters, the way many Moroccans text. A few symbols stand for sounds English, French and Swedish don't have:
- 3
- a tight sound from the throat (Arabic ع)
- 7
- a breathy h, stronger than English h (ح)
- 9
- a k made deep in the throat (ق)
- gh
- like a French r (غ)
- kh
- like the ch in Scottish loch or German Bach (خ)
- ch
- like English sh (ش)
Vocabulary
- jtima3اجتماع
- a meeting
- ykounيكون
- it will be
- l9a3aالقاعة
- the room, hall
- lpcالبيسي
- laptop, computer
- lmawdou3الموضوع
- the topic
- lmizaniyaالميزانية
- the budget
- nwejjedنوجد
- I prepare
- lar9amالأرقام
- the figures, numbers
- ma tt3ettelchما تعطلش
- don’t be late
- ma t9el9ch / ma t9el9ichما تقلقش / ما تقلقيش
- don’t worry (to a man / to a woman)
- 9bel lwe9tقبل الوقت
- early, ahead of time
Repeat after me
Read each phrase out loud, then cover it and say it from memory.
Lucas, 3ndna jtima3 lyoum m3a l3achra.
لوكاس، عندنا اجتماع اليوم مع العشرة.
Lucas, we have a meeting today at ten.
Chno lmawdou3?
شنو الموضوع؟
What’s the topic?
Wach khassni nwejjed chi 7aja?
واش خاصني نوجد شي حاجة؟
Do I need to prepare anything?
Ma t9el9ich, ghadi nkoun tmma 9bel lwe9t.
ما تقلقيش، غادي نكون تما قبل الوقت.
Don’t worry, I’ll be there early.
Quiz
Your turn
Tell a colleague about a meeting: the time, the room and the topic.
Show an example answer
3ndna jtima3 ghedda m3a tes3oud f l9a3a sghira. Lmawdou3: lmachrou3 jdid.
عندنا اجتماع غدا مع التسعود فالقاعة الصغيرة. الموضوع: المشروع الجديد.
We have a meeting tomorrow at nine in the small room. The topic: the new project.
Summary
“3ndna jtima3 m3a…”, “f l9a3a…”, “chno lmawdou3?”, “wejjed…” and “ghadi nkoun tmma 9bel lwe9t”.
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