Arabic Without Walls

Unit Six, Scene Eight: Good Bye

Exercise 1: Listening Comprehension

Practice polite conversation and taking leave by answering the following questions based on Unit Six, Scene Eight of the Alif Baa DVD Dialogues.

What expression does دعاء use to greet سامية at the beginning of the encounter?
سامية asks دعاء how she is with إزيك and an expression that literally means "What is your news?" i.e., "What's up?" or
دعاء replies that everything is fine with the standard response
دعاء politely expresses that she has to take leave by using the expression عن إذنك and explains that she has a class (فصل). The expression she uses for "I have" is
سامية politely tells دعاء that it was fine (طيب) and to please go ahead and leave (اتفضلي) and bids her goodbye by saying
In the last exchange, دعاء responds to the good bye with the standard reply

Exercise 2: Practice

Match the expressions from Scene Eight with the appropriate responses by selecting from the drop-down menu.