Nabil meets Faris and misses a city name. He asks for repetition and slower speech, then checks where Faris comes from and where he lives now.
01Read the Arabic conversation
هَلْ تُعِيدُ اسْمَ الْمَدِينَةِ؟
فَارِسٌ: مَرْحَبًا. مَا اسْمُكَ؟
نَبِيلٌ: اِسْمِي نَبِيلٌ. مَا اسْمُكَ؟
فَارِسٌ: اِسْمِي فَارِسٌ. أَنَا مِنَ الدَّارِ الْبَيْضَاءِ.
نَبِيلٌ: عَفْوًا، لَمْ أَفْهَمِ اسْمَ الْمَدِينَةِ. هَلْ تُعِيدُ اسْمَهَا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ؟
فَارِسٌ: أَنَا مِنَ الدَّارِ الْبَيْضَاءِ.
نَبِيلٌ: تَكَلَّمْ بِبُطْءٍ، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ.
فَارِسٌ: الدَّارُ الْبَيْضَاءُ. هِيَ مَدِينَةٌ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ.
نَبِيلٌ: هَلْ أَنْتَ مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ؟
فَارِسٌ: نَعَمْ، وَأَنَا أَسْكُنُ الْآنَ فِي الرِّبَاطِ.
نَبِيلٌ: هَلْ تُعِيدُ اسْمَ الْمَدِينَةِ الَّتِي تَسْكُنُ فِيهَا؟
فَارِسٌ: الرِّبَاطُ.
نَبِيلٌ: شُكْرًا. الْآنَ فَهِمْتُ: أَنْتَ مِنَ الدَّارِ الْبَيْضَاءِ، وَتَسْكُنُ فِي الرِّبَاطِ.
فَارِسٌ: نَعَمْ، هٰذَا صَحِيحٌ. مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟
نَبِيلٌ: أَنَا مِنْ دِمَشْقَ. سَعِدْتُ بِلِقَائِكَ.
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Faris: Hello. What is your name?
Nabil: My name is Nabil. What is your name?
Faris: My name is Faris. I am from Casablanca.
Nabil: Sorry, I did not understand the city’s name. Could you repeat its name, please?
Faris: I am from Casablanca.
Nabil: Speak slowly, please.
Faris: Casablanca. It is a city in Morocco.
Nabil: Are you from Morocco?
Faris: Yes, and I live in Rabat now.
Nabil: Could you repeat the name of the city you live in?
Faris: Rabat.
Nabil: Thank you. Now I understand: you are from Casablanca, and you live in Rabat.
Faris: Yes, that is correct. Where are you from?
Nabil: I am from Damascus. Nice to meet you.
02Useful words and expressions
| Arabic in the conversation | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| عَفْوًا | Excuse me; sorry. |
| لَمْ أَفْهَمِ اسْمَ الْمَدِينَةِ | I did not understand the city’s name. |
| هَلْ تُعِيدُ اسْمَهَا؟ | Could you repeat its name? (to a man) |
| مِنْ فَضْلِكَ | please (to a man) |
| تَكَلَّمْ بِبُطْءٍ | Speak slowly (to a man). |
| أَسْكُنُ الْآنَ | I live now |
| الْآنَ فَهِمْتُ | Now I understand. |
| سَعِدْتُ بِلِقَائِكَ | Nice to meet you (to a man). |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic conversation for evidence. Open the English question support or a hint when you need help.
What to remember
- Use هَلْ تُعِيدُ اسْمَهَا، مِنْ فَضْلِكَ؟ to request a name again and تَكَلَّمْ بِبُطْءٍ to request slower speech.
- Restate what you understood so the other speaker can confirm or correct the details.
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Arabic Question Words: Who, What, Where, When, and Why
مِنْ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟
Ask for the missing name or place instead of guessing the answer.
Yes or No Questions in Arabic: Ask and Answer with Hal
هَلْ أَنْتَ مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ؟
Check a detail with هَلْ after hearing it again.
Introduce Yourself in Arabic: Name, Country, and Language
اِسْمِي فَارِسٌ. أَنَا مِنَ الدَّارِ الْبَيْضَاءِ
Separate someone’s name, place of origin and present home.
