Culture #87

ILR 1+ · Culture & religion · talk · broadcast recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 4What is the talk about?

Question 2 of 4What is the thobe called in Kuwait and Iraq?

Question 3 of 4What might men wear in winter?

Question 4 of 4What do many women wear?

Vocabulary

يَرْتَدِيwears

الثَّوْبthe thobe, robe

الدِّشْدَاشَةthe dishdasha

الْغُتْرَةthe ghutra (head scarf)

الْعِقَالthe agal (head cord)

الصُّوفwool

غَامِقdark

الْعَبَاءَةthe abaya, cloak