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Narrator: Today's word is "Safari" — noun, pronounced /səˈfɑːri/, with the stress on "fa".
Narrator: A safari is a journey to see or photograph wild animals in their natural home, especially in Africa.
Narrator: In plain English, it is a wildlife-watching trip.
Narrator: It comes from Swahili safari, a journey, from Arabic safar.
Narrator: A common collocation is "go on safari", which describes taking such a trip.
Narrator: It differs from "zoo visit", because a safari sees animals in the wild.
Narrator: In a second sense, Safari is also the name of Apple's web browser.
Narrator: Tourism, conservation, photography and software all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a safari is a journey into the wild.
Speaker A: Where did you go on honeymoon?
Speaker B: On SAFARI in Kenya! It comes from Swahili for journey.
Speaker A: Did you see lions?
Speaker B: And elephants and a leopard.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "We went on safari in Tanzania", travel. "A photographic safari at dawn", wildlife. "Open the page in Safari", tech.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Say "go on safari", without "a", and stress the middle, "suh-FAR-ee".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Expedition is its cousin, game drive its twin, and trek an alternative — yet safari keeps its wild charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "safari" in AI prompts — useful for travel planning and browser testing.
Speaker A: How for travel?
Speaker B: Plan trips.
Prompt: Plan a seven-day family safari in South Africa with a budget and packing list.
Speaker A: And testing?
Speaker B: Check browsers.
Prompt: List common CSS issues that appear only in Safari and how to fix them.
Speaker A: Could it help conservation?
Speaker B: Yes, for ethics.
Prompt: Write guidance for choosing an ethical safari operator.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Photography.
Prompt: Suggest camera settings for photographing animals on a morning safari.
Safari — meaning in Arabic & definition More S courses GL Dictionary