Archive for the year 2010
The grand homeland Posted by aziza on Nov 10, 2010
Arab unity (الوحدة العربية) has always been a dream for Arab masses (الجماهير العربية). It seems a very far fetched one at the time being, but in the fifties and sixties, it was a very important political concept, and a driving force for peoples and politicians alike. The formation of the Arab League was meant…
Some constructions involving nouns Posted by aziza on Nov 2, 2010
In this post, I bring together some constructions that are based on nouns or that involve nouns in them. These can be confusing to new learners of Arabic. The reviewd constructions are nominal sentence (الجملة الاسمية), nouns and adjectives (الاسم والصفة) and idaafa constructions (الإضافة). The Nominal Sentence: A nominal sentence begins with a noun or a pronoun…
Answers of word games Posted by aziza on Oct 31, 2010
In this post, I present the answer of the word search game and the rearrange the word game. Word search answer: Rearrange the letters to make words: Below are 15 words only, but these letters can make many more. ش – ر – ع – م – ا – س – ب شمس Sun شمع…
word games Posted by aziza on Oct 28, 2010
In this post, I have created an Arabic word search game for you. Can you find the 10 words below in the table? If you are not sure about the meaning of any word, look at the bottom of the page for the translation. 1- سكر 2- شاي 3- قهوة 4- عسل 5- عصير 6-…
Hakuna Matata in Arabic Posted by aziza on Oct 20, 2010
Do you like to watch Disney cartoons? Have you tried watching them in Arabic? It can be a very educational experience. Many of Disney’s cartoons are dubbed into Egyptian Arabic – being the most widely spread and understood colloquial dialect. There are others that are dubbed into Standard Arabic. Do you have a favourite cartoon…
Mahmoud Darwish: Palestinian Poet Posted by aziza on Oct 17, 2010
Mahmoud Darwish (محمود درويش ) is a famous Palestinian poet and author who won numerous awards for his literary output and was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. Darwish was born in the village of al-Birwa in the Western Galilee on13 March 1941. After Israeli forces assaulted his home town in June 1948 the…
Alexandria – Olden Days Posted by aziza on Oct 12, 2010
In this post, I write about my home town. Alexandria (الإسكندرية) is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country’s largest seaport, serving approximately 80% of Egypt’s imports and exports. Alexandria is also an important tourist resort. Alexandria extends about 32 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in north-central Egypt. It is…