Archive for August, 2011
Rose of All Cities زهرة المدائن Posted by Fisal on Aug 31, 2011
Today, I am going to share a great song by the great singer; Fayrouz. The song is written by the great Lebanese poet Saeed Aql سعيد عقل and composed by the great Lebanese Rahbani brothers. The song is a dedication to the Arabism عُروبة of the great holy city of Jerusalem القُدس /Al-Quds/ which…
holiday word search game answer Posted by aziza on Aug 31, 2011
In this post, I present the answer of the word search game presented in my previous post. عطلة رحلة سفر شاطئ بحر صيد تسوق خبرة فندق ممتع All the vocabulary items deal with the holiday. Can you make a sentence for each word, e.g. عطلة العطلة الصيفية هذه السنة مدتها ستة أسابيع…
holiday vocabulary word search Posted by aziza on Aug 30, 2011
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. عطلة رحلة سفر شاطئ بحر صيد تسوق خبرة فندق ممتع…
Eid Al-Fitr عـيـد الـفِــطر Posted by Fisal on Aug 29, 2011
Tomorrow is the day of Eid. E’id Al-Fitr عيد الفطر , often abbreviated to Eid, is a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan; the Islamic holy month of fasting (sawm). Eid عيد is an Arabic word meaning “festivity,” while Fiṭr فِطر means “breaking (the fast)”. The holiday celebrates the conclusion of the…
Holiday vocabulary and exercises answers Posted by aziza on Aug 29, 2011
In this post, I present the answers of the vocabulary exercises presented in my previous post. I also present the translation of the sentences below. 1- في العطلة الصيفية القادمة نريد أن نسافر إلى لبنان. 2- في العطلة قمت بعدة أنشطة ممتعة. 3- هل جربت الطعام اللبناني، إنه لذيذ جداً. 4- أحب السفر إلى البلدان…
Holiday vocabulary and exercises Posted by aziza on Aug 28, 2011
It is the summer holiday (العطلة الصيفية)! Have you enjoyed it? I certainly have! In this post, I present some vocabulary and some vocabulary exercises about the summer holiday. I hope you enjoy it! Holiday = عطلة / اجازة Trip = رحلة Travel (v.) = سافر/يسافر Travel (n.) = سفر Visit (v.) = زار/يزور visit…
Arab Idol : Fayrouz فيروز Posted by Fisal on Aug 27, 2011
Nouhad Haddad نـُهاد حداد is the real name of the famously known Arab singer Fayrouz or Fairouz فيروز . She is a Lebanese singer and is widely considered to be the most famous living singer in the Arab World. Her songs are constantly heard throughout the region. Fayrouz is a legend أسطورة in her…