Archive for December, 2015
Celebrations Posted by aziza on Dec 24, 2015
On the 23rd of December 2015, most Muslims around the world celebrated the birth of Prophet Mohammed (المولد النبوي), and on the 25th of 2015, Christians in many countries celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, or Christmas (عيد الميلاد). It is very inspiring and meaningful to have both occasions celebrated so close to each other…
The Arabic Headache; Dialect! Posted by Fisal on Dec 23, 2015
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Today, we are going to discuss a very common problem for non-Arabic natives. Yes, it is that dialect headache! Which Arabic variety should foreigners learn; Classical Arabic (CA), Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) (Al-Fus’ha) or Colloquial Arabic with its various dialects (Al-Am’iyah)? Unfortunately, there is no one correct answer. Deciding on one…
Learn the 10 Most Common Words about Feelings in Arabic (2) Posted by jesa on Dec 19, 2015
Marhaba! Hope you all enjoyed solving the fun and stimulating Arabic crossword puzzle on feelings! In this post I am sharing the answers to the Arabic crossword puzzle and some examples of how you can use these words in a sentence. I have also transliterated and translated every example so that you can learn how…
Fisal’s Dictionary: sa.li.ma Posted by Fisal on Dec 17, 2015
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Today, we are going to go on a journey to the depths of the Arabic Dictionary in order to discover some of its secrets. We will dig deep into the root verb سـَــلـِــمَ /sa.’li.ma/ and explore some of its derivatives. Yes, this is the root verb for so many Arabic words…
Learn the 10 Most Common Words about Feelings in Arabic Posted by jesa on Dec 15, 2015
Marhaba! In the past I have shared you with common expressions about love, anger, and kindness as well as swear words in Arabic. We sometimes have beautiful things to say and at other times nastier things to utter. Sometimes we are on the giving end and occasionally on the receiving side. Today, I am sharing…
Reading Comprehension Answers Posted by aziza on Dec 14, 2015
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension exercise on the Climate Summit Agreement. The news story is taken from bbcarabic.com: http://www.bbc.com/arabic/worldnews/2015/12/151212_climate_change_deal دول العالم تتوصل إلى اتفاق تاريخي لمواجهة تغير المناخ توصل مؤتمر قمة التغير المناخي المنعقد في باريس إلى اتفاقية بخصوص الحد من ارتفاع درجات الحرارة بحلول عام 2050 إلى أقل من…
Reading Comprehension – Climate Summit Posted by aziza on Dec 13, 2015
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise on the Climate Summit Agreement. The news story is taken from bbcarabic.com: http://www.bbc.com/arabic/worldnews/2015/12/151212_climate_change_deal دول العالم تتوصل إلى اتفاق تاريخي لمواجهة تغير المناخ توصل مؤتمر قمة التغير المناخي المنعقد في باريس إلى اتفاقية بخصوص الحد من ارتفاع درجات الحرارة بحلول عام 2050 إلى أقل من درجتين مئويتين…