Archive for January, 2016
Nizar Qabbani: The Tree Posted by Fisal on Jan 17, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! In this post, I am presenting a beautiful love poem by the great Syrian poet Nizar Qabbani نزار قباني. The poem has the title of “The Tree الشجرة“. In the poem, Nizar urges his beloved not be fixed in one place like a tree. He urges her to be a living…
Everything You Need to Know About the Golden Globes in ARABIC! Posted by jesa on Jan 16, 2016
Marhaba! Less than a week ago, hundreds of actors, actresses, directors, film producers, script writers, and other individuals in the TV and film industry gathered for the Golden Globes. These annual awards are meant to celebrate the best motion films, music scores, and TV series in the previous year. In many circles, the Golden Globes…
Rawani Posted by aziza on Jan 15, 2016
Today, I went to visit a Yemeni friend, and she offered me a very light and sweet cake. I asked her about it, and she gave me the recipe! The cake is called Yemeni Rawani (رواني يمني) Ingredients: 6 eggs 6 table spoons of flour 1 tea spoon of vanilla 1 teaspoon of baking powder…
Reading Comprehension Answers: Theeb Posted by Fisal on Jan 15, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! In this post, we are going to check our answers to the last reading comprehension exercise about the best foreign film “Theeb” nominated for the 2015 Oscar. If you would like to view the exercise and the questions again, please click here. الإجــابــات Answers اسم الفيلم العربي المرشح لجائزة الأوسكار 2015…
Reading Comprehension Exercise: Theeb Posted by Fisal on Jan 14, 2016
اِقــرأ الـقــطـــعــــة الـتــالــيـــة ثــم أجـــب عـــن الأســئــلـــــــة Read the and following passage and then answer the questions: “أعلنت الأكاديمية الأميركية لعلوم وفنون السينما – فى صباح الخميس – الأفلام الخمسة المرشحة لجائزة أوسكار لأفضل فيلم ناطق بلغة أجنبية ، وهم: الفيلم الكولومبي (إمبريس أوف ذا سيربنت Embrace of the Serpent) والفيلم الفرنسي (موستانغ Mustang)…
Farewell ‘Starman’: A Fitting Tribute to David Bowie in Arabic Posted by jesa on Jan 12, 2016
Marhaba! The world has lost a legend. David Bowie was a cultural, iconic, and musical artist that redefined popular culture through his unique compositions and song writing over the last four decades. His music has reached millions of people around the world through a number of venues: motion films, musical albums, concerts, renditions of his…
Cairene Arabic; What? Why? How? Posted by Fisal on Jan 5, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! In the post entitled The Arabic Headache; Dialect!, we discussed the differences between Classical Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic and other Arabic dialects. We were introduced to a brief history of the Arabic language and how it developed into so many languages or dialects. We were also introduced to the main differences…