Archive for October, 2016
10 Most Interesting Facts about the U.S. Elections in Arabic Posted by jesa on Oct 25, 2016
Marhaba! As you might know already, citizens of the United States will be heading to the polls in early November to elect a new President. Today, I want to share with you the 10 most interesting facts about the elections in Arabic. I have translated them to Arabic and I have also transliterated all these…
Short Biography of Amr Diab Posted by Fisal on Oct 24, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Today, we will talk about Amr Diab; the famous Egyptian singer. Amr celebrated 55th birthday on October 11th and guess where he celebrated it? At the gym! Amr is a pop singer and songwriter. He won many music awards جوائز. He set a world record as Best-Selling Middle-Eastern artist. …
Sing with Mashrou’ Leila: Kalaam Posted by jesa on Oct 23, 2016
Marhaba! For the last few days, I have been listening to Mashrou’ Leila‘s different albums on repeat. I am always amazed by the depth of their lyrics and beautiful compositions. Today, I want to share with you another masterpiece by the great band Mashrou’ Leila! The song is called Kalaam (كلام), which literally translates to…
Learn Colors in Arabic Posted by aziza on Oct 21, 2016
In this post, I present a very nice video for teaching colors in Arabic. Enjoy watching and repeating. I have added transcription and translation at the end of the video for beginners. السلام عليكم اليوم سوف نتعلم الألوان باللغة العربية هل أنت مستعد؟ هيا نبدأ … Hello, Today we will learn the colors in Arabic…
I Love Your Hands Posted by aziza on Oct 19, 2016
Faia Younan (فايا يونان ) is a 22 year old Syrian singer who uses her art to talk about her country and about the situation in all Arab countries. She is originally from Aleppo (حلب), and though she studied economics, her love for singing drove her to create a YouTube channel for herself and launch her…
Sing with Fairouz: Reminds Me of Autumn Posted by jesa on Oct 18, 2016
Marhaba! I know for a fact that all you dear Arabic lovers love Fairouz and her beautiful songs. I can never get enough of her songs and I never ever feel bored listening to her different albums. Today, I want to share with you another beautiful ballad by the great Fairouz! The song is called…
Practice agreement in Arabic Posted by aziza on Oct 16, 2016
In this post, we practice subject-verb agreement and dual agreement in Arabic. Complete the sentences with the right form of the verb in brackets then change the subject of each sentence into dual. صديقتي ———— من الجامعة السنة القادمة. (تخرّج) أخي ———— في جامعة أوكسفورد الآن. (عمل) صديقي العربي ———— في جامعة لندن العام الماضي…