Archive for May, 2019
Words and Phrases Used During Ramadan Posted by yasmine on May 8, 2019
In this post, we’ll be learning words and phrases that you’ll hear during Ramadan. Let’s begin with wishing someone a happy Ramadan! !رَمَضان كَريم Have a generous Ramadan! !رَمَضان مُبارك Have a blessed Ramadan! !كُل عام وأنت بِخير May you be well every year! (Note: This phrase is also used for Eid…
The Arabic Alphabet الأبجدية العربية Posted by Anastasia on May 1, 2019
The Arabic language is one of the hardest languages to master in the world for a number of reasons, one of which is the fact that it has its own alphabet. The Arabic alphabet is not like any other alphabet, for starters, it’s written from right to left. Moreover, it is almost impossible to…
Is There Only One Way to Use “No/Laa” in Arabic? Posted by yasmine on May 1, 2019
“Laa” لا is probably one of the first words you learned in Arabic. It’s easy to say (no difficult sounds) and doesn’t change much in Arabic dialects. In this post, we’ll look at the few different grammatical functions of لا. First, there are two different ways of writing “no” in Arabic: Both are equally correct…