Archive for October, 2020
Being an Arab vegan (نباتي عربي (2 Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Oct 30, 2020
Welcome Back to the second part of this blog post. Last time, we started learning the content of an interview about the topic of veganism النباتية الصرفة In the first part of the post, I gave you a list of questions to try to answer after listening to the interview. In this second part of…
Let’s Tell Time in MSA and Levantine Arabic Posted by yasmine on Oct 28, 2020
In this post, I thought we’d learn how to ask and tell the time in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and Levantine Arabic. Of course, you will hear time being said in MSA with speaking clocks, the official radio and television announcements. Otherwise, you will hear time being told in colloquial Arabic. It’s good to be…
Being an Arab vegan (نباتي عربي (1 Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Oct 23, 2020
Today, I have a video clip for you about an interesting topic, and that is veganism النباتية الصرفة . The clip is an interview مقابلة with a Saudi vlogger – Raoum As-sHebaani – where she answers several questions about her vlog on Youtube. The purpose of the blog is to test your comprehension level درجة…
Let’s Talk about الحُمُّص Hummus! Posted by yasmine on Oct 21, 2020
Over the weekend, I decided to make my own حُمُّص hummus since it’s very easy to make and because no matter how hard I search here in American supermarkets, I can never find one that tastes close to home. Then I began thinking about the أصْل origin of hummus and why people love this simple…
Common Greetings in Spoken Arabic (2) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Oct 16, 2020
Welcome to the second part of this post where we look at some common greeting phrases بعض عبارات التحية الشائعة in different Arabic dialects. To learn about these greeting phrases, , I’m using a short video clip from “Arab Idol”, an adapted version from the original show – American Idol. Last week, we started looking…
The Arabic Folk Tale “الطِّيرْ الأخْضَر” Part Two Posted by yasmine on Oct 14, 2020
In this post, we will continue the folk tale of الطِّيرْ الأخْضَر The Green Bird. What do you تَتَذَكَّر remember from part one? If you’re interested in this story and haven’t read the first part, go ahead and jump to last week’s post. 😊 رأتْها الأُخت فصارَت تَبكي، ولمّت عِظام أخيها وهي حزينة عليه. ثُم…
World Mental Health Day 2020 Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Oct 13, 2020
Last Saturday, the 10th. October, was the world’s Mental Health day اليوم العالمي للصحة النفسية. Today’s post is based on a short clip that BBC Arabic produced to acknowledge this day. In the clip, five Arab young people خمسة شباب عرب talk about how people around them deal with their mental health issues. The World’s…