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Arabic Prepositions 3 Posted by aziza on Nov 21, 2016
Arabic Prepositions (حروف الجر) are an interesting and a challenging topic for learners of Arabic. When I mark students’ essays, I notice many mistakes with prepositions. In this post, I highlight the meanings and usage of two of the Arabic prepositions; give examples and some exercises on the selected prepositions. على means on/over…
Arabic Prepositions 2 Posted by aziza on Nov 18, 2016
Arabic Prepositions (حروف الجر) are an interesting and a challenging topic for learners of Arabic. When I mark students’ essays, I notice many mistakes with prepositions. In this post, I highlight the meanings and usage of two of the Arabic prepositions; give examples and some exercises on the selected prepositions. اللام /لـ means both to…
Arabic Prepositions1 Posted by aziza on Nov 14, 2016
Arabic Prepositions (حروف الجر) are an interesting and a challenging topic for learners of Arabic. When I mark students’ essays, I notice many mistakes with prepositions. In this post, I highlight the meanings and usage of two of the Arabic prepositions; give examples and some exercises on the selected prepositions. عن has a number of…
Arabic Prepositions Posted by aziza on Nov 11, 2016
Arabic Prepositions (حروف الجر) are an interesting and a challenging topic for learners of Arabic. When I mark students’’ essays, I notice many mistakes with prepositions. In this post, I highlight the meanings and usage of three of the Arabic prepositions; give examples and some exercises on the selected prepositions. مِنَ (from) indicates the starting…
A Song of Welcome and Love Posted by aziza on Oct 31, 2016
When Prophet Mohammed (محمد) Peace be upon him (صلى الله عليه وسلم) took his flight (الهجرة) from Mecca (مكة المكرمة) to Medina (المدينة المنورة), he was received by a very nice song from the people of Medina. It goes like this: طلع البدر علينا ṭala‘a ‘l-badru ‘alaynā The full moon rose over us من ثنيات…
Arab Reading Challenge, Answers Posted by aziza on Oct 28, 2016
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension exercise presented earlier on the Arab Reading Challenge. Transcription of the first sentence: كما كان متوقعاً فاز اليوم التلميذ الجزائري محمد عبد الله فرح بالجائزة الكبرى في تحدي القراءة العربي بدبي في الإمارات العربية المتحدة English Questions and Answers: How does the report describe…
Arab Reading Challenge Posted by aziza on Oct 26, 2016
The Arab Reading Challenge is an initiative to encourage students in the UAE and Arab world to read was launched by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The Arab Reading Challenge (ARC) aims for a million students in the Arab world to…