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Let It Go, Arabized and Localized Posted by aziza on Apr 10, 2016
In this post, I present the Disney song “Let it go” in it original, Arabized and Egyptianized versions. I read an article today about localization, and it said that the localized versions are usually produced in the specific countries they are intended for, and they often adapt to the local culture by using values and imagery pertinent to…
Inna and its sisters, Answers Posted by aziza on Mar 28, 2016
Inna and its sisters (إن وأخواتها) are إنَّ وأنَّ ، ولكنَّ ، وكأنَّ وليتَ ولعلَّ After Inna and its sisters (إن وأخواتها), the subject of the nominal sentence (اسم إن) become accusative (منصوب), and the predicate (خبر إن) remains nominative (مرفوع). In this post, I present the answers of the exercises presented earlier to practice…
Practice Inna and its sisters Posted by aziza on Mar 27, 2016
Inna and its sisters (إن وأخواتها) is a group of particles in Arabic that are usually followed by a nominal sentence. The nominal sentence takes special vowelling after Inna and its sisters (إن وأخواتها). Inna and its sisters (إن وأخواتها) are إنَّ وأنَّ ، ولكنَّ ، وكأنَّ وليتَ ولعلَّ By default, a nominal sentence has…
Um Ali with Croissant Posted by aziza on Mar 25, 2016
Um Ali (أم على) is a very famous Egyptian dessert. It is often made with lots and lots of nuts and cream. However, I have a lighter version of the recipe made with croissant (أم على بالكرواسون). Have you ever bought too much croissant and did not feel that you needed to consume it all?…
Mandaeans Posted by aziza on Mar 21, 2016
Many people think of the Arab world as a homogenous region containing one religion and one ethnicity only, however there is a wide variety of ethnicities and religions in the Arab world. In this post, I present some information about the Mandaeans (الصابئة المندائيون). In the Arab world, Mandaeans live mainly in Iraq, Syria…
Reading – Best Teacher, answers Posted by aziza on Mar 17, 2016
In this post, I present the answers of the reading comprehension exercise presented earlier. The vocabulary list at the end of the post can be used to aid comprehension. فلسطينية تفوز بلقب المعلم الأفضل في العالم فازت المعلمة الفلسطينية حنان الحروب بلقب “المعلم الأفضل” على مستوى العالم في التعليم، وذلك لتميزها بمبادرة تعليمية حملت شعار…
Reading Comprehension – Best Teacher Posted by aziza on Mar 14, 2016
In this post, I present a reading comprehension exercise in Arabic. Read the story and answer the questions that follow. You can use the vocabulary list at the end of the post to facilitate your comprehension. فلسطينية تفوز بلقب المعلم الأفضل في العالم فازت المعلمة الفلسطينية حنان الحروب بلقب “المعلم الأفضل” على مستوى العالم في…