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Verbs with hamza Posted by aziza on Aug 30, 2015
Verbs that have hamza as a root letter are called (الفعل المهموز). Hamza can appear as a first, second or third radical letter. In this post, we learn how to conjugate these verbs. Examples of verbs with hamza are found below: أخذ = took أكل = ate سأل = asked سأم = become bored ملأ…
Malfouf – stuffed cabbage Posted by aziza on Aug 28, 2015
Today’s post presents a recipe for a very delicious Arabic and Mediterranean dish, i.e. stuffed cabbage (ملفوف).This dish requires a lot of skill to be able to get it right! I cannot make it, as I find it very tricky to get the cabbage leaves wrapped well around the stuffing! Here is the recipe and good luck with…
Mini dialogue in Arabic Posted by aziza on Aug 17, 2015
In this post, I present mini dialogues in Arabic to revise the greetings, self-introduction and basic information about yourself. منى: السلام عليكم أميرة: وعليكم السلام منى: أنا اسمي منى جارتك الجديدة. وأنتِ؟ أميرة: أنا اسمي أميرة منى: تشرفنا يا أميرة. انتقلنا إلى هذه الشقة من أسبوع فقط أميرة: وأين كنت تسكنين من قبل؟ منى: كنت…
Listening answers – Dubai Heritage Posted by aziza on Aug 9, 2015
In this post, I present the answers of the listening comprehension questions about Dubai heritage camp. I also present the transcription of the report. Transcription: تحت رعاية الشيخ ماجد بن محمد بن راشد آل مكتوم رئيس مجلس إدارة هيئة دبي للثقافة والفنون نظم برنامج تعزيز الهوية الوطنية في الإمارات العربية المتحدة، مخيم وطني للعائلات في…
Listening – Dubai Heritage Posted by aziza on Aug 7, 2015
Listen to the report and answer the following questions. You can use the words at the end of the post to facilitate your comprehension. The report deals with Dubai Heritage Camp. The questions deal with the first 1.50 seconds of the report. Answer the following questions in Arabic من الذي قام برعاية المخيم؟ من نظم…
Spicy shrimps and Fried Rice Recipe Posted by aziza on Jul 27, 2015
Spicy shrimps and Fried Rice is an Asian recipe, but Asian food is becoming more and more popular in the Arab world. Ingredients: 2 cups rice 500 grams shrimp (medium size) peeled and cleaned 1 tablespoon fresh ginger 5 cloves of garlic ½ green chili pepper corn ½ red chili pepper corn 1 teaspoon…
Irregular verbs in Arabic – Exercises Posted by aziza on Jul 26, 2015
In a previous post, I explained how to conjugate weak verbs, i.e. begin with waw (و) or yaa (ي) as root letters. In this post, I present some exercises on the same topic. First of all, please find below the conjugation of the verb (وقف). Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the…