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Listening comprehension exercise, answers and transcription Posted by aziza on Aug 28, 2012
In the previous post, I presneted a listening comprehension exercise. In this post, I present the answsers of the questions and the transcription of the news item. Questions and Answers: 1- What is the purpose of the work that Israeli engineers are undertaking? The purpose of the excavation is to complete the discovery of the…
Listening Comprehension exercise Posted by aziza on Aug 28, 2012
Please watch the video below, and try to answer the questions that follow. To make your task easier, I add the translation of key words below. Questions: 1- What is the purpose of the excavation that Israeli engineers are undertaking? 2- How old are some of the weapons discovered? 3- What is so strange about…
Um Ali – Dessert recipe Posted by aziza on Aug 27, 2012
I am writing this post now as I eat a very nice dessert from Egypt called Um Ali (ام علی). Um Ali is made up of pastry, nuts, milk and sugar; you can also add cream on top if you like! I prepare it at home, and I follow very easy recipe! There are no…
Persian words in Egyptian Arabic Posted by aziza on Aug 25, 2012
In the previous post, I presented some words that are of Persian or Farsi origin that are currently used in Arabic. These words are treated like any other Arabic word, and most Arabs use them without even realizing that they are not originally Arabic. In this post, I present some more words that are…
Persian words used in Arabic Posted by aziza on Aug 24, 2012
In the previous post, I wrote that the Arabic language that we use today contains many words that are of foreign origins, especially in spoken dialects. In this post, I present some words that are of Persian or Farsi origin. بخت (bakht) = luck/fortune بيجامة (Bijama) = Pyjamas تنورة (tannoura) = skirt باذنجان (bathinjan) =…
Ancient Egyptian words used today Posted by aziza on Aug 23, 2012
Do you know that all speakers of Arabic use colloquial dialects which have Arabic as the main source, but many other sources exist that are derived from other languages? For example, in colloquial Arabic dialects nowadays, many people use English words like ‘hi’, ‘OK’ and ‘thank you’! Egyptian colloquial Arabic has many sources in addition…
A free online English-Arabic dictionary Posted by aziza on Aug 20, 2012
I have just come across a very interesting English-Arabic online dictionary, and I would like to tell you about it. It is a free online tool which I found to be very useful. Here is the website: http://www.arabdict.com/en/ I have tried it myself, and it is great! It enjoys many interesting features! It suggests ways to complete the…