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Identifying fronted predicates1 Posted by aziza on Jan 20, 2011
In this posting, the answer of the question presented yesterday about fronted predicates. Please find the fronted predicates underlined and the subjects marked in bold. كان للصالونات الأدبية دور هام فى الحياة الأدبية في مصر .. كان لها دور كبير ومؤثر .. فصالون مي مثلا، كان ينبض بالحرارة، لأن صاحبة الصالون كانت جميلة، وكان كل…
Identifying fronted predicates Posted by aziza on Jan 19, 2011
I got a request from one of the dear blog readers asking for examples on identifying fronted predicates and their subjects. First, allow me to remind of the cases in which we have fronted predicates and what conditions need to exist in a sentence so that it has a fronted predicate. We have a fronted…
Arabic Poetry – Introduction Posted by aziza on Jan 13, 2011
I have always loved poetry, but I did not like learning about it at school and university because it was taught in a very factual way and we were forced to memorize so much of it. However, I never stopped reading and enjoying poetry out of the educational context. I wanted to write about poetry…
Word search answer Posted by aziza on Dec 31, 2010
In this post, I present the answer of the word search game. عيد سعيد = Happy Feast ميلاد مجيد = Merry Christmas كل عام وأنتم بخير = happy occasions (this greeting can be used for any occasion that comes regularly) like feasts and birthdays زينة = decorations شجرة = tree عيد سعيد ميلاد مجيد كل…
Word search greetings Posted by aziza on Dec 29, 2010
Now that it is time for greetings and celebration, my work search game hides three greetings and two Christmas words. Can you find them? عيد سعيد ميلاد مجيد كل عام وأنتم بخير شجرة زينة
Expressing frequency in Arabic: Adverbials of Time Posted by aziza on Dec 27, 2010
In this post, I give examples on the use of some adverbials of time that express frequency. These are adverbs that describe how often an action is done, e.g. always, sometimes, often, etc. Never = أبداً لا أدخن أبداً. “I never smoke.” الأستاذ لا يتأخر عن الدرس أبداً “The teacher is never late for his…
Merry Christmas Posted by aziza on Dec 25, 2010
Merry Christmas ميلاد مجيد Christmas is now widely celebrated around the Arab world. Hotels and restaurants hold special banquets and invite celebrities. Musical performances are arranged in different countries and are aired on national televisions. People have a day off work.Many families buy a Christmas tree, but not as many as in the West. This…