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Hakuna Matata in Arabic Posted by aziza on Oct 20, 2010
Do you like to watch Disney cartoons? Have you tried watching them in Arabic? It can be a very educational experience. Many of Disney’s cartoons are dubbed into Egyptian Arabic – being the most widely spread and understood colloquial dialect. There are others that are dubbed into Standard Arabic. Do you have a favourite cartoon…
Mahmoud Darwish: Palestinian Poet Posted by aziza on Oct 17, 2010
Mahmoud Darwish (محمود درويش ) is a famous Palestinian poet and author who won numerous awards for his literary output and was regarded as the Palestinian national poet. Darwish was born in the village of al-Birwa in the Western Galilee on13 March 1941. After Israeli forces assaulted his home town in June 1948 the…
Alexandria – Olden Days Posted by aziza on Oct 12, 2010
In this post, I write about my home town. Alexandria (الإسكندرية) is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country’s largest seaport, serving approximately 80% of Egypt’s imports and exports. Alexandria is also an important tourist resort. Alexandria extends about 32 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in north-central Egypt. It is…
Word search – jobs answers Posted by aziza on Sep 30, 2010
In this post, I present the translations of the words presented in the word search and the answers. طبيب مدرس مهندس طالب نجار صائغ سباك ممثل محاسب رسام Doctor 2. Teacher 3. Engineer 4. Student 5. Carpenter 6. Jeweller 7. Plumber 8. Actor 9. Accountant 10. Painter Here are some examples of the use of…
Word search – jobs Posted by aziza on Sep 29, 2010
In this post, I present a word search game that includes 10 jobs. Do you know what they mean and can you find them in the grid? طبيب مدرس مهندس طالب نجار صائغ سباك ممثل محاسب رسام
Connectors in Arabic – Condition Posted by aziza on Sep 25, 2010
It is very important when we write in any language to create logical relationships between the ideas that we present. There is a number of relationships that we can create like addition, contrast, among others, and there are many words and expressions that we can use to express these relationships. In this post, I present…
Connectors in Arabic – Contrast Posted by aziza on Sep 20, 2010
It is very important when we write in any language to create logical relationships between the ideas that we present. There is a number of relationships that we can create like addition, contrast, among others, and there are many words and expressions that we can use to express these relationships. In this post, I present…