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Saudi women can finally drive, where are they going? (1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 4, 2018
More than a week ago, and on the 24th. June, women in Saudi Arabic have finally been allowed to drive سُمح للنساء في السعودية أخيرا بالقيادة. This event has attracted a wide media coverage تغطية إعلامية واسعة and this included many personal statements by Saudi women. In this blog post, we’re going to study a…
Eid Al-fitr song: ‘We will sing’ 2 – سنُغنِّي (in spoken Arabic) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 27, 2018
Last week, we looked at an Eid-related song, produced by Zain (see clip below). As the song was in Standard Arabic, it’s a good idea to learn how to say each line of the song in both Syrian and Egyptian Arabic. Below, you will find the original lyrics of the song (in standard Arabic). Each…
Eid Al-fitr song: ‘We will sing’ – سنُغنِّي Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 20, 2018
The Eid spirit is still around us! I hope that those who celebrated Eid had a wonderful time with family and friends. In keeping with last week’s post, this week’s post will provide even more words and vocabulary related to Eid Al-fitr, through listening a song by Zain, about Eid. So we can learn more…
Vocabulary Treasure Hunt: Eid Al-fitr عيد الفطر Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 13, 2018
We’re only a day or two away from Eid Al-Fitr عيد الفطر . So, the post today is dedicated to مُخَصَّصْ لِ this occasion by providing you with some words and vocabulary that you can be often used and heard in relation to this occasion. The post consists of two parts: in the first one…
Boost your listening skills: Vernacular Arabic Practice (2) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 6, 2018
This blog post is a chance to harness your Arabic listening skills, particularly the vernacular Arabic: Lebanese and Egyptian in this case. In the first part of this post, you had the chance to watch the clip and follow what is being said by looking at the transcript provided, with a translation of each line…
Boost your listening skills: Vernacular Arabic Practice (1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on May 30, 2018
This blog post is a chance to harness your Arabic listening skills, particularly the vernacular Arabic: Lebanese and Egyptian in this case. In the first part of this post, you will have the chance to watch the clip and follow what is being said by looking at the transcript provided, with a translation of each…
Basics of the Libyan cuisine المطبخ الليبي – Part 3 Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on May 23, 2018
This three part post is a comprehension practice about the Libyan cuisine and some of the main الرئيسية/popular الأكثر شهرة dishes الأطباق in Libya. The blog posts of the last two weeks provided a transcript of the clip in both regional and standard Arabic. There were also some questions for you to answer and check…