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Two Arabic proverbs with a sarcastic meaning Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Dec 20, 2017
To follow on last week’s theme, today we’re looking at two other proverbs with a similar meaning. As we will see below, both proverbs are used (with a subtle difference that we will learn about below) ironically to indicate that it’s too late for someone to do something. The first proverb is: دخول الحمام ……
Two interesting Arabic proverbs about marriage Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Dec 13, 2017
Proverb is one of the fun ways you can learn about more a language and the culture of its users. Today, we’re going to look at two interesting proverbs أمثال (شعبيه) – حِكَم from the Arabic heritage. Both of them are linked to marriage but in two very interesting ways! Proverbs have an important role…
Traditional Drinks from different parts of the Arab world (2) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Dec 6, 2017
In the previous (first) part of the post, we looked at four different hot drinks often consumed in the Arab world. In this post, we’re going to focus on four other drinks, but it is cold drinks المشروبات البارده (Al-mashroobaat al-baared-ah) rather than hot drinks this time. These are: apricot juice, almond drink, Roselle drink…
Traditional Drinks from different parts of the Arab world (1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Nov 29, 2017
Traditional is always considered good and special in the Arab world, whether it was food, clothes, etc. In this week’s post, we’re going to learn about a number of traditional drinks that are made and consumed in different parts of the Arab world, from Morocco to Syria. What is special about these drinks is that…
Dates: Different names and uses across the Arab world Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Nov 22, 2017
Today, we’re going to learn about some aspects of dates التمر , a very important part of the Arabic culture and something that can be found in very much every Arabic house. Datesالتّمور are a very popular type of fruit as date palms أشجار النحيل – النخيل are cultivated يُزرع across the Arab region, both…
Murder on the Orient Express (2) جريمة في قطار الشرق Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Nov 15, 2017
Welcome to the second part of this post about the Orient Express. Last week, we listened to a report (see video clip below) about the history تاريخ of the actual Orient Express where Christie got her inspiration from in Arabic with a set of questions. This week, we’re looking at the same report again to try…
Murder on the Orient Express (1) جريمة في قطار الشرق Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Nov 8, 2017
Last Friday was the release date of the movie Murder on the Orient Express in UK cinemas. You can find a photo I took when I went to watch the movie on the first day of its release – the 3rd of November. This film adaptation التبنّي السينمائي is based on مقتبس عن Murder on the…