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Telling the time in Libyan Colloquial Arabic Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 26, 2017
A few weeks ago, we looked at how we ask for the time and also learnt some time-related vocabulary, using a kids song. This week, we’re going to learn how to tell the time in Libyan colloquial Arabic. Although I’m focusing on the Libyan dialect here, it’s worth mentioning that this is not at…
The main meals of the day and some related vocabulary Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 19, 2017
In today’s post, we’re going to learn the different names of the main meals of the day and the parts of the day (morning, afternoon, etc.) associated with each meal. You probably know that these names will be named differently in different parts of the Arab world given how diverse Arabic dialects are. The…
15 Love phrases in different Arabic dialects Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 12, 2017
As always, diversity is a hot topic when it comes to the Arabic language. On that note, our topic today is going to be about the different love expressions used in different Arabic dialects. To do that, we’re using an interesting song (check video below), by the by the Lebanese singer – Sandra –…
Time-related Vocabulary in Colloquial Arabic (Part 2) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 5, 2017
In today’s post, we’re going to learn some everyday, authentic vocabulary about time, using a song (video below) called كِلِّ سَاعَه kil saʕaa by the Lebanese singer – Marwan Al-hkoury مروان خوري The vocabularies we’re going to look at include units of time as well as other phrases to do with time in general…
Time-related Vocabulary in Colloquial Arabic (Part 1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 28, 2017
In today’s post, we’re going to learn about an important, everyday subject, that is time. Asking for the time and being able to tell the time is obviously useful for many reasons and it’s one of the basic skills for any language learner. In order to learn this, I’ve attached a short video below…
How to say ‘very much’ in Arabic 10 different ways? Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 21, 2017
Today, we’re going to learn how to say ‘very much’ in Arabic, in seven different way. To do this, I’m using a song (check video below) by the Egyptian singer – Tamer Hosny – to be able to focus on each of these phraseس and learn how to pronounce them. As you probably know…
How to make (Luqmat Al-qaady) or (Al-‘awwam-eh)? Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 14, 2017
Today, we are looking at one of the most famous Levantine dishes, that is a kind of traditional sweet dough called عوّامه ‘awwam-eh or what is also called Luqmat Al-qaady لقمة القاضي By looking at the video below, and following the recipe that I will included below, you will be able to make…