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Arabic expressions about keeping dignity (1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on May 28, 2021
In today’s post, I would like to focus on the concept of dignity الكرامة in Arabic and how it’s talked about in the Arabic-speaking world. This 3-part post will look at a number of proverbs and everyday expressions/phrases that are used in spoken Arabic. In the first two parts, the focus will be several proverbs…
Turkish words in Libyan Arabic Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on May 21, 2021
Welcome to a new post 🙂 مرحبا بكم في مدوّنة جديدة Today’s post is of interest to those who are keen to learn more about spoken Arabic and the focus is Libyan Arabic اللهجة الليبية . A few months ago, we learnt some of the popular Italian words that were adopted from the Italian language and…
Song: “Oh Eid يا عيد “ Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on May 13, 2021
The Eid spirit is all around us! Today is first day of عيد الفطر Eid Al-fiTr. I wish those who celebrate Eid a very joyful one كل عام وأنتم بخير – عيد مبارك Kul ‘aam wa aantu-m bi-khair, Eid Mubarak On this day, I would like to share a lovely song, produced by Zain…
Comprehension piece: Mysterious doors (2) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on May 10, 2021
Welcome to the second part of this blog. We’re still looking at the BBC report that tells the story of two mysterious doors in London قصة بابين غامضين في لندن. Lsat week, we got to the point where Ahmed Fakhouri – the journalist in the report – was about to solve the mystery for us…
Comprehension piece: Mysterious doors (1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on May 3, 2021
We have a mystery to solve this week! لدينا لغزٌ لنحلّه هذا الأسبوع. This 2 part-blog post is comprehension focused, based on a short clip produced by BBC Arabic. The mystery is over two particular doors بابين محدّدين in Leinster Gardens in Central London. So, let’s find out what is mysterious about them لنتعرّف على…
Ramadan in Egypt is special حاجة تانية Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Apr 26, 2021
Welcome to a new blog post 🙂 In this post, we’re going to study a lovely song by the amazing Emirati singer المطرب الإماراتي الرائع: Hussain Al-Jassmi حسين الجسمي. As is the case in each Ramadan, Hussain sings a special song as a way كطريقة لِـ to celebrate للاحتفال بـ the holy month of Ramadan…
TbAhij: Libyan Dish to serve during Ramadan Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Apr 19, 2021
We’re one week into Ramadan. So, Ramadan Kareem رمضان كريم again to those serving this month of fasting 🙂 I would like to introduce to a savoury Libyan dish; it’s called TbAhij طْباهِجْ. It’s a traditional dish طبق تقليدي that is considered an appetiser يعتبر نوع من المقبلات or a side dish أو طبق…