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What’s The Closest Thing to a Perfect Salad? Posted by jesa on Mar 25, 2014
Marhaba! I think most of you might somewhat identify with one of my recurrent food adventures: the search for the perfect salad (سلطة). Similar to my case, you might be on some diet (حمية) and exercise schedule to become healthy (صحي) and shed off some extra weight. Or you might really be a vegetarian (نباتي)…
What’s Just Around the Corner? Spring is Here! – Part 2 Posted by jesa on Mar 16, 2014
Marhaba! Regardless of where you are in the world, if it freezing cold, you can start to see several glimpses of Spring. The recreation of life and growing leaves on bare trees. You can most certainly hear the birds chirping and tweeting all around. Spring is almost here!! Just around the corner and in full…
What’s Just Around the Corner? Spring is Here! Posted by jesa on Mar 15, 2014
Marhaba! You might dislike cold winter days or dread humid summer days, but I am sure you all enjoy the beautiful Spring season! What’s not to love about Spring? Beautiful blossoming flowers, singing birds, the beaming sun, and multiple fun outdoor activities! In a previous post last year, I described my passion for the Spring…
Did you Hear of the latest Arabic Surprise at the Lebanese American University? – Part 2 Posted by jesa on Mar 12, 2014
Marhaba! I am confident you enjoyed learning more about this new Arabic surprise from Lebanon in the heart of the Middle East! I hope you found the text to be easy to comprehend and that you were able to answer all the questions. Also, I hope you all translated the sentence from Arabic to English…
Did you Hear of the latest Arabic Surprise at the Lebanese American University? Posted by jesa on Mar 11, 2014
Marhaba! Well this might seem as a surprise to many of you around the world, but one of the most prestigious universities in Lebanon and the Middle East, the Lebanese American University has finally launched its Arabic Language and Literature program. Can you imagine that in an Arabic speaking country, where Arabic is actually the…
10 Uses of the 100 Most Common Words in Arabic Posted by jesa on Feb 26, 2014
Marhaba! Many of you asked me to provide you with a couple of sentences from my previous post that listed the 100 most commonly used words in Arabic. I think it’s pretty useful to see how these words can be used in a sentence. This will improve your writing skills as well as provide you…
Arabic Crossword Game on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi – Part 2 Posted by jesa on Feb 19, 2014
Marhaba! I am confident you learned many new valuable words from the Arabic crossword puzzle in the previous post. Spending some time on such games can tremendously help you learn new words in a fun and innovative way. If you are watching the any of the winter games in Sochi, you can now discuss some…