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Arabic Crossword Game on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Posted by jesa on Feb 18, 2014
As you’ve realized from the previous listening comprehension exercise, I am really excited about the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. For that reason, among others, today, I have created an interesting Arabic crossword game using different words related to the Winter Olympics. As with all previous crossword games, this will allow you to have…
Some Fascinating Facts about the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi – Part 2 Posted by jesa on Feb 14, 2014
Marhaba! I hope you had the time to tune in and watch any of the games at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. If you have not, I encourage you again to take a look! I am confident you found the listening comprehension exercise from the previous post interesting and useful. In this post…
Some Fascinating Facts about the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi Posted by jesa on Feb 13, 2014
Marhaba! If you have not already, tune in now and watch the many amazing athletes from around the world amicably contest in various competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. It’s simply bedazzling and inspiring for any individual around the globe to watch these athletes push to the limit to win! The amount of…
Meet the Egyptian born star Dalida Posted by jesa on Jan 28, 2014
Marhaba! In this post, I want to introduce you all to the international music icon: Dalida. In addition to Fairouz, Julia Boutros, and Majida el Roumi, Dalida is by far one of my favorite artists. Born on January 17, 1933, in Cairo, Egypt to Italian parents, Dalida spent most of her early years in Egypt…
Learn Some Common Arabic Nouns and Prepositions Posted by jesa on Jan 21, 2014
Marhaba! Today, in this post I share some commonly used nouns and prepositions in the Arabic language. These common nouns and prepositions can help you improve your writing and speaking skills in Arabic. Similar to my previous post on the 100 most commonly used Arabic words, learning these nouns and prepositions is the right place…
The New “Penguin” Dance in Arab Weddings! (2) Posted by jesa on Jan 13, 2014
Marhaba! I hope you enjoyed reading the fun article from the previous post as much as I did. More importantly, I hope the text was easy to comprehend and that you were able to answer all the questions as well as translate the phrase in Arabic to English. In this post, I present you with…
The New “Penguin” Dance in Arab Weddings! Posted by jesa on Jan 12, 2014
Marhaba! Today, I am sharing a very interesting news article published by BBC Arabic about a famous new dance move in Arab weddings! Similar to the content and purpose of previous listening comprehension exercises, this is a reading comprehension exercise. After presenting an excerpt from the article, I have some questions for you to answer…