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A Saudi Security Guard Woman with Ambition Posted by jesa on Apr 18, 2017
Marhaba! Today I have another beautiful and inspiring story from the Arab world and in particular from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. What makes this story even more amazing is that it discusses another new milestone for women in Saudi Arabia. I know that many dear Arabic lovers will enjoy learning more about this important…
Arabic Translation Exam-Answers Posted by jesa on Mar 25, 2017
Marhaba! I hope you all enjoyed translating the 10 sentences in English to Arabic! I will plan to share more similar exercises that help you perfect your writing and reading skills. An important step in your learning journey is to be able to think, to the extent possible, in two languages interchangeably. This will be…
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a Beautiful Arabic Song Posted by jesa on Mar 21, 2017
Marhaba! As I have discussed in earlier posts, Mother’s Day is celebrated on March 21st across the Arab world. It coincides with the beginning of the Spring season. In the past, I have shared Marcel Khalife’s beautiful ballad, ‘To My Mother,’ and I have also shared 10 beautiful quotes for mother’s day in Arabic! Today…
Arabic Translation Exam Posted by jesa on Mar 18, 2017
Marhaba! Today’s post is neither about an interesting news article nor a lesson in Arabic vocabulary or grammar. Besides the importance of comprehension exercises and lessons in Arabic, it is always good to take some time to test our writing and reading skills. One of the most useful ways is through an Arabic translation exam…
The 10 Most Common Arabic Words about Spies (2) Posted by jesa on Mar 14, 2017
Marhaba! I hope you all learned something new and/or refreshed your memory from the previous post about the 10 most common words about spies in Arabic. I am confident you enjoyed solving the crossword puzzle! In this post, I am sharing the answers and some examples of how you can use these words in a…
The 10 Most Common Arabic Words about Spies Posted by jesa on Mar 11, 2017
Marhaba! It is hard not to come across a spy or an intelligence related story in the news. Be it from stories of Russian hacking in the American Presidential Elections to the thousands of documents released by WikiLeaks on U.S. intelligence programs. Given the saliency and recurrent theme of spy and intelligence related stories in…
Did you See Banksy’s New Hotel? (2) Posted by jesa on Mar 7, 2017
Marhaba! I am sure you found the recent listening comprehension exercise about Banksy’s hotel in the West Bank interesting and fun. Today, I am sharing the answers to the previous questions in the listening comprehension post. I am also sharing the news story to refresh your memory. The most important learning goal from these listening…