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Noun Determiners in Arabic Posted by Fisal on Feb 17, 2016
Ahlan أهــْــلاً , Arabic lovers! We have gone quite far up till now in studying Arabic grammar and especially the Arabic nouns. Today, we are going to have a quick short lesson on Arabic nouns. We already know that all Arabic words fall into three main categories; Nouns, Verbs and Particles. The question of this…
“I Am All Yours”; Sherine Posted by Fisal on Feb 13, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic fans! Tomorrow is the 14th. Of February so Happy Valentine’s Day! On this occasion, I am presenting a beautiful love song by the Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel-Wahhab شــيــريــن عــبــد الــوهــاب. The song is entitled “أنــا كــُــلــِّــي مــِــلــكــَــك /Ana Kolli Melkak/” which translates literally as “I Am All Yours”. Nearly all Sherine’s…
The Other Fayrouz (1943 – 2016) Posted by Fisal on Feb 11, 2016
Ahlan أهــْــلاً, Arabic lovers! In today’s post, I am going to give you a small synopsis about someone who left our world some days ago. “Miracle of the Egyptian Cinema مــعــجــزة الــســيــنــمــا الــمــصــريــة” was her nickname. Perouz Artin Kalfayan بــيــروز أرتــن كــالــفــايــان is her name as she was born to an Armenian family from…
Beauty of the Arabic Language (1) Posted by Fisal on Jan 30, 2016
Ahlan أهــْــلاً , Arabic lovers! Today’s post will be the first of a series to explore the beauty of the Arabic language through the study of some special phrases and sentences. I will explain the sentence or phrase, translate it and compare it to a similar one. We will also explore the importance of…
Listening Comprehension Answers: Snow In The Arab World Posted by Fisal on Jan 28, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! How did you find the last listening exercise about Snow in the Arab World? I hope it had given you some warmth in these cold days. Here are the answers. If you would like to listen again or have another look at the questions, please click here. الإجــابــات Answers الـدول الــعــربــيــة…
Listening Comprehension Exercise: Snow In The Arab World Posted by Fisal on Jan 28, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic fans! What is the weather like in your area? As there is a cold wave hitting vast areas around the world, we are going to listen to a weather news report about the Middle East and I will give you a chance to test your Arabic listening skills. Stay safe and warm!…
“What Has Happened To Me”; Amr Diab Posted by Fisal on Jan 24, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic fans! Today I am presenting a beautiful love song by Amr Diab عــَـــمــْـــرو دِيــَـــاب . The song is entitled “جـرالـي إيـه /garaly eeh/” which translates literally as “What has happened to me?”. Like all of Amr’s songs, the song is on the Egyptian slang (dialect) Arabic which may be a problem…