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Why Are You Learning Arabic? لماذا تتعلم اللغة العربية؟ Posted by yasmine on Jul 26, 2022
لماذا تتعلم اللغة العربية؟ Why are you learning Arabic? In this last Arabic blog post, we’ll say مع السلامة goodbye and send you all some happy wishes regarding your Arabic learning. We’ll also look at the goals أهداف or reasons أسباب many Arabic learners have for learning this unique language, such as work, travel, religion…
طفولتي My Childhood Posted by yasmine on Jul 12, 2022
ما أجمل ذكريات طفولتك؟🍭🤔😁🚗🏠🌈⛄🎈🎠 What are the nicest memories from your childhood? In this post, we’ll talk about childhood الطفولة. We’ll first read an Arabic definition of the word طفولة, then practice our Arabic writing and vocabulary skills through a fun exercise where we answer some questions about our own childhood. Before we read the…
حياتك بالأرقام Your Life in Numbers Posted by yasmine on Jun 28, 2022
In this post, we’ll practice using numbers الأرقام and words related to numbers in Arabic through answering some fun questions about our daily lives حياتنا اليومية. Before we begin, let’s look at the following vocabulary words that will help us understand the questions and help us answer them. مدة/ فترة: a period of time تقضي/تمضي…
أيهما تفضل؟ Which Do You Prefer? Posted by yasmine on Jun 14, 2022
✨In this post, we’ll practice how to use “to prefer” يُفَضِّل in Arabic by answering some fun questions. ✨Before we begin, if someone asks you أيهما تفضل؟ Which/what do you prefer? You can answer by beginning your sentence with …أُفَضِّل I prefer… For example, أيهما تفضل؟ مشاهدة فيلم في البيت مع عائلتك، أو في السينما…
توقع المستقبل Predicting the Future Posted by yasmine on May 31, 2022
In this post, we’ll practice the future tense by making predictions توقعات about the future المستقبل. There are two ways to talk about the future in Arabic: By adding the prefix سَـ or the word سوف before the present tense forms of the verb, for example: سيكتب or سوف يكتب “he will write”. توقع…
The Ancient City of Fes فاس Posted by yasmine on May 17, 2022
In this post, we’ll learn about the ancient city of Fes in Morocco مدينة فاس القديمة في المغرب. It’s history تاريخها dates back over a thousand years ألف سنة. Fes فاس is filled with souks أسواق, cafes مقاهي, Islamic architecture العمارة الإسلامية, and mosques المساجد. We’ll begin with watching a clip about what makes مدينة…
الفضاء الخارجي Outer Space in Arabic Part Two Posted by yasmine on May 3, 2022
Welcome back to part two about الفضاء space in Arabic. In this post, we’ll listen to a clip from Sky News Arabia سكاي نيوزعربية about space exploration إستكشاف الفضاء. Below I have transcribed the first minute and a half to help you follow along while you listen. We’ll begin by searching for vocabulary related to…