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Mai Ziadeh مي زيادة: Arab Poet, Novelist and Feminist Posted by yasmine on Feb 10, 2021
In this post, I thought we could learn about a well-known شَخْصية عَرَبية Arab female figure other than أم كلثوم and فيروز. Have you heard of مَي زيادة Mai Ziadeh? Born in 1886, she was an Arab poet of Palestinian-Lebanese origin who was one of the leading female figures of النَهضة العَرَبية Al-Nahda (the Arab…
Let’s Talk About Sports in Arabic Posted by yasmine on Feb 3, 2021
Some of us enjoy playing sports الرِياضة and some of us love to cheer on يُشَجِّع our favorite sports team فريق رياضي. I thought in this post, we’ll look at different types of رِياضة in Arabic and vocabulary to help us talk about الرِياضة. We’ll also talk about football culture ثَقافة كُرة القَدَم in the…
Personality Types in Arabic Posted by yasmine on Jan 27, 2021
In this post, I thought we would learn vocabulary to help us describe وَصف different personality types أنواع شَخْصية مُخْتَلِفة such as مَرح cheerful, مُتَوَتِّر tense, حَسّاس sensitive, etc. We can first get familiar with the list of vocabulary words, answer a few questions, then take a free personality test in Arabic that results in putting…
The Jordan Trail دَرْب الأرْدُن Posted by yasmine on Jan 20, 2021
In this post, I thought we’d learn about دَرْب الأرْدُن “The Jordan Trail”. I haven’t had the opportunity to try this hike since it only officially begun in 2017. Despite the coronavirus still making it difficult to travel and see new places, I thought we could still learn about new destinations one may venture to…
5 Arab Countries Part Two Posted by yasmine on Jan 13, 2021
In this part two post, we’ll be looking at some more interesting fact questions about five different بِلاد عَرَبية Arab countries (الأرْدُن Jordan, مَصْر Egypt, السَّعودية Saudi Arabia, سوريا Syria, and الإمارات العَرَبية المُتَحِدة The United Arab Emirates). We’ll also be learning vocabulary related to describing countries in terms of location, language, culture, etc. First, take a…
5 Arab Countries Part One Posted by yasmine on Jan 6, 2021
In this post, we’ll be looking at some interesting fact questions about five different بِلاد عَرَبية Arab countries (المَغْرِب Morocco, لُبنان Lebanon, فِلسطين Palestine, العِراق Iraq, and ليبيا Libya). Answers will be provided in the next post. We’ll also be learning vocabulary related to describing countries in terms of location, language, culture, etc. First, take…
Grocery Shopping in Arabic Part Two Posted by yasmine on Dec 30, 2020
In this post, we’ll continue learning more food vocabulary such as تَوابِل/ بَهارات spices, أعشاب herbs and more فَواكِه fruits and خُضار vegetables. We’ll also be looking at a conversation between Dana and her son Bilal at the supermarket. Dana is planning a dinner for some relatives and would like to make مَحْشي الكوسا والباذِنجان…