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Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe in Arabic Posted by yasmine on Nov 20, 2019
In this post, we’ll be following a very simple and delicious chocolate cake recipe in Arabic. 🎂 Chocolate cake can be found in almost every culture. I thought it would be good Arabic practice to see simple everyday ingredients in Arabic and easy instructions in Arabic to follow. The formal word in Arabic for “cake”…
Colors in Arabic and Arab Culture Posted by yasmine on Nov 6, 2019
In this post we’ll be looking at what some colors symbolize in Arab culture and the flags of some Arab states. In addition to the Arabic names of some colors that don’t exist in your regular basic color list. I also thought to remind you how to ask someone what their favorite color is in…
Coffee القَهْوة and Tea الشَّاي in Arab Culture Posted by yasmine on Oct 23, 2019
Whether they call it Turkish or Arabic coffee, both refer to the same method of coffee preparation. The ground beans are boiled in a special pot called إبْريق ibreeq. The coffee is boiled with sugar and sometimes cardamom هَيل hail then served in a small cup called فِنْجان finjan and allowed to sit for a…
Special Fruits in the Middle East Posted by yasmine on Oct 9, 2019
In this post, we’ll be learning a little about five of the common fruits فاكِهة grown in the Middle East, how to say them in Arabic, their significance أهَمية, and what they symbolize يَرمُز . Figs تِّين teen Figs have been growing in the Middle East since pre-historic times. According to the Quran, fruits like figs…
How Arabic Speakers Address their Family Members Posted by yasmine on Sep 25, 2019
When it comes to learning family members in Arabic from Arabic textbooks, you usually find a family tree showing mother, father, sister, etc. But how do Arabs actually address their family members? In English, children often address their father as dad, daddy, papa, pap, etc. In Arabic, you may find children addressing their father as…
Everyday Arabic Handwriting Posted by yasmine on Sep 18, 2019
As an Arabic learner, you are probably accustomed to reading printed Arabic and Arabic handwriting خَط اليَد that is written in a way that is legible مَقروء for learners. Not to be confused with Arabic calligraphy الخَط العربي, which is an art form meant for decorating and sacred scripture. In this post, we’ll be looking…
Learning Arabic in an Arab Country Posted by yasmine on Sep 11, 2019
Have you ever thought of traveling to an Arab country to improve your Arabic or learn the dialect of that country, or both? Many Arabic language students are venturing abroad to the Middle East for a unique immersion experience. By living in an Arabic speaking country, you can study the language at universities or centers…