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الفضاء الخارجي Outer Space in Arabic Posted by yasmine on Apr 19, 2022
Lately my son ابني has been obsessed with the planets الكواكب and anything to do with outer space الفضاء الخارجي. We have been exploring this topic in Arabic as well which gave me the idea to do the same with you in this post.🪐🌟☀️☄️🌌🌠 In this part one post, we’ll first learn the basic vocabulary…
The Royal Opera House in Muscat Posted by yasmine on Apr 5, 2022
In this post, we’ll be learning about The Royal Opera House in Muscat, دار الأوبرا السلطانية في مسقط the capital of the Sultanate of Oman عُمان. It’s truly a magical place. I would love to attend a show عرض there if I ever get a chance to visit عُمان. Below is an excerpt in Arabic…
The Jordanian Christian Community Part Two Posted by yasmine on Mar 30, 2022
:من خطاب الملك عبدالله الثاني عن المسيحيون الأردنيون إننا ندعم كل جهد للحفاظ على الهوية المسيحية العربية التاريخية. وصون حق حرية العبادة إنطلاقاً من قاعدة إيمانية إسلامية ومسيحية تقوم على حب الله وحب الجار In this part two post about the Jordanian Christian community, we begin by listening to part of a speech by King…
The Christian Community in Jordan Posted by yasmine on Mar 23, 2022
In part one of this post, we’ll be learning about Arab Christians المسيحيون العرب in Jordan. We’ll watch a clip in Modern Standard Arabic that lists the different Christian sects الطوائف المسيحية existing in Jordan, the churches الكنائس in each area, and the holidays الأعياد they celebrate. In the next post, we’ll learn about their…
Wadi Rum وادي رم Posted by yasmine on Mar 16, 2022
هل سمعت بوادي رم؟✨ Have you heard of Wadi Rum وادي رم? It’s definitely one of those places you should add to your list especially if you’re visiting Jordan. In this post, we’ll learn about وادي رم and watch a clip about a Bedouin whose family has lived there for hundreds of years. We’ll then…
Grandparents الأجداد Posted by yasmine on Mar 9, 2022
In this post, I thought I’d talk about grandparents الأجداد in Arabic and everything about them that makes them special مميزين in the lives of their surrounding family members أفراد الأسرة. Do you remember how to say grandfather and grandmother in Arabic? grandfather is جد grandmother is جدة No matter the culture, الأجداد are regarded…
Juha and His Donkey: Another Tale Posted by yasmine on Mar 2, 2022
Last week, we listened and read a tale about the famous Juha character شخصية جحا المشهورة whose funny tales حكايات/قصص مُضحِكة are full of wit الذكاء and wisdom الحِكمة. Do you recall what it was about? This week, we’ll read a very short and funny tale about جحا وحماره. We’ll then do a short exercise…