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وَقْت الصَّيف Summer Time Posted by yasmine on Jul 14, 2021
It’s very hot! !إنه حار جداً 🌞 In this post, we’re going to talk about summer الصَّيف and everything that gets mentioned when we talk about summer time وقت الصَّيف such as weather الطَّقْس, activities نشاطات, and types of food and drink أكلات ومشروبات. We’ll also watch a weather forecast نشرة جوية in Arabic and…
What Does it Mean to Have a Good Reputation? Posted by yasmine on Jul 7, 2021
What comes to mind when you hear the word reputation السُّمْعة? Where you live, in your culture, how important is it to have a good reputation سمعة كويسة? In this post, I thought to talk about the importance of one’s reputation in the Arab world, specifically in Jordan since I’m Jordanian and what it means…
The Tourism Sector in Jordan Posted by yasmine on Jun 30, 2021
Have you traveled to Jordan or is Jordan on your list of countries to visit? Are you familiar with any of the famous tourist sites المواقع السياحية in Jordan? In this post, I thought we’d talk about the tourism sector قطاع السياحة in Jordan; its economic importance أهميتها الاقتصادية, how the coronavirus has affected the…
صَح أم خَطأ True or False Advanced Listening Part Two Posted by yasmine on Jun 23, 2021
In this post, we’ll be listening to the second segment of a clip about a bird observatory in Aqaba, Jordan. I have provided the transcription to help you follow along as you listen. We’ll then answer the صَح أم خَطأ questions that follow. 🐦🕊🦅🦆🦢ما معنى هجرة الطيور؟ Note: In this clip about مرصد طيور…
صَح أم خَطأ True or False Advanced Listening Part One Posted by yasmine on Jun 16, 2021
In this post, we’ll be listening to the first segment of a clip about a bird observatory in Aqaba, Jordan. I have provided the transcription to help you follow along as you listen. We’ll then answer the صَح أم خَطأ questions that follow. Note: In this clip about مرصد طيور العقبة the Aqaba Bird Observatory…
صَح أم خَطأ True or False Part One Posted by yasmine on Jun 9, 2021
In this post, I thought we’d read two texts in Arabic and answer some true صَح or false خَطأ questions to help practice your Arabic reading comprehension skills. In part one of this post, we’ll begin with two simple texts for beginners to intermediate learners and then read a more advanced text in next week’s…
Giving Your Opinion in Arabic Posted by yasmine on Jun 2, 2021
In this post, we’ll be learning how to politely give your opinion رأي and ask for others opinions in Arabic. Let’s first look at some topic categories. السياسة politics الأدَب literature التعليم education الفن art الطَعام food الطَبيعة nature الصِحّة health Can you match the following topics to the categories above? تغير المناخ climate change منسف …