Archive for 'Arabic Language'
Archaeologists Dig Out One of the World’s Oldest Tombs in Egypt – Answers Posted by jesa on May 11, 2014
Marhaba! I am sure you all enjoyed learning about this new archaeological discovery in beautiful Egypt. This is indeed amazing and will just make you realize that thousands of years people before us inhabited the very same earth, breathed the same air, and obviously engaged in many social practices and traditions that have survived to…
Archaeologists Dig Out One of the World’s Oldest Tombs in Egypt Posted by jesa on May 10, 2014
Marhaba! Archaeologists have just discovered yet another gem from one of the world’s most important centers of civilization: an ancient and historic tomb in southern Egypt. And again another captivating surprise from one of the greatest states in the world. Just take a moment to think about such a discovery and the probable origins of…
Identifying passive participles Posted by aziza on May 9, 2014
Passive participle (اسم المفعول) is a specific form in Arabic which is used commonly to refer to the object of the action. This form is derived from verbs in certain ways. From form I verbs, e.g.كتب – درس – حمل , the active participle follows the pattern مفعول , for example, كتب – مكتوب درس…
Recognizing active participles Posted by aziza on May 7, 2014
Active participle (اسم الفاعل) is a specific form in Arabic which is used commonly to refer to the doer of the action. This form is derived from verbs in certain ways. From form I verbs, e.g.كتب – درس – حمل , the active participle follows the pattern فاعل , for example, كتب – كاتب درس…
Practice the use of prepositions Posted by aziza on Apr 30, 2014
Last week, I presented a reading passage about reading to practice our comprehension. Today, I use the same passage to practice the use of prepositions. Please use the pronouns below to complete the passage as appropriate. When finished, scroll down to the end of the page to check the answers. عن، ل، في،من، على،…
Word search game, answer Posted by aziza on Apr 28, 2014
In this post, I present the answer of the word search game published yesterday. All the words are related to communications and media. If you are not sure about the meaning of any word, look at the bottom of the page for the translation إعلام إعلان تليفزيون راديو الانترنت رسالة اتصال حوار هاتف جوال…
“And I Love You” – Kazem Al-Sahir Posted by Fisal on Apr 27, 2014
Ahlan أهــْــلاً Arabic lovers! Here is a beautiful love song by Kazem Al-Sahir كــَــاظــِـــم الــســَّـــاهــِـــر. The song is entitled “And I Love You و إنــِّــي أُحــِـــبــُّـــكِ“. It was written by the great Arab poet Nizar Qabbani نــِـــزار قــَــبــَّــانــِــى. I did the English translation for the poem and I hope you will enjoy it…