Archive for 'Arabic Language'
Youssef Wahbi (1898 – 1982) Posted by Fisal on Jul 14, 2012
Youssef Wahbi يـوسـف وهــبــي was born on July 14th 1898 in the city of Al-Fayoum الــفــَـــيــُّـــوم , Egypt. He was an Egyptian theatre and cinema actor مـُـمـَــثـــِّـــل and director مـُــخــرِج , a leading star نــَــجــْــم of the 1930s and 1940s and one of the most prominent Arab stage actors of all times. Wahbi was…
Listening Comprehension Quiz Answers Posted by Fisal on Jul 10, 2012
Here are the answers to the previous Listening Comprehenshion Quiz. 1) أول مــَــديــنـــة هــي الــقـــاهــِـــرة و درجــــة الــحـــرارة بــهــا هــي 36 The first city is Al-Qahirah (Cairo) and its temperature is 36 2) أول مــَــديــنـــة تـقــع عـلـى ســاحــل الــبــحــر الـمـتـوســط هـي دمــيـــاط و درجــة حــرارتــهـــا هـي 32 The first city that lies on the coast…
Exactly 50 Years Ago: ALGERIA Heroically Gets Back Its Independence Posted by Hichem on Jul 4, 2012
If the world should be rightfully proud of the American Independence Day celebrated on July 4th, it should be very proud of the Algerian Independence Day celebrated the next day, on July 5th! Today, July 5th, 2012, marks the 50th anniversary of a historical event of the utmost importance: Not only for one specific country…
أيـــــــــادي (Ayaadi): A New “Helping Hand” for Arabic Posted by Hichem on Jun 29, 2012
In Arabic, the word “أيـــــــــادي” means “hands.” Hence the idea behind the new initiative of Ayaadi: Offering a “helping hand” to all Arabic speakers and learners by launching an e-library portal featuring applications for smartphones and tablet devices! According to Trade Arabia, the corporate social responsibility initiative known as Ayaadi, part of UAE’s communications leader…
الحديقـــــــــــــة السِّريـــــــــــــة (The Secret Garden) Posted by Hichem on Jun 27, 2012
Today’s post features the Arabic intro to the Japanese Anime “The Secret Garden.” The cartoon is itself based on the novel of the same name by the English playright Frances Hodgson Burnett, whose other novels were also the subject of anime adaptations, such as the famous “Little Lord Fauntleroy”, translated in Arabic as “الفتــــــــى النَّبيـــــــــل” (“The…
“Write Down, I am an Arab” Posted by Hichem on Jun 26, 2012
“بطاقـــــــــــــــة هويـــــــــــــــة” (“Identity Card”) is a poem written some 40 years ago by a symbol of the Palestinian people, Arab poet محمـــــــــــود درويـــــــــــش (Mahmoud Darwish), inspired by the collective انتحـــــــــــال الهُويــــــــــــة (identity theft) to which the Palestinians have fallen victims since at least the year of النكبــــــــــــــة. “بطاقـــــــــــــــة هويـــــــــــــــة (“Identity Card“) بطاقـــــــــــــــة هويـــــــــــــــة (Identity Card) :سجل Write down…
A Cool New Smartphone for Arabic Fans Posted by Hichem on Jun 25, 2012
Apple’s iPhone is about to experience منــافســة شرسة (a stiff competition) from the new version of Google’s gadget—especially in the Arab world! Its latest update of the Android operating system features more enhancements for Arabic language, the company has announced. After introducing its “Ice Cream Sandwich” (Android 4.0), Google has come up with “Jelly Bean“…