Archive for 'Arabic Language'
Let’s Talk about الحُمُّص Hummus! Posted by yasmine on Oct 21, 2020
Over the weekend, I decided to make my own حُمُّص hummus since it’s very easy to make and because no matter how hard I search here in American supermarkets, I can never find one that tastes close to home. Then I began thinking about the أصْل origin of hummus and why people love this simple…
Common Greetings in Spoken Arabic (2) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Oct 16, 2020
Welcome to the second part of this post where we look at some common greeting phrases بعض عبارات التحية الشائعة in different Arabic dialects. To learn about these greeting phrases, , I’m using a short video clip from “Arab Idol”, an adapted version from the original show – American Idol. Last week, we started looking…
World Mental Health Day 2020 Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Oct 13, 2020
Last Saturday, the 10th. October, was the world’s Mental Health day اليوم العالمي للصحة النفسية. Today’s post is based on a short clip that BBC Arabic produced to acknowledge this day. In the clip, five Arab young people خمسة شباب عرب talk about how people around them deal with their mental health issues. The World’s…
Common Greetings in Spoken Arabic (1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Oct 9, 2020
Today, I have a short video clip from “Arab Idol”, an adapted version from the original show – American Idol. The clip comprises of short four conversation where each contestant كل متسابق introduces him/herself before the audition تجربة الأداء. You can use this clip to practice and brush up on your spoken Arabic skills regarding…
The five sense: exercises Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Oct 2, 2020
Hello there مرحبا! Welcome to this post where we will practice our knowledge of the five senses الحواس الخمس in Arabic. We learnt about them in detail in the last post (click here to read the post). 🌟To refresh your memory, here are the five senses: The sense of sight حاسة البصر The…
The five senses الحواس الخمس Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Sep 28, 2020
Welcome to a new blog – مرحبًا بكم في مدوّنة جديدة 😀. Today, we’re going to learn about the five senses الحواس الخمس in Arabic. We’re first going to list the senses and then move to the sensing organs or body part(s) أجزاء الجسم through which each sense functions تعمل. Finally, we’re going to look…
MSA – Levantine Conversation Comparison Posted by yasmine on Sep 23, 2020
Many students who are interested in Levantine Arabic have most likely began learning Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) first. When learning a dialect, it sometimes helps to compare with what you already know in MSA. Yet, not very often do we come across texts about the same subject in both standard Arabic and dialect to allow…