Archive for 'Arabic Language'
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…
Choices: Listening Practice in Saudi Arabic (Part 1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Mar 14, 2022
Welcome to today’s blog. We will be studying a one-minute, video clip in Saudi Arabic باللهجة السعودية. The clip is taken from a live broadcast بث حي by Dr. Sumaya Al-Nasser الدكتورة سمية الناصر. She is an awareness coach مُدَرِّبَةُ وَعْي & a leading figure شَخْصِيَّةٌ بَارِزَةٌ in the field of self-help مجال تطوير الذات/…
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…
International Women’s Day: Break the Bias Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Mar 8, 2022
I’d like to send love and respect to women all over the world. Today is the International Women’s Day يوم المرأة العالمي/ اليوم العالمي للمرأة. As is the case every year, the United Nations هيئة الأمم المتحدة designates تُخَصِّص this day of every year to clebrate women لِتَحْتَفِي بَالنِّسَاء , and their achievements, in all walks of…
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…
Libyan Recipe: Bazeen بازين Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Feb 25, 2022
In this post, you will be introduced to the number 1 (savoury) dish in Libya – it’s El-Bazeen البازين. Bazeen is one of the most known delicious and sophisticated dishes across Libya. Tunisia is probably the only other country that makes this dish but is cooked differently. In that sense, El-Bazeen is really unique to…
Juha, His Son and the Donkey جحا وابنه والحمار Posted by yasmine on Feb 23, 2022
In every culture, certain characters شخصيات emerge over time with their own way of teaching us life lessons دروس الحياة. Juha جُحا is one of those characters who’s tales حكايات have been around for centuries قرون beginning from the seventh century. He is what you call a wise old fool عجوز أحمق حكيم. This foolishness…