Archive for 'Arabic Language'
Assimilation in Arabic Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Jul 12, 2018
In natural speech, it is always difficult to utter a sound twice in a row, as in عَلْلَم which becomes عَلَّم. It is also relatively difficult to produce two sounds from the same area of articulation consecutively, as in مِنْ رَأْسِكَ which is pronounced as مِرَّأْسِكَ. Therefore, we recourse to assimilation. In Arabic, assimilation الإِدْغَام…
Saudi women can finally drive, where are they going? (2) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 11, 2018
At the end of last month, women in Saudi Arabic have been given the permission الإذن to drive for the first time ever للمرة الأولى على الإطلاق. This royal decision was made in September last year but it has only come into force a few weeks ago. Different media outlets وسائل الإعلام المختلفة made sure…
Saudi women can finally drive, where are they going? (1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 4, 2018
More than a week ago, and on the 24th. June, women in Saudi Arabic have finally been allowed to drive سُمح للنساء في السعودية أخيرا بالقيادة. This event has attracted a wide media coverage تغطية إعلامية واسعة and this included many personal statements by Saudi women. In this blog post, we’re going to study a…
Listening Answer, Saudi women driving Posted by aziza on Jun 29, 2018
This post presents the answer of the listening comprehension exercise presented earlier on Saudi women who have been allowed to drive for the first time. English questions and answers: 1- What does ‘Hissa’ say about the first time she drives? Hissa says that it is a historic day and she is very excited to drive…
Listening – Saudi women driving Posted by aziza on Jun 29, 2018
This week is historic for Saudi women who have been allowed to drive for the first time. This video deals with this important topic. Watch the video and answer the questions that follow. You can use the additional vocabulary list to assist your comprehension. Answer the following questions in English: What does ‘Hissa’ say about…
Eid Al-fitr song: ‘We will sing’ 2 – سنُغنِّي (in spoken Arabic) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 27, 2018
Last week, we looked at an Eid-related song, produced by Zain (see clip below). As the song was in Standard Arabic, it’s a good idea to learn how to say each line of the song in both Syrian and Egyptian Arabic. Below, you will find the original lyrics of the song (in standard Arabic). Each…
Eid Al-fitr song: ‘We will sing’ – سنُغنِّي Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 20, 2018
The Eid spirit is still around us! I hope that those who celebrated Eid had a wonderful time with family and friends. In keeping with last week’s post, this week’s post will provide even more words and vocabulary related to Eid Al-fitr, through listening a song by Zain, about Eid. So we can learn more…