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Traditional Drinks from different parts of the Arab world (2) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Dec 6, 2017
In the previous (first) part of the post, we looked at four different hot drinks often consumed in the Arab world. In this post, we’re going to focus on four other drinks, but it is cold drinks المشروبات البارده (Al-mashroobaat al-baared-ah) rather than hot drinks this time. These are: apricot juice, almond drink, Roselle drink…
Traditional Drinks from different parts of the Arab world (1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Nov 29, 2017
Traditional is always considered good and special in the Arab world, whether it was food, clothes, etc. In this week’s post, we’re going to learn about a number of traditional drinks that are made and consumed in different parts of the Arab world, from Morocco to Syria. What is special about these drinks is that…
Listening, 1 minute News Posted by aziza on Nov 26, 2017
In this post, I present a very brief and interesting listening comprehension exercise. The news report below summarizes the day news in just one minute. Listen to the news headlines and answer the questions that follow. Use the vocabulary list at the end to help with your comprehension. Answer the following questions in…
Plural or singular? Posted by aziza on Nov 24, 2017
Some English words are always plural, e.g. trousers, jeans, socks, scissors, tweezers, glasses, spectacles, among others. When translating these words into Arabic, we have singular nouns, e.g. trousers = سروال / بنطال هذا السروال قصير جداً. These trousers are very short. jeans = جينز هل هذا الجينز جديد؟ Are these jeans new? socks = جورب…
Dates: Different names and uses across the Arab world Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Nov 22, 2017
Today, we’re going to learn about some aspects of dates التمر , a very important part of the Arabic culture and something that can be found in very much every Arabic house. Datesالتّمور are a very popular type of fruit as date palms أشجار النحيل – النخيل are cultivated يُزرع across the Arab region, both…
Arabic Parsing vs. Diacritics Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Nov 16, 2017
In acquiring Arabic, it is exceedingly essential that articulation rules, namely diacritics الحَرَكَات, be known from the outset. Knowing how to pronounce sounds and words intelligibly leads to better learning and communication. The ability to pronounce words effortlessly speeds up vocabulary acquisition and retention. Likewise, proper pronunciation leads to more comprehensible speech. This post is…
5 Common Prepositions in Arabic Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Nov 3, 2017
In learning another language, one good thing about prepositions is that they are limited, i.e. belong to a closed class of words, just like pronouns. Besides, in the case of Arabic, they are simple when conjugating them with pronouns (i.e. appending pronouns to them). There are seventeen prepositions in Arabic. Here, we look at the…