Archive for 'Arabic Language'
Sing with Asmahan: When Will You Realize? Posted by jesa on Sep 23, 2017
Marhaba! I have realized how much you all enjoyed listening to the great singer Asmahan. I personally love to listen to her in the evenings, because her voice transports me to another era and reminds me of Syrian and Egyptian night life of the 1930s and 1940s. Today, I am sharing with you one of…
Everyday Arabic phrases, using a kids’ song (3) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Sep 20, 2017
Welcome again to the third part of this blog post that I’m dedicating to a kids’ song ماما ردي علي ‘Mom answer me’ which we are using to learn some everyday phrases. In this part and the next, we’re looking at how we can say these phrases (originally in Standard Arabic) in the Egyptian and…
10 Most Beautiful Mosques in the Arab World Posted by jesa on Sep 19, 2017
Marhaba! For those of you who have had the privilege of traveling to Arab and Muslim countries, you would know that some of the most beautiful mosques in the world exist in the Arab world. Muslims have prided themselves across centuries and in the times of various rulers, empires, and systems to have built beautiful…
Everyday Arabic phrases, using a kids’ song (2) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Sep 13, 2017
Welcome to the second part of this post. Last week, we looked at half of the song ‘Mom, answer me’ and today, we’re going to look at the other half, starting from 02:04. مَـوْعِدُ القِصَّه قَبْلَ النَّوْمْ The story time is before bed هَذَا مَا نَفْعَلُهُ كُلًّ يَوْمْ this is what we do everyday…
Join the Struggle with Mashrou‘ Leila and Roman Posted by jesa on Sep 9, 2017
Marhaba! It is no secret to anyone that I love the Arabic band Mashrou‘ Leila. I have already featured some of their songs earlier on this blog, Sing with Mashrou’ Leila Kalaam and Sing with Mashrou’ Leila Lil Watan. Today I am going to present you with a fairly new song that they have released…
Everyday Arabic phrases, using a kids’ song (1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Sep 6, 2017
Today, we’re going to learn some everyday phrases in Arabic. To do that, we’re going to use a kids’ song called: ‘Mom, answer me!’ ماما ردي علي The song (video below) is in Standard Arabic and it is about a kid called Moodo مودو . Moodo is a bit bored and is looking for something…
What is the Active Participle in Arabic? (II) Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Sep 4, 2017
In the previous post, I explained what the active participle (AP) اِسمُ الفَاعِل means, when it functions as an adjective and when it is used as a noun, and how it is formed from active verbs. This post is about its derivation from intransitive verbs الأَفْعَال اللازِمَة and complex verbs الأَفْعَال المَزِيْدَة. Also, I will…