Archive for 'Arabic Language'
Arabic Translation Exam-Answers Posted by jesa on Mar 25, 2017
Marhaba! I hope you all enjoyed translating the 10 sentences in English to Arabic! I will plan to share more similar exercises that help you perfect your writing and reading skills. An important step in your learning journey is to be able to think, to the extent possible, in two languages interchangeably. This will be…
Tanween [Nunation] in Arabic: Types, Meanings, and Assignment Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Mar 23, 2017
In an earlier post, we learned that basic Arabic diacritical marks have linguistic values. So does the Arabic nunation, i.e. tanween تَنْوِيْن. Besides its distinct pronunciation, it has both grammar- and meaning-related values. There are three types of tanween: fatH ( ً ), denoted by double fatHah kasr ( ٍ ), denoted by double kasrah…
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a Beautiful Arabic Song Posted by jesa on Mar 21, 2017
Marhaba! As I have discussed in earlier posts, Mother’s Day is celebrated on March 21st across the Arab world. It coincides with the beginning of the Spring season. In the past, I have shared Marcel Khalife’s beautiful ballad, ‘To My Mother,’ and I have also shared 10 beautiful quotes for mother’s day in Arabic! Today…
Arabic Translation Exam Posted by jesa on Mar 18, 2017
Marhaba! Today’s post is neither about an interesting news article nor a lesson in Arabic vocabulary or grammar. Besides the importance of comprehension exercises and lessons in Arabic, it is always good to take some time to test our writing and reading skills. One of the most useful ways is through an Arabic translation exam…
Arabic Diacritics: Important But Neglected Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Mar 15, 2017
Generally, diacritics are marks that are added to letters and have pronunciation- and/or meaning-related values as well as grammatical values. In Arabic, diacritical marks are: the fatHah َ , a semi-flat hyphen-like added on top of the letter, the kasrah ِ , similar to fatHah, but put below the letter, the Dhammah ُ, a mark…
The 10 Most Common Arabic Words about Spies (2) Posted by jesa on Mar 14, 2017
Marhaba! I hope you all learned something new and/or refreshed your memory from the previous post about the 10 most common words about spies in Arabic. I am confident you enjoyed solving the crossword puzzle! In this post, I am sharing the answers and some examples of how you can use these words in a…
The 10 Most Common Arabic Words about Spies Posted by jesa on Mar 11, 2017
Marhaba! It is hard not to come across a spy or an intelligence related story in the news. Be it from stories of Russian hacking in the American Presidential Elections to the thousands of documents released by WikiLeaks on U.S. intelligence programs. Given the saliency and recurrent theme of spy and intelligence related stories in…