Archive for 'Pronunciation'
10 Common Levantine Proverbs Posted by jesa on Jul 15, 2017
Marhaba! As you know, every language and culture has different ways of saying things. Most cultures have accumulated across the years a number of proverbs and sayings to express certain ideas or describe a given situation. The Arabic language has of course a huge collection of proverbs. Today I am going to share with you…
Storytelling With Souad Massi Posted by jesa on Jul 8, 2017
Marhaba! Today I want to introduce you to one of my favorite contemporary singers in the Arab world, Souad Massi (سعاد ماسي)! Born in Algeria, Massi is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She first started performing at around the age of 17, and started her career with the political rock band Atakor. After moving to…
Question Words in Arabic [Standard vs Dialects] Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Jul 6, 2017
Arabic question words may vary in form from dialect to dialect. They also vary in their position in the sentence. Following is a list of questions words in Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian dialect, Levantine dialect, and Yemeni dialect. MSA Examples: مَا اِسْمُك؟ maa ismuk? ‘what is your name? مَاذَا تَفْعَل؟ mathaa tafعal…
Time-related Vocabulary in Colloquial Arabic (Part 2) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jul 5, 2017
In today’s post, we’re going to learn some everyday, authentic vocabulary about time, using a song (video below) called كِلِّ سَاعَه kil saʕaa by the Lebanese singer – Marwan Al-hkoury مروان خوري The vocabularies we’re going to look at include units of time as well as other phrases to do with time in general…
Dancing in a Hijab (2) Posted by jesa on Jun 27, 2017
Marhaba! I hope you enjoyed listening to the ballerina’s story and were inspired by her determination to follow her dreams even when others saw her hijab as an impediment. Today, I am sharing the answers to the previous questions in the listening comprehension post. I am also sharing the news story to refresh your memory…
Dancing in a Hijab Posted by jesa on Jun 24, 2017
Marhaba! Today I want to share with you an inspiring and interesting story. It is the story of a ballet dancer, who has chosen to dance with her hijab. I thought this was such an inspiring story that shows how ones beliefs should not contradict with ones aspirations and dreams. I will share this story…
Imperfective Mood in Arabic Dialects Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Jun 22, 2017
Dialects اللَّهَجَات exist in all world languages. A distinctive feature of a dialect لَهْجَة is the variation in pronunciation, word-formation and -usage, and grammar from the standard form. For Arabic, dialectal variation is, in my book, normally overstated. To defend my view, I will dedicate a few instructional posts for it once I am done…