Archive for 'Pronunciation'
Verb Determiners in Arabic Posted by Fisal on Mar 2, 2016
Ahlan أهــْــلاً , Arabic lovers! In the post Basics of Arabic Grammar, we learnt that Arabic parts of speech are mainly; a noun, a verb or a particle. But how can we differentiate between these parts of speech? In a previous post, we learnt about the Noun Determiners and I am sure that all of…
Listening Comprehension Answers: Boutros Ghali Posted by Fisal on Feb 25, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Here are the answers to the last listening comprehension exercise about the famous Egyptian diplomat and politician Boutros Ghali who passed away last week. To view the questions or to listen to the news report again, kindly click here. الإجــابــات Answers الـمـُـدة الـتـي قـضـاهـا بـطـرس غـالـي فـي الـعـمـل الـدبـلـومـاسـي هـى سـتــة…
Listening Comprehension Exercise: Boutros Ghali Posted by Fisal on Feb 25, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Last week and exactly on February, 16th and at the age of 94, a very famous Egyptian character left our world. We are going to listen to a short report about his life journey and try to answer some comprehension questions. اِســتــمــع إلــى الــتــقــريــر ، ثــُــمَّ أجـِــبْ عـَــن الأســئــلــة الــتــَّــالــِــيــَـــة…
How To Learn Egyptian Arabic Posted by Fisal on Feb 24, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! In some previous posts, we discussed the dialect phenomenon that distinguishes the Arabic language and that may be a source of a continuous pain to most foreigners studying Arabic. Today, we are going to share some advice on how to learn the Egyptian dialect; how to talk like an Egyptian!…
“I Am All Yours”; Sherine Posted by Fisal on Feb 13, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic fans! Tomorrow is the 14th. Of February so Happy Valentine’s Day! On this occasion, I am presenting a beautiful love song by the Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel-Wahhab شــيــريــن عــبــد الــوهــاب. The song is entitled “أنــا كــُــلــِّــي مــِــلــكــَــك /Ana Kolli Melkak/” which translates literally as “I Am All Yours”. Nearly all Sherine’s…
Listening Comprehension Answers: Snow In The Arab World Posted by Fisal on Jan 28, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! How did you find the last listening exercise about Snow in the Arab World? I hope it had given you some warmth in these cold days. Here are the answers. If you would like to listen again or have another look at the questions, please click here. الإجــابــات Answers الـدول الــعــربــيــة…
Listening Comprehension Exercise: Snow In The Arab World Posted by Fisal on Jan 28, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic fans! What is the weather like in your area? As there is a cold wave hitting vast areas around the world, we are going to listen to a weather news report about the Middle East and I will give you a chance to test your Arabic listening skills. Stay safe and warm!…