Archive for 'Culture'
Word search game – literature Posted by aziza on Feb 28, 2013
In this post, I have prepared an Arabic word search game for you. Can you find the 10 words below in the table? If you are not sure about the meaning of any word, look at the bottom of the page for the translation. All the words are related to literature. كاتب أديب رواية مسرحية…
How to cook Moujadara (mashed lentils and rice casserole) Posted by jesa on Feb 27, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! Today, I am going to teach you how to cook Moujadara (مجدرة) which is a tasty vegetarian dish (طبق نباتي) that is popular in the Middle East and specifically the Levant. It is a popular vegetarian dish throughout the year and especially during Lent. In a nutshell, Moujadara is mashed lentils (عدس) and…
Expressing temporal relationships in Arabic Posted by aziza on Feb 24, 2013
Temporal relationships (العلاقات الزمنية) are the relationships of events in relation to each other according to the time of their occurrence. They are very important in adding coherence to our discourse and making our writing and speech more meaningful. Often when we tell stories or describe steps to do something, e.g. giving instructions, we have…
Listening comprehension with answer Posted by aziza on Feb 23, 2013
In this post, I present the answer of the listening comprehension exercise presented in my previous post. I also present the transcription of the news story. Useful vocabulary: حذر = warned منظمة العمل الدولية = International Labor Organization ارتفاع = increase معدل = rate البطالة = unemployment الفئات العمرية = age groups عبء – burden…
Listening comprehension exercise in Arabic Posted by aziza on Feb 23, 2013
In this post, I present a listening comprehension exercise in Arabic. Listen to the news item and then answer the questions that follow using the given vocabulary. Useful vocabulary: حذر = warned منظمة العمل الدولية = International Labor Organization ارتفاع = increase معدل = rate البطالة = unemployment الفئات العمرية = age groups عبء –…
Gozoor – The Egyptian Identity Posted by Fisal on Feb 19, 2013
Today, I am going to tell you about the first fashion school مدرسة للموضة in Egypt. One of our Arabic page fans asked to share its Facebook page and website. The school has a unique project مشروع that was initiated by some Egyptian young women and which I find very interesting. The school’s project is…
Lent: 40 days of Prayer and Fasting Posted by jesa on Feb 18, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! Last Wednesday, February 13, millions of Christians around the world marched around with a large black cross (صليب) on their foreheads. What is recognized as Ash Wednesday in Western societies is called Ash Monday or Clean Monday(إثنين الرماد) in Levantine societies, where millions celebrated the same symbolic tradition on Monday February 11 –…