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Fried Fish Posted by aziza on Dec 18, 2012
In a previous post, I presented the recipe of fish soup. In this post, I present the recipe of fried fish (السمك المقلي) which is very easy to make. Obviously, the main ingredient is fish (سمك). Your fish needs to be clean, gutted and scales removed. In the end, it should look like the picture…
Fatma Posted by aziza on Dec 11, 2012
I am writing this post now because I have just seen a short video called Fatma that I would like to share with you. It is a true story of a 10 year old girl from an Egyptian village who was denied the right to education, but manages to get round this and gets some education…
Meet Julia Boutros Posted by jesa on Dec 9, 2012
In this post, I would like to introduce you all to one of my favorite musicians in the Arab World. I will add two YouTube videos: one of her most famous songs ‘Ghabet Shams el Haq’ (غابة شمس الحقّ)and given the holiday season, her latest single called ‘Jayi’ (جايي) which is featured on her upcoming…
Listening comprehension in Arabic, answers Posted by aziza on Dec 5, 2012
In this post, I presen the transcription of the video presented in my previous post and the answers of the questions. Transcription: حث الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة بان كي مون الحكومات على إسراع وتيرة المحادثات البطيئة صياغة آلية مشتركة للتعامل مع الإحتباس الحراري.ووصف كي مون التغيرات المناخية بأنها تحدٍ وجودي أمام كامل الجنس البشري، وذلك…
Listening comprehension in Arabic Posted by aziza on Dec 4, 2012
Watch the video and answer the questions that follow. You can use the vocabulary provided to assist you. حث = urged الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة = the UN Secretary General إسراع وتيرة = accelerate بطيئة = slow الرامية ل = aiming to صياغة =formulatin آلية = mechanism الإحتباس الحراري = global warming التغيرات المناخية =…
Making requests in MSA and ECA Posted by aziza on Nov 24, 2012
To learn a diaglossic language like Arabic, you need to know both the formal variety (Modern Standard Arabic) and a colloquial variety. In Arabic, there are many colloquial dialects that differ geographically! In this post, I will give you some expressions which you can use to make requests in both Standard Arabic and Colloquial Arabic…
Reading Comprehension Answers Posted by Fisal on Nov 23, 2012
Money and Happiness Here are the answers to the Reading Comprehension Exercise about Money and Happiness. To view the questions again, click the following link: https://blogs.transparent.com/arabic/reading-comprehension-exercise-4/ تتحدث القطعة عن علاقة المال بالسعادة 1) The passage is about the relationship between money and happiness. تتحسن الصحة النفسية لأى شخص بمجرد أن يربح القليل…