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Arabic is Among Top Spoken Languages in U.S. After Spanish! Posted by Hichem on Apr 19, 2012
Es-Salamu Aleykum, my friends! Anyone who harbored any doubts as to why one would have to learn or improve their Arabic must read today’s brand new تقريـــــــــر (report): According to today’s MarketWatch, a report from Language Line Services, the world’s largest provider of language services, reveals that between Q1 2011 and Q1 2012, Arabic proved to be among the top spoken languages in الولايـــــــــــات المُتَّحـــــــــــدة الأمريــــــــــــكية (the United…
New “Arabic Twitter” To Bring “Arab Spring 2.0”? Posted by Hichem on Apr 17, 2012
If you’ve never used Twitter before, maybe it’s time for you to open a new account—in Arabic! Gulf News has revealed today some news that is likely to cheer up all of you who love Arabic in general, and who enjoy to learn Arabic in particular: After the phenomenal growth of Facebook in Arabic, and barely weeks…
Shamm Annaseem Quiz Answers Posted by Fisal on Apr 16, 2012
Here is the answer to the Shamm Annaseem Quiz that I presented earlier. Answers are written directly without the questions. To see the questions go to the Shamm Annaseem Quiz. 1) The ancient Egyptians celebrated the advent of spring in Shamm Annaseem? كــان الــمــصــريــون الــقــدمـــــاء يــحــتــفــلــــون بـقــدوم الــربــيـــــــع فـى شـــم الــنــســــيــــــــم 2) “Shemu Feast” means the…
Shamm Annaseem Quiz Posted by Fisal on Apr 16, 2012
Read this blog article on Shamm Annaseem and answer the following questions: Article Link: Shamm Annaseem Article اقــــرأ الــمــقــال الــتـــالى عــن شـــم الــنــســــيــم ثــم أجــب عــن الأســئــلـة 1) What did the ancient Egyptians celebrate in Shamm Annaseem? بم كان يحتفل المصريون القدماء فى شم النسيم ؟ 2) What does ‘Shemu Feast’ mean ? ما معنى كلمة…
Arabic Immersion Day Posted by Fisal on Apr 12, 2012
Language immersion is a second language learning method in which language learners immerse themselves in the target (second) language. The goal of language immersion is to create a linguistic environment that mimics the environment of first language acquisition. The idea behind language immersion is that, if all incoming communication is in the target language…
The Arabic Art of Speaking with the Eyes Posted by Hichem on Apr 10, 2012
Tongues have their language. But الأعيـــــــــن (the eyes) are endowed with their own kind of language as well. Whatever اللِّســــــــــان (the tongue) is denied to express through plain words, the eye is at liberty to convey with the utmost ease, subtlety, and, yes, even eloquence! To help us decipher the cryptic language of the eyes, we turn to…
Arabic Dubbed Cartoons: Thunder Jet Posted by Hichem on Apr 2, 2012
Rarely have Arabic-dubbed cartoons receive all the praise they deserve: More than a simple work of translation from their original Japanese version, they were also a perfect educational vehicle to improve العربيـــــــــــــــة الفُصحَـــــــــى (Classical Arabic) for at least two generations of kids and young adults, from Dubai to Casablanca! The Arabic Blog is therefore attempting to repair this little injustice by occasionally introducing you to the…