Archive for 'Culture'
Happy Mother’s Day Posted by Fisal on Mar 21, 2012
Today is Mother’s Day عيد الأم in the Arab World and in some other countries, so congratulations to all mothers all over the world in their day that coincides with the beginning of the spring season فصل الربيع . The first person in the Arab world to call for…
How to Write a CV in Arabic Posted by Hichem on Mar 21, 2012
Prominently highlighting your Arabic skills on your CV can be very good for a relevant language-related job. But you know what? Sending along an Arabic version of your سيـــــــــرَة ذاتِيَـــــــــــــــــة (CV) is actually even more impressive! Since there are plenty of websites and resources that show you how to write a good résumé in English in…
Egyptian Proverbs (4) Posted by Fisal on Mar 20, 2012
Arabic proverbs reflect the beauty of the Arabic Language and the wisdom of the Arabs and their culture. In Egypt, these proverbs are part of everyone’s daily routine. There is no one single situation that would not have the perfect proverb tailored for it. Just for the sake of fun, I am going to…
Rami: Hero of “The Goal Scorer” Posted by Hichem on Mar 19, 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 Abu Dhabi to Casablanca! The Arabic Blog will therefore attempt to…
The Predicate of Kana and Sisters Posted by Fisal on Mar 17, 2012
We have already known that the Nominal Sentence الــجــمـــلـة الاسـمــيــــة consists of two parts; the Mubtada الـمـبـتــدأ and the Khabar الـخــبـر . Both the Mubtada and the Khabar have different types. We have also known that the verb Kana كان and its sisters can begin the nominal sentence and thus the Mubtada becomes the noun…
Wake Up and Smell the Arabic Coffee! Posted by Hichem on Mar 16, 2012
You’ve always had cappuccinos, frappuccinos, espressos, lattes—and now you’re in for a change? Well, why not learn how to prepare القهــــــــوة العربيـــــــــة (Arabic coffee) in just 10 super easy steps! Arabic Coffee has quite a special pot called “دلَّــــــــة” (dallah) as well as a particular coffee cup that is small and without a handle… A video…
Quick Intro to “Classy Insults” in Classical Arabic Posted by Hichem on Mar 13, 2012
!لا تَفْجَعُـــــــــــــوا يا أَصْدِقَــــــــــائي (Don’t panic, my friends!) Today’s post is not yet another vulgar compilation of الكلام الفاحش (profanities) such as the ones you can often run into on the Web in almost any language… Not at all. What you will find here is a quick intro to rather “classier” examples and paradigms of how insults…