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Nouns الأسماء /Al-Asma’a / : Gender الجنس /Al-Genss/ Posted by Fisal on Mar 11, 2011
* Arabic Nouns fall into two main categories concerning their Gender: (1) Masculine مذكر /Mozakkar/ & (2) Feminine مؤنث /Mo’annath/ * There some other sub-categories to these two main ones. * Note that: The Gender of a word is mostly determined by its Form not by the Concept it refers to…
Arabic Poetry – Introduction Posted by aziza on Jan 13, 2011
I have always loved poetry, but I did not like learning about it at school and university because it was taught in a very factual way and we were forced to memorize so much of it. However, I never stopped reading and enjoying poetry out of the educational context. I wanted to write about poetry…
Word search and drills answers Posted by aziza on Nov 28, 2010
In this post, I present the answers of the word search and the prepositions drill. Word search answer: Prepositions drill answer: جاسم طالب عربي من الكويت يدرس في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية ليحصل على درجة الدكتوراة في الرياضيات. جاسم يحب السفر كثيراً، وفي الشهر الماضي سافر إلى نيويورك مع صديقه حمد. وهناك زار أماكن شيقة وتعرف…
Alexandria – Olden Days Posted by aziza on Oct 12, 2010
In this post, I write about my home town. Alexandria (الإسكندرية) is the second-largest city in Egypt, and is the country’s largest seaport, serving approximately 80% of Egypt’s imports and exports. Alexandria is also an important tourist resort. Alexandria extends about 32 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in north-central Egypt. It is…
The founder of modern Egypt Posted by aziza on Jul 5, 2010
Muhammad Ali Pasha (محمد علي باشا) was the ruler of Egypt and Sudan. He is regarded “the founder of modern Egypt,” because of the dramatic reforms in the military, economic, and cultural spheres that he instituted. He established dynasty that ruled Egypt and Sudan until the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Muhammad Ali was born on…
Middle Eastern Food: Fuul Posted by aziza on Jun 25, 2010
Everyone who lives or lived in the Middle East before, particularly in Egypt, knows about fuul (فول). It is a very popular dish made of fava beans and various spices, and it is served mainly for breakfast. It is very easy to obtain if you live in the Middle East because almost all neighbourhoods will…
World Cup Flavors Posted by Transparent Language on Jun 23, 2010
Lebanese pies made to resemble flags of countries competing in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.