Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Arabic Proverbs الأمْثال العَرَبيّة Part Two Posted by yasmine on Mar 24, 2021
In the previous post, we looked at a number of Arabic proverbs الأمْثال العَرَبيّة and their meanings. In this post, we’ll continue reading and listening to more proverbs and also read in Arabic about how people tend to come up with sayings that express a certain تَجْرِبة experience, عاطِفة/إحساس feeling, فِكْرة thought, etc., and the…
Mother’s Day: how did it start? (part 1) Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Mar 22, 2021
Welcome to a new post. Yesterday, the Arab world celebrated Mother’s Day عيد الأم. As you probably know, countries around the world celebrate this occasion on different dates في تواريخ مختلفة and in different ways بطرق مختلفة . Below is a video clip, by Cairo Time, which briefly talks about this difference. In today’s post and…
How to make Libyan Shakshooka? Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Mar 15, 2021
Welcome to a new post. In today’s post, I will introduce you to a traditional Arabic meal وجبة عربية تقليدية that is called Shakshooka شكشوكة , which means something that is mixed and put together, referring to the way this meal is cooked. Below, I will show you the Libyan version of it الطريقة الليبية…
At the Pharmacy في الصَيْدلِيّة Posted by yasmine on Mar 10, 2021
In this post, I thought we’d learn some vocabulary that can help us get what we need from a pharmacy صَيْدلِيّة and how to speak with a pharmacist صَيْدَلي / صَيدلاني. Some of the vocabulary could be used to speak with a doctor طَبيْب as well. We’ll then read and listen to some general information…
Couscous: the famous Maghrebi dish Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Mar 8, 2021
Today, we’re learning about Couscous كسكسي/ كسكس. If you’ve not heard of it before, it’s a savoury dish that is made in North Africa, i.e. the countries of Maghreb (click here if you’re interested in learning how you can make couscous the libyan way). The reason why I would like to focus on this dish…
Hepta: The Movie Trailer – part 2 Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Mar 1, 2021
Welcome to the second part of this blog post. We’re still looking at the Egyptian movie Hepta هيبتا . In the last post, we studied the language used in the trailer of the movie. The Arabic used in the trailer is Egyptian Arabic. In this post, I’m going to provide the Standard Arabic equivalent to…
الأكِل الصِحّي Healthy Food Part Two Posted by yasmine on Feb 24, 2021
In this post, we’ll be watching the second part of a video (in Jordanian Levantine) that talks about الأكِل الصِحّي healthy food that keeps us full longer. I have included a transcription and English translation to help you follow along. Last week we began by first reading a definition of الأكل الصحي in الفُصحى MSA…