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Listening comprehension in Arabic – answers Posted by aziza on Nov 15, 2012
In this post, I present the transcription of the news item presented earlier and the answers to the questions. Transcription: أوضحت دراسة نفطية متخصصة أن السعودية تتصدر دول العالم من حيث احتياطي النفط، إذ تستحوذ على ما نسبته 38.7 في المئة من الاحتياطي العالمي، وأضافت أنه بإمكان المملكة أن تستمر في الإمدادات النفطية لمدة ثمانين…
Listening comprehension in Arabic Posted by aziza on Nov 14, 2012
Listen to the news item below and answer the questions that follow: Use the following words to aid your understanding: نفط = oil احتياطي النفط = oil reserve العالمي = global تستحوذ = own الإمدادات = supplies تستمر = continue مستوى = level إنتاج = production أنجز = achieve استثمار = investment تكلفة = cost…
How To Cook Mlookhiyeh Posted by jesa on Nov 12, 2012
Mlookhiyeh (مُلوخِيَّة) is one of the most popular dishes in the Arab world generally. In essence, it is the leaves of Corchorus species, which are used as a vegetable around the Middle East and North Africa . In Western contexts it is usually referred to as ‘Jew’s Mallow Stew.’ It is thoroughly cooked and cannot…
The Phenomenon of Abu Simbel Posted by Fisal on Nov 10, 2012
The two temples at Abu Simbel أبو سمبل are among the most magnificent monuments آثار in the world. Their removal and reconstruction was a historic event in itself. When the temples (280 km from Aswan) were threatened by submersion الغمر – الغرق in Lake Nasser, due to the construction of the High Dam السد…
On Love Posted by jesa on Nov 8, 2012
Gibran Khalil Gibran is one of the most recognized poets in the world. He was not only a poet, but also an artist, painter, sculptor (نَحَّات), theologian, and more importantly a prolific writer. He was born on January 6, 1883 in Lebanon and passed away on April 10, 1931 in New York City. Born in…
Practice Feminine Plurals – Answers Posted by aziza on Nov 7, 2012
In this post, I give the answers of the exercises that deal with feminine Plurals (جمع المؤنث السالم) presented yesterday. Here are the feminine plural forms: They (fem. Pl.) هن Them (fem. Pl.) ـهن Their (fem. Pl.) ـهن You – subject pronoun (fem. Pl.) أنتن Your (fem. Pl.) ـكن…
Practice feminine plurals Posted by aziza on Nov 6, 2012
Feminine Plurals (جمع المؤنث السالم) are formed by replacing the suffix (ة) at the end of feminine words by the suffix (ات) First, do you remember feminine plural forms? They (fem. Pl.) هن Them (fem. Pl.) ـهن Their (fem. Pl.) ـهن You – subject pronoun (fem. Pl.) أنتن Your (fem…