Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Connectors in Arabic – Contrast Posted by aziza on Sep 20, 2010
It is very important when we write in any language to create logical relationships between the ideas that we present. There is a number of relationships that we can create like addition, contrast, among others, and there are many words and expressions that we can use to express these relationships. In this post, I present…
Connectors in Arabic – Addition Posted by aziza on Sep 16, 2010
It is very important when we write in any language to create logical relationships between the ideas that we present. There is a number of relationships that we can create like addition, contrast, among others, and there are many words and expressions that we can use to express these relationships. In this post, I present…
Word search answer Posted by aziza on Aug 31, 2010
This post presents the answer of the word search game presented in the previous post. Here are some examples on the use of some of the words in the game. عيني تؤلمني. “My eye hurts!” يجب أن أزور طبيب الأنف والأذن والحنجرة. “I have to visit the nose, ear and throat doctor.” لها رموش طويلة…
Word search – in the face Posted by aziza on Aug 29, 2010
Can you find the following 1o words in the following word search game? The 10 words you need to find are all in the face and head. عين ذقن أنف خدان رموش فم حاجب أذن شعر جبهة Here are the translations of the 10 words in the game. eye chin nose two cheeks eyelashes mouth…
Word search Answers and examples Posted by aziza on Jul 30, 2010
In this post, I present the answer of the word search puzzle presented before and some examples of the use of words presented in it. هذا الرجل يعمل في بيع الذهب. “This man works in selling gold.” أريد الذهاب إلى البنك لسحب بعض النقود. “I want to go to the bank to withdraw some money.”…
Word search Posted by aziza on Jul 29, 2010
In this post, I present a word search game that deals with money (نقود) [formal use] / (فلوس) [informal use]. Please try to find the following words in the grid. بيع = selling بنك = bank جنيه = pound دينار = Dinar ريال = Ryal ليرة = Lyra حساب = accoumt توفير = saving بورصة…
Arabic Dialogue: At the Shoe Shop Posted by aziza on Jul 23, 2010
In this post, I present a short dialogue of a situation at the shop, buying shoes (حذاء). It should be noted that the word shoes in English is plural, while the Arabic word (حذاء) is singular. سلمى: مساء الخير. البائع: مساء النور. سلمى: من فضلك، أريد قياس الحذاء البني والمقاس هو 38. البائع: لحظة واحدة…