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One Arabic root … many derivatives (Part 2) Posted by aziza on Feb 18, 2010
In this post, I present one useful root in Arabic (ح م ل) and many words that derive from it. This is a very useful exercise to try for yourself to expand your vocabulary; you can also use the dictionary for help. حَمَلَ الولد الحقيبة. “The boy carried the bag.” Carried حَمَلَ هذا حِمْل ثقيل…
Expressing Likes and Dislikes in Arabic Posted by aziza on Feb 9, 2010
There are some expressions that we can use to express likes and dislikes in Arabic. أحب السباحة. “I like swimming.” لا أحب الشطرنج. “I don’t like chess.” أحب الرياضة جداً/كثيراً. “I like sports very much” لا أحب كرة القدم أبداً/إطلاقاً. “I don’t like football at all.” المفضّل/ المفضّلة “Favorite” هوايتي المفضّلة هي القراءة. “My favorite…
One Arabic root … many derivatives (Part 1) Posted by aziza on Jan 24, 2010
In this post, I present one useful root in Arabic (و ج ه) and many words that derive from it. This is a very useful exercise to try for yourself to expand your vocabulary; you can also use the dictionary for help. وجهها صبوح. “Her face is radiant/graceful.” “Her face always smiles.” Face وَجْه وجوه…
Arabic Vocabulary: Ball Sports Posted by aziza on Jan 21, 2010
When I though of writing this post, I wanted to make a vocabulary list about the topic of hobbies (الهوايات), but I realized that it was too broad, so I decided to limit the list to sports (الرياضات), yet it was still too broad, so I decided to make a list of words related to ball…
Expressing Opinions in Arabic Posted by aziza on Jan 15, 2010
There is a range of expressions that we can use to express opinion (التعبير عن الرأي) in Arabic. Following is a list of expressions that can be used in this context: In my opinion… في رأيي… I think that… أظن أنّ… I believe that… أعتقد أنّ… It seems to me that… يبدو لي أنّ… As…
Talking about the weather in Arabic Posted by aziza on Jan 3, 2010
The weather is one of the most important topics of conversation for people in the West, since the weather is always changeable and unpredictable. However, in the Arab world, the situation is different, as the weather is more predictable and less changeable. People often talk about the weather when it is extreme, i.e. too hot…
Arabic Vocabulary: Climate Summit Posted by aziza on Dec 20, 2009
The Copenhagen UN climate summit (مؤتمر الأمم المتحدة حول المناخ) has attracted a great deal of media and public attention. In this post, I provide some words and expressions related to the topic of the climate summit from news articles I read about the topic. I think these are timely, and I hope they would…