Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Nature in Arabic Posted by yasmine on Jul 3, 2019
The purpose of this post is to help you name things you see outside every day in Arabic. Such as, trees, sky, grass, etc. It’s good practice to always try to name what you see to help you remember. We don’t all have language partners to practice the language with. Sometimes we have to say…
Aladdin Vocabulary Posted by Anastasia on Jul 1, 2019
Marhaba readers! Since I was a little girl, Aladdin was one of my favorite Disney movies because it reflected our culture and countries so well. When I used to watch it, I felt like I fit in and I used to say that when I grow up I want to be as beautiful and independent…
Celebrations in Arabic Posted by yasmine on Jun 26, 2019
What kind of celebrations احْتِفالات could you be invited to in an Arab country? In this post, we’ll look at four celebrations also common in English speaking countries and the useful phrases to say at these celebrations. Wedding reception عُرْس / زَفاف When invited to an Arabic wedding, expect it to be at a wedding…
Describe Your House in Arabic Part II Posted by yasmine on Jun 12, 2019
In last week’s post we learned how to describe our house; how many rooms, size, etc. In this post, we’ll be looking at things you find in these rooms (furniture, fixtures, objects, etc.) Side note: I’ve been trying to learn French and have been using sticky notes and sticking vocabulary such as these on the…
Describe Your House in Arabic Part I Posted by yasmine on Jun 5, 2019
In this post, we’ll be looking at Arabic vocabulary for different rooms in a house/apartment and practice how we can describe the basic characteristics صِفات of a house. 🏡 In the picture below I have drawn a house with the names of the rooms in Arabic to help you remember. Of course, you can add…
A Fun Arabic Game! Posted by yasmine on May 29, 2019
😀 In this post we’ll be learning how to play an Arabic game that can make improving your vocabulary and spelling skills fun! Growing up in Jordan, at school, in between lessons, we played a game لُعْبة called “حَرْف – إسم – حَيوان” meaning “letter- name – animal”. Each player has a piece of paper…
Things You Wear in Arabic Besides Clothes Posted by yasmine on May 22, 2019
In this post we’ll look at things we wear besides clothes such as accessories, headphones, makeup, etc, in both MSA (Modern Standard Arabic) and Levantine Arabic (dialect of the Levantine countries; Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan). Let’s look at accessories in Arabic with example sentences. 😊 watch:ساعة .هذهِ السَّاعة كانَت هَدية مِن أَخي This…