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Arabic Similes Posted by aziza on Apr 13, 2018
A Simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion) (dictionary.com) In this post, I give some common similes in Arabic. Some of them are similar to English, while others are…
40 Basic Arabic Grammar Terms Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Apr 10, 2018
When we learn a language as adults, it is like learning any other skill. You need tools and practice. The tools of language are the grammar rules. We need to have sufficient and consistent exposure to these tools to internalize their correct usage. Enough practice and consistent exposure changes our knowledge of these rules from…
Questions Words in Arabic (2) Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Apr 6, 2018
In the previous post, you mastered how to form questions in Arabic using interrogative words/particles أَدَوَات الاِسْتِفْهَام. You now can make yes-no questions and wh-questions. In this post, you will get to know how to form a negative yes-no question, using negative particles along with interrogative particles. Also, you will pick up how prepositions are…
Some insights into people names in the Arab world Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Apr 4, 2018
People in the Arab world pay a lot of attention to names and put a lot of effort يبذلون الكثير من الجهد into choosing names for their babies’, boys and girls. As a result, names in the Arab world are often interesting with some unique features خصائص مميزة that perhaps make them stand out. In…
Questions Words in Arabic (1) Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Apr 4, 2018
A question word is a word that is used to ask for information. To ask in Arabic, we use interrogative particles حُرُوْفُ الاِسْتِفْهَام and interrogative nouns أَسْمَاءُ الاِسْتِفْهَام, using Arabic grammatical terms. Combined, they are called أَدَوَاتُ الاِسْتِفْهَام – interrogative particles. The former are used to asked a yes-no questions, while the latter are used…
Reading Comprehension Practice 2: عيد النوروز – Nowruz Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Mar 28, 2018
Welcome to the second part of this post. In last week’s post, we looked at a passage about Nowruz, an occasion that is being celebrated in particular countries in the world round this time, particularly on 21st. Mar of every year. This week, I provide answers of last week’s post, check the answers below and…
Coordinating Conjunctions in Arabic Posted by Ibnulyemen اِبْنُ اليَمَن on Mar 22, 2018
A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects two equivalent words, phrases, or sentences. Good examples of this in English are words, such as and, but, and so. In Arabic, coordinating conjunctions are called حُرُوفُ العَطْف. Besides coordination, some have additional meanings. This post is about the Arabic coordinating conjunctions—list and examples. وَ ‘and’ It…