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Prepositions and Circumstants Posted by aziza on Feb 20, 2017
In Arabic, prepositions (حروف الجر) comprise a limited set of words that serve to explain relationships between other words, e.g. من، إلى، في، عن، على، مذ، منذ، رُبَّ، حتى، خلا، حاشا، عدا، اللام، كي، واو، التاء، الكاف، الباء، لعل، متى There is another set of words called circumstants (الظروف). These words have a similar function…
Subjects in Arabic Posted by aziza on Feb 17, 2017
The subject is one grammatical term in English, however in Arabic we have two types of subject. Subject = المبتدأ Subject = الفاعل We explain each term and give examples below: Subject = المبتدأ This is the beginning of the nominal sentence in Arabic. Nominal sentences have two parts: the subject (المبتدأ) and the predicate…
Arabic Superlative and Comparative Posted by aziza on Feb 6, 2017
In Arabic superlative and comparative constructions are expressed using the form (أفعل). We need to mould adjectives using the (أفعل) form as follow: سهل – أسهل صعب – أصعب جميل – أجمل سعيد – أسعد كبير – أكبر When we use the (أفعل) form followed by a noun, we make a superlative construction, e.g. أكبر…
Reading Comprehension Posted by aziza on Jan 27, 2017
Read the following news story adapted from BBCArabic and answer the questions that follow. You can use the additional vocabulary list to assist your comprehension. وزيرة الخارجية الأمريكية السابقة، مادلين أولبرايت، تعهدت بتسجيل نفسها كمسلمة إذا قام الرئيس الأمريكي الجديد، دونالد ترامب، بإنشاء سجل وقاعدة بيانات خاصة للمسلمين في أمريكا. وقالت أولبرايت إنها مستعدة للتسجيل…
Practise connectors in Arabic Posted by aziza on Jan 23, 2017
In this post, we revise the use of some Arabic connectors. We will focus on the use of connectors which are usually used for addition, i.e. to add information with similar meaning to what has been said before. و = and كما = also أيضاً = also كذلك = also بالإضافة إلى = in addition to…
Listening Comprehension – Dubai1 Posted by aziza on Jan 20, 2017
This post presents the answers of the listening comprehension exercise presented earlier. English Questions and Answers: How does the video describe the changes that occurred in Dubai? Dubai is a city that changed from a desert into a capital for luxury in the region. What are the main areas of investment in Dubai? The main…
Listening Comprehension – Dubai Posted by aziza on Jan 20, 2017
Watch the video on Dubai attractions and answer the questions that follow. You can use the additional vocabulary section to understand difficult words. Answer the following questions in English: How does the video describe the changes that occurred in Dubai? What are the main areas of investment in Dubai? Mention some of Dubai attractions mentioned…