Archive for 'Vocabulary'
The Other Fayrouz (1943 – 2016) Posted by Fisal on Feb 11, 2016
Ahlan أهــْــلاً, Arabic lovers! In today’s post, I am going to give you a small synopsis about someone who left our world some days ago. “Miracle of the Egyptian Cinema مــعــجــزة الــســيــنــمــا الــمــصــريــة” was her nickname. Perouz Artin Kalfayan بــيــروز أرتــن كــالــفــايــان is her name as she was born to an Armenian family from…
Yemen Listening Comprehension Answer Posted by aziza on Jan 31, 2016
In this post, I present the answer of the listening comprehension exercise on the humanitarian situation in Yemen. The questions and answers are based on the first two minutes of the report. Additional vocabulary is presented at the end of the post to assist you! A) Write the beginning of the report in Arabic, i.e. the first…
Yemen Listening Comprehension Posted by aziza on Jan 31, 2016
Based on the first two minutes of the news report, answer the following questions. The report deals with the humanitarian situation in Yemen. You can use the vocabulary list at the end of the post to assist you! A) Write the first sentence of the report in Arabic, i.e. the first 14 seconds. B) Answer…
Beauty of the Arabic Language (1) Posted by Fisal on Jan 30, 2016
Ahlan أهــْــلاً , Arabic lovers! Today’s post will be the first of a series to explore the beauty of the Arabic language through the study of some special phrases and sentences. I will explain the sentence or phrase, translate it and compare it to a similar one. We will also explore the importance of…
Listening Comprehension Answers: Snow In The Arab World Posted by Fisal on Jan 28, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! How did you find the last listening exercise about Snow in the Arab World? I hope it had given you some warmth in these cold days. Here are the answers. If you would like to listen again or have another look at the questions, please click here. الإجــابــات Answers الـدول الــعــربــيــة…
Listening Comprehension Exercise: Snow In The Arab World Posted by Fisal on Jan 28, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic fans! What is the weather like in your area? As there is a cold wave hitting vast areas around the world, we are going to listen to a weather news report about the Middle East and I will give you a chance to test your Arabic listening skills. Stay safe and warm!…
“What Has Happened To Me”; Amr Diab Posted by Fisal on Jan 24, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic fans! Today I am presenting a beautiful love song by Amr Diab عــَـــمــْـــرو دِيــَـــاب . The song is entitled “جـرالـي إيـه /garaly eeh/” which translates literally as “What has happened to me?”. Like all of Amr’s songs, the song is on the Egyptian slang (dialect) Arabic which may be a problem…