Archive for 'Vocabulary'
Herbal medicines for stomach ache Posted by aziza on May 18, 2015
In the Arab world, herbal medicines are very common! When I was younger, we used to go to the dry grocer (العطار) whenever we suffer from minor aliments like stomach ache, constipation, cough, common cold, etc. He would give me herbs and tell me how to use them! By time, this practice became less and…
“Like Angels”; Amr Diab Posted by Fisal on May 17, 2015
Ahlan Arabic fans! Today I am presenting a beautiful song by Amr Diab عــَـــمــْـــرو دِيــَـــاب . The song is widely known by the name “Like Angels زى الــمــلايــكــة” though in the album it has the name of “She is Indescribable مــا يــتــحــكــيــش عــلــيــهــا“. In the song, Amr compares his beloved to angels. He…
Question words with prepositions Posted by aziza on May 15, 2015
Some Arabic particles join each other when they come together, e.g. when certain prepositions come with question words, they join each other to make one word. They are easy to guess, but hard to identify for new learners of Arabic. I hope you find the following list useful: عن + ماذا = عمّ عمّ تتكلم؟…
Learn the 10 Most Common Political Ideologies in Arabic Posted by jesa on May 12, 2015
Marhaba! We are all influenced by one ideology or another. Maybe we are influenced by two or three at a time. In any case, ideologies provide context for our ideas and beliefs. You might not find yourself belonging to any of the most common political ideologies. Fear not, you can always create your own –ism…
Crab recipe Posted by aziza on May 11, 2015
Do you like to eat crab? In this post, I give you my own recipe for cooking crab! Ingredients: Crabs Onion Garlic Tomato Chilli pepper Oil Lemon Salt Black pepper Cumin Preparation Wash the crabs and clean them thoroughly. Put the crabs in an oven tray. In a food processor mix the onion, garlic…
A Love Letter To Mom Posted by Fisal on May 10, 2015
أمى الحبيبة هذا ابنك يكتب لكى فى يومك. نعم، يومك! لقد جعلوا لكى يوماً ، و لو سألونى لقلت أن كل الأيام لكى .. و كيف لا تكون لكى و أنتِ سبب وجودى فى هذه الحياة! إن كل الكلمات فى كل اللغات تقف عاجزةً عن التعبير عن مدى حبى لكى . فقد كتب الشعراء…
Listening Comprehension Answers: The Yemeni War Posted by Fisal on May 8, 2015
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! How do you view the war in Yemen? How did you see the report in the last post? Were you able to answer all the questions? Ok, now you can check your answers to the last listening exercise about the Yemeni War. To view the exercise and the questions again, please…