Verb Determiners in Arabic Posted by Fisal on Mar 2, 2016
Ahlan أهــْــلاً , Arabic lovers! In the post Basics of Arabic Grammar, we learnt that Arabic parts of speech are mainly; a noun, a verb or a particle. But how can we differentiate between these parts of speech? In a previous post, we learnt about the Noun Determiners and I am sure that all of…
Grammar Practice, answers Posted by aziza on Feb 29, 2016
In this post, I present the answers of the exercise on (كان وأخواتها). (كان وأخواتها) are followed by nominal sentences. The subject of the sentence is called (اسم كان), and it is in the nominative case (مرفوع), while the predicate of the nominal sentence is called (خبر كان), and it is in the accusative case…
Grammar Practice Posted by aziza on Feb 29, 2016
In this post, we practice (كان وأخواتها). Do you remember the rule for (كان وأخواتها)? It is very easy! (كان وأخواتها) are followed by nominal sentences. The subject of the sentence is called (اسم كان), and it is in the nominative case (مرفوع), while the predicate of the nominal sentence is called (خبر كان), and…
Semolina Dessert (Harissa) Posted by aziza on Feb 28, 2016
In this post, I present the recipe of a very famous and delicious Arabic dessert made with semolina flour. It is called harissa (الهريسة). If you add coconuts to the mix, your dessert is called (بسبوسة). الهريسة 3 كوب سميد، ناعم ¾ كوب سكر ¾ كوب زبدة مذوبة، غير مملحة ½ ملعقة صغيره بايكنغ باودر…
Learn the 10 Most Common Words about War in Arabic (2) Posted by jesa on Feb 27, 2016
Marhaba! I am confident you refreshed your memory and/or learned something new from the previous post on the 10 most common words about war in Arabic. Hope you all enjoyed solving the crossword puzzle! In this post I am sharing the answers to the Arabic crossword puzzle and some examples of how you can use…
Fayrouz, How Are You? Posted by aziza on Feb 26, 2016
In this post, I present one of my favourtie songs ever by Fayrouz, How are you?” (كيفك انت) This song tells a story of a woman who sees her lover year after they were separated and asks him “How are you?” (كيفك انت). The song was released in 1991 in an album that has the same…
Listening Comprehension Answers: Boutros Ghali Posted by Fisal on Feb 25, 2016
Ahlan, Arabic lovers! Here are the answers to the last listening comprehension exercise about the famous Egyptian diplomat and politician Boutros Ghali who passed away last week. To view the questions or to listen to the news report again, kindly click here. الإجــابــات Answers الـمـُـدة الـتـي قـضـاهـا بـطـرس غـالـي فـي الـعـمـل الـدبـلـومـاسـي هـى سـتــة…