A word search game in Arabic – Ramadan Posted by aziza on Jul 30, 2012
In this post, I present an Arabic word search game about Ramadan foods (أطباق رمضان) and the meaning of the search words 1- كنافة 2- خشاف 3- تمر 4- قراصيا 5- قطايف 6- قمر الدين 7- بلح الشام 8- بسبوسة 9- بقلاوة 10- مكسرات Here is the meaning of the words: 1- كنافة (is a…
Qatayef Posted by aziza on Jul 29, 2012
Qatayef (قطايف) is an lovely dessert that is usually served during the month of Ramadan. It is one of my favourite desserts in Ramadan. Qatayef is small round pastries that look like small pancakes. They are bought from the shop and without any fillings, and they are filled and fried at home. They are…
Reading Comprehension Answers Posted by Fisal on Jul 28, 2012
Here are the answers to the previous reading comprehension exercise اِقــرأ الـقـطــعــة الـتــالــيـــة ثــم أجـــب عـــن الأســئــلـــــــة Read the Following passage and then answer the questions: إنَّ عـــذاب الإنــســــان الأكــبـــر هــو الــفــقـــر , و لـكــنَّ الـفـقــر لـيــس نـاتـجــاً مـن سـُــوء تــوزيــع الـثــروة فـحـســب , و لـكـنــه نـاتــج مـن سـُــوء تــوزيــع الإنـســانــيـــة . و يـظـهــر ذلـك…
Reading Comprehension Exercise Posted by Fisal on Jul 28, 2012
اِقــرأ الـقـطــعــة الـتــالــيـــة ثــم أجـــب عـــن الأســئــلـــــــة Read the Following passage and then answer the questions: إنَّ عـــذاب الإنــســــان الأكــبـــر هــو الــفــقـــر , و لـكــنَّ الـفـقــر لـيــس نـاتـجــاً مـن سـُــوء تــوزيــع الـثــروة فـحـســب , و لـكـنــه نـاتــج مـن سـُــوء تــوزيــع الإنـســانــيـــة . و يـظـهــر ذلـك واضـحــاً فـي عـالـمـنــا الـحـديــث حـيــن نــرى أنّ مـُــشــكـلــة الـفـقـــر قـــد…
Kunafa Posted by aziza on Jul 26, 2012
Kunafa (كنافة) is a pastry that many families enjoy in Ramadan. It is available at pastries all around the year, but families like to prepare it at home in Ramadan. Kunafa has a distinctive shape, as it looks like strings or hair when raw. It can be prepared in many ways. In this posting…
Al-Khushaf Posted by aziza on Jul 25, 2012
Alkhushaf (الخشاف) is another traditional recipe associated with the month of Ramadan. It is very easy to prepare, and it is very high in nutrients which is very good after fasting all day long. Alkhushaf is made with dried fruits, mainly dried dates (التمر) raisins (الزبيب) dried prunes (القراصيا) dried apricots (المشمشية) dried figs (التين)…
Qamar Eddin Posted by aziza on Jul 24, 2012
Qamar Eddin (قمر الدين) is a lovely juice that we traditionally have in Ramadan. It is made with dried apricots (مشمش). Syria is famous for producing it, especially the city of Damascus. Qamar Eddin cannot be produced at home because it is produced in factories that process apricots in a special way, not suitable…