Arabic Musical Instruments: The Derbake Posted by Transparent Language on May 4, 2010
The Arabic drum, or the derbake, that I recently purchased in order to learn the instrument.
English Names and Their Arabic Counterparts Posted by aziza on May 2, 2010
There are many names that are common between the Arab world and the West. These names are mainly names of prophets (أنبياء) and messengers (رسل) mentioned in the Bible (الكتاب المقدس) and the Qur’an (القرآن). Some names are the same in English and Arabic, e.g. ‘Adam’, while others are different, e.g. ‘David’. In this post…
Arabic word search game – answer and more Posted by aziza on Apr 30, 2010
This is the answer of the word search game. Now, can you translate these sentences in which the words are used? .يعمل الكاتب في جريدة كبيرة .أحب قراءة القصص القصيرة . أقرأ الصحف والمجلات كل يوم . أحب الكتابة والقراءة هناك ورق أبيض على المكتب. أكتب في مجلة الجامعة. هذه قصة حزينة جداً.
Arabic word search game Posted by aziza on Apr 29, 2010
In this post, I have created an Arabic word search game for you. Can you find the 10 words below in the table? If you are not sure about the meaning of any word, look at the bottom of the page for the translation. كتابة مكتب كاتب قراءة قصة ورق جريدة مجلة صحف writing office…
Arab Artists: Fairouz – فيروز Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 28, 2010
A brief biography of Fairouz, Lebanese and Arab singer and artist.
Arab Cartoons Posted by aziza on Apr 27, 2010
Cartoons (الكاريكاتير) are a very important feature of Arab newspapers (الصحف) and magazines (المجلات). They appear in each and every issue in a large number of publications. They are not always used for entertainment; instead, they are used to criticize political, economic and social conditions. They include very little or no text, but the meaning…
Iraqi Cuisine Posted by Transparent Language on Apr 26, 2010
A brief description of my first experience with Iraqi food.