حَيْثُ Haithu and its Multiple Meanings Posted by yasmine on Mar 20, 2019
When learning a new language, the little words sometimes tend to be the hardest to remember especially if they have multiple meanings معاني متعددة. In this post we’ll look at a three-letter word that you are bound to find in texts and hear on the news in various contexts. حَيْثُ is an adverb that can…
Making Polite Requests in Arabic Posted by yasmine on Mar 13, 2019
It’s always important to learn how to be polite مُؤَدَّب in the language we are learning. In this post we’ll be looking at the common phrases used in MSA (Modern Standard Arabic) to make a polite request طَلَب. In English, a few common words used to make requests are (may, could, would, please, etc.) In…
Negating verbs in Arabic Posted by yasmine on Mar 6, 2019
Even if you’re a beginner in Arabic, negating verbs will come in handy for beginner’s conversations. It’s easy! ? There are three ways to negate verbs in Arabic depending on the tense. In this post, we’ll look at how to negate verbs in both MSA and in Levantine dialect for those of you who wish…
Rules for writing Hamza Posted by aziza on Mar 1, 2019
Hello again Arabic Blog readers! Apologies for not posting for a while! In this post, I write about the rules for writing hamza (ء) in Arabic. This can be a very confusing aspect for learners of Arabic. As a general rule, hamza is often written with alif (أ) when it is used a consonant, e.g…
Lebanese Tabboule Recipe وصفة التبولة اللبنانية Posted by Anastasia on Feb 28, 2019
Food is one of the most important pillars of our culture. Everything in our life revolves around food and hospitality. Tabboule has been our most celebrated dish since forever! It’s a super fresh, green salad with a lemony twist and crushed wheat. It’s packed with vitamins and minerals and is very healthy! I would suggest…
Grabbing a Taxi/Uber in Jordan Posted by yasmine on Feb 27, 2019
In this post, we’ll talk about some key words and phrases to use when grabbing a taxi or Uber in Jordan. First, why take a cab when you can use Uber or the Arab world alternative “Careem” “كريم”? Well, Uber and Careem have not been welcomed by the existing Jordanian taxi industry or government. Here…
Making comparisons in Arabic Posted by yasmine on Feb 20, 2019
How do we make comparisons المُقارنات in Arabic? It’s actually pretty easy and kind of similar to what we do in English. ? Let’s start with simple adjectives such as big كَبير, short قَصير, and fast سَريع. In English you would add an “-er” to the end and get bigger, shorter, faster, etc. In Arabic, the…