Tag Archives: Arabic Language
Arabic Comprehension and Grammar Exercise (2) Ibn Battuta Posted by yasmine on Aug 18, 2021
In this post, we have a fun Arabic comprehension and grammar exercise where we will extract grammatical structures and words from the text below about the famous Arab traveler known as Ibn Battuta ابن بطوطة. I thought this would be a good way to review your Arabic grammar and comprehension skills while learning about a…
Arabic Comprehension and Grammar Exercise (1) Posted by yasmine on Aug 11, 2021
In this post, we have a fun Arabic comprehension and grammar exercise where we will extract grammatical structures and words from the text below. I thought this would be a good way to review your Arabic grammar and comprehension skills. (see answers at end of post) 😎 رِحلة عُمر تَعيش نُهى مع عائِلَتُها الصَّغيرة في…
How to Give your Condolences in Arabic التعزية Posted by yasmine on Jul 21, 2021
If you happen to know someone who is of the Islamic faith and who has lost a loved one, you may want to know how to express your condolences تعزي in Arabic, since such phrases are taken from both the Quran and Hadith. Knowing how to say at least one of these phrases will mean…
The Tourism Sector in Jordan Posted by yasmine on Jun 30, 2021
Have you traveled to Jordan or is Jordan on your list of countries to visit? Are you familiar with any of the famous tourist sites المواقع السياحية in Jordan? In this post, I thought we’d talk about the tourism sector قطاع السياحة in Jordan; its economic importance أهميتها الاقتصادية, how the coronavirus has affected the…
صَح أم خَطأ True or False Advanced Listening Part One Posted by yasmine on Jun 16, 2021
In this post, we’ll be listening to the first segment of a clip about a bird observatory in Aqaba, Jordan. I have provided the transcription to help you follow along as you listen. We’ll then answer the صَح أم خَطأ questions that follow. Note: In this clip about مرصد طيور العقبة the Aqaba Bird Observatory…
Giving Your Opinion in Arabic Posted by yasmine on Jun 2, 2021
In this post, we’ll be learning how to politely give your opinion رأي and ask for others opinions in Arabic. Let’s first look at some topic categories. السياسة politics الأدَب literature التعليم education الفن art الطَعام food الطَبيعة nature الصِحّة health Can you match the following topics to the categories above? تغير المناخ climate change منسف …
Nothing Pleases Me لا شيءَ يُعْجبُني A Poem by Mahmoud Darwish Part Two Posted by yasmine on May 19, 2021
Welcome to part two of this post where we continue to analyze the poem لا شيءَ يُعْجبُني by محمود درويش. Listen and read the poem again. What do you recall from last week’s post? What information do you remember about the poet محمود درويش? 🎇لا شيء يعجبني محمود درويش🎇 “لا شيءَ يُعْجبُني” يقول مسافرٌ في…