Tag Archives: Arabic Language
Listening comprehension exercise Posted by aziza on Apr 25, 2013
watch the video below and try to answer the questions that follow it, using the information provided. Use the useful vocabulary given at the end of the post Questions: 1- What did Médecins Sans Frontières warn of? 2- How many refugees live in Mibra camp in Mauritania? 3- What do they lack at the camp? 4- …
Hobbies: Do you have one and how can you talk about it in Arabic? Posted by jesa on Apr 16, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! Today I would like to talk about hobbies (الهواية/الهوايات). I will tell you all about my own hobbies and then consider some common hobbies from my personal experiences with family and friends. I will also teach you how to express (للتعبير عن) and talk about some common hobbies in Arabic. A basic…
The MWF Initiative: A New and Fun Way to Learn Arabic Posted by jesa on Apr 12, 2013
Marhaba (مرحبا)! Starting tomorrow, the Arabic Team at Transparent Language launches the MWF Initiative, a new (جديد) and fun (مرح) method to learn (تعلّم) Arabic (العربية) through our various social media outlets (وسائل الاعلام الاجتماعية). The MWF Initiative (مبادرة) is part of our continued commitment (التزام) and determination to reaching out to the Arabic Community…
Useful cooking vocabulary in Arabic Posted by aziza on Apr 7, 2013
Do you like cooking? Do you spend time in the kitchen to prepare Arabic foods? Do you know the names of some of the tools and equipment you use while cooking in Arabic? In this post, I present some vocabulary related to utensils and kitchen equipment. Sauce pan = قِدر Frying pan = مقلاة Tray…
Do you know your cutlery in Arabic? Posted by aziza on Apr 6, 2013
One of the basic issues that face learners of Arabic as a foreign language is that it largely deals with formal topics. I know many students who can talk about freedoms and rights, yet who do not know how to say fork or knife! I think that it is very important to learn this basic…
Expressing spatial relationships in Arabic Posted by aziza on Feb 26, 2013
In my previous post, I discussed temporal relationships (العلاقات الزمنية) which relate events in terms of time of their occurrence. In this post, I discuss spatial relationships (العلاقات المكانية), which relate objects according to their place. I am going to present some expressions which we can use to express spatial relationships in Arabic, and…
Expressing temporal relationships in Arabic Posted by aziza on Feb 24, 2013
Temporal relationships (العلاقات الزمنية) are the relationships of events in relation to each other according to the time of their occurrence. They are very important in adding coherence to our discourse and making our writing and speech more meaningful. Often when we tell stories or describe steps to do something, e.g. giving instructions, we have…