Tag Archives: Arabic Language
Reading comprehension Posted by aziza on Jan 26, 2013
Read the article below and answer the questions that follow: فيلم “خمس كاميرات مكسورة” في طريقه الى الاوسكار انتهى المخرج الفلسطيني عماد برناط ومساعده الإسرائيلي جاي دفيدي وبالتعاون مع شركة فنية فرنسية، من إعداد وأخراج الفيلم الوثائقي “خمس كاميرات مكسورة ” قبل نحو عام والذي يروي قصة قرية بلعين في ظل بناء الجدار والمستوطنات الإسرائيلية…
Ahlan wa Sahlan 2013 Posted by jesa on Dec 30, 2012
Ahlan wa Sahlan 2013!! (أهلاً وسهلآً سنة 2013) We bid you farewell 2012 and we dearly welcome 2013!! At this point every year, nearly everyone around the world rushes to make sense of the important highlights that took place in their lives in the last 365 days. Some of these moments bring happy memories, while…
Finding your way Posted by aziza on Dec 21, 2012
In some Arab countries, like Egypt, it is not easy to find your way. This is basically because street signs are not very accurate and sometime non-existent. Moreover, it is not very easy to find up-to-date maps that can help you find your way. On the other hand, it is easy to find your way…
Find and correct agreement errors Posted by aziza on Dec 8, 2012
In this post, I want you to find and correct agreement errors in the following phrases. You need to make sure that nouns and adjectives agree with each other. After you correct the phrases, scroll down to the bottom of the page to check the correct answers. 1- الشعوب الأوروبيون 2- الأرض الزراعي 3- طالبان ممتازات 4- …
Places and Buildings in Arabic Posted by jesa on Nov 30, 2012
In this post and as I previously promised, every now and then I will provide you with some lessons that can be beneficial to beginners, intermediate and advanced Arabic learners and lovers! Today, my lesson focuses on a list of different places and buildings in Arabic. All these words are the most common organizations and…
A new state is being born Posted by aziza on Nov 30, 2012
Today, the UN General Assembly has voted to grant the Palestinians the status of non-member observer state (دولة مراقب غير عضو). 138 member states voted in favour (لصالح), while 9 voted against (ضد), with 41 nations abstaining (امتنعت). This is a great day for the Palestinian people, as it is a step forward on the way…
Dual and masculine plural in idaafa Posted by aziza on Nov 28, 2012
Dual nouns in Arabic end in one of two suffixes (ان or ين), e.g. the dual of صديق is صديقان in the nominative case, and صديقين in the accusative and genitive cases. Masculine plural nouns in Arabic end in one of two suffixes (ون or ين), e.g. the masculine plural of مهندس is مهندسون in…