Tag Archives: Arabic Language
word search game, family – answers Posted by aziza on Jul 28, 2011
This is the answer of the word search game presented in my previous post and the translation of the words. أم = mother أخت = sister ابن أخ = nephew خالة = aunt ابنة عم = cousine = حماة mother in law أبناء = siblings /childrens جدة = grandmother عائلة = extended family أسرة =…
Word search game – family Posted by aziza on Jul 26, 2011
In this post, I have created an Arabic word search game for you. Can you find the 10 words below in the table? Do you know what these words refer to? If not, check the answers post for the translation. All the words are related to family relations. أم أخت ابن أخ خالة…
The use of dual relative pronouns Posted by aziza on Jul 7, 2011
The relative pronouns (الأسماء الموصولة) are used after definite nouns to provide additional information about them, and they are followed by complete sentences, e.g. أحب الكتاب الذي أدرسه. “I like the book which I study.” أحب الكتابين اللذين أدرسهما. “I like the books which I study.” (dual) أحب الكتب التي أدرسها. “I like the books…
Some constructions involving nouns Posted by aziza on Nov 2, 2010
In this post, I bring together some constructions that are based on nouns or that involve nouns in them. These can be confusing to new learners of Arabic. The reviewd constructions are nominal sentence (الجملة الاسمية), nouns and adjectives (الاسم والصفة) and idaafa constructions (الإضافة). The Nominal Sentence: A nominal sentence begins with a noun or a pronoun…