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Arabic music in Barcelona: Answers Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 19, 2020
Welcome to the second part of this post that you could use to test your comprehension skills (listening in particular). Last week, I shared with you a short clip produced by BBC Arabic, which features a Syrian couple زوجين سوريين (living in Barcelona) who used an innovative solution ًحلًا مبتكرًا to deal with the feeling…
Arabic music in Barcelona: Questions Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Jun 12, 2020
Welcome to the first part of this post. Today, I would like to share with you a video clip, produced by BBC Arabic, featuring an inspiring story قصة ملهمة of a Syrian couple لزوجين سوريين living in Barcelona. Since the early days of the lockdown منذ الأيام الأولى من الإغلاق الكامل , Ahmed and Aseel…
Ramadan Campaign: سنة الحياة Sunnet El-Hayaa Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on May 8, 2020
Our post this week is dedicated to an advert song أغنية لإعلان that Orange (a mobile’s company, Egypt branch) launched أطلقته as part of its Ramadan campaign حملة رمضان this year. The theme of the song موضوع الأغنية is timely مناسب (لهذا الوقت) as it sends a positive message رسالة إيجابية to people by giving…
Locked down together during Ramadan Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on May 1, 2020
From the beginning of Ramadan, I’ve been following a comic show on YouTube called كملت معي Kimle-t ma-ʕi and I would like to share with you its theme song or الشارة iš-šaarah as it’s called in Syrian Arabic (the variety used in the show). The show’s theme song can give you the gist of what…
Listening Practice: Lebanese Arabic, 2 Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Apr 27, 2020
Welcome to the second part of this blog post. A week ago, we started studying a short video clip in Lebanese Arabic. The video is a funny dialogue between a mother and her daughter about the Corona pandemic. After looking at the script in both Arabic and English, today I’m providing you with the Modern…
Listening Practice: Lebanese Arabic, 1 Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Apr 17, 2020
Today, I have a fun video clip for you that you can listen to if you would like to improve your listening in Lebanese Arabic. The video is based on a short dialogue between a mother and her 4-year-old daughter that’s taking place during home quarantine period فترة الحجر المنزلي. In the first part of…
Listening practice: Covid-19 benefits Posted by Hanan Ben Nafa on Apr 10, 2020
This post is based on a very short video clip that discusses the on-going global outbreak الانتشار العالمي of Coronavirus and who could benefit from يستفيد من the current situation الوضع الحالي that compelled people أجبر الناس to stay home على البقاء في المنزل ? As the lady in the video speaks in plain Egyptian…