Tag Archives: Learn Arabic
What’s Just Around the Corner? Spring is Here! – Part 2 Posted by jesa on Mar 16, 2014
Marhaba! Regardless of where you are in the world, if it freezing cold, you can start to see several glimpses of Spring. The recreation of life and growing leaves on bare trees. You can most certainly hear the birds chirping and tweeting all around. Spring is almost here!! Just around the corner and in full…
10 Uses of the 100 Most Common Words in Arabic Posted by jesa on Feb 26, 2014
Marhaba! Many of you asked me to provide you with a couple of sentences from my previous post that listed the 100 most commonly used words in Arabic. I think it’s pretty useful to see how these words can be used in a sentence. This will improve your writing skills as well as provide you…
The New “Penguin” Dance in Arab Weddings! (2) Posted by jesa on Jan 13, 2014
Marhaba! I hope you enjoyed reading the fun article from the previous post as much as I did. More importantly, I hope the text was easy to comprehend and that you were able to answer all the questions as well as translate the phrase in Arabic to English. In this post, I present you with…
Let’s Say Goodbye to 2013 and Welcome 2014! Posted by jesa on Dec 31, 2013
Marhaba! It’s that time of the year again! We say goodbye to one year, with all its ups and downs, and look forward to a new and refreshing one. We say goodbye (نودِّع عام 2013) to 2013 and welcome نستقبل عام 2014) 2014! As human beings we are unable to predict the future and all…
Sing with Fairouz: Jingle Bells in Arabic! Posted by jesa on Dec 19, 2013
Marhaba! I know that many of you adore Fairouz’s beautiful songs. As you all know already, Fairouz is one of my favorite Arab artists and her voice is incomparable. She remains one of the most revered and admired musicians in the Arab world and beyond. Today, and given the fact that Christmas is around the…
The World Mourns: Goodbye Nelson Mandela-Part 2 Posted by jesa on Dec 8, 2013
Marhaba! To this very moment, millions are still showing their respect to the great Nelson Mandela through different social media outlets, such as Twitter and Facebook. I am confident you found the video in the previous post interesting. Such news videos allow you to get immersed in an Arabic conversation. I am certain you have…
Pause and Enjoy Every Moment of Your Life Posted by jesa on Nov 18, 2013
Marhaba! In a previous post I introduced you all to the beautiful poetry of the late Mahmoud Darwish. I shared his famous poem “To My Mother,” which the accomplished oud player Marcel Khalife made into a beautiful song. Today, I am sharing another beautiful poem by Darwish called لا شيء يعجبني which literally means Nothing…