Tag Archives: Learn Arabic
Nature in Arabic Posted by yasmine on Jul 3, 2019
The purpose of this post is to help you name things you see outside every day in Arabic. Such as, trees, sky, grass, etc. It’s good practice to always try to name what you see to help you remember. We don’t all have language partners to practice the language with. Sometimes we have to say…
Describe Your House in Arabic Part II Posted by yasmine on Jun 12, 2019
In last week’s post we learned how to describe our house; how many rooms, size, etc. In this post, we’ll be looking at things you find in these rooms (furniture, fixtures, objects, etc.) Side note: I’ve been trying to learn French and have been using sticky notes and sticking vocabulary such as these on the…
A Fun Arabic Game! Posted by yasmine on May 29, 2019
😀 In this post we’ll be learning how to play an Arabic game that can make improving your vocabulary and spelling skills fun! Growing up in Jordan, at school, in between lessons, we played a game لُعْبة called “حَرْف – إسم – حَيوان” meaning “letter- name – animal”. Each player has a piece of paper…
Kam “كَمْ” Posted by yasmine on May 15, 2019
In this post we’ll look at the little word كَم and the familiar and unfamiliar ways we can use it. كَم is mainly used to ask how much or how many. For example: كَم سِعر هذا القَميص؟ How much is this shirt? كَم ثَمَن هذه الطاوِلة؟ How much is this table? كَم ساعة عَملت هذا…
Words and Phrases Used During Ramadan Posted by yasmine on May 8, 2019
In this post, we’ll be learning words and phrases that you’ll hear during Ramadan. Let’s begin with wishing someone a happy Ramadan! !رَمَضان كَريم Have a generous Ramadan! !رَمَضان مُبارك Have a blessed Ramadan! !كُل عام وأنت بِخير May you be well every year! (Note: This phrase is also used for Eid…
Is There Only One Way to Use “No/Laa” in Arabic? Posted by yasmine on May 1, 2019
“Laa” لا is probably one of the first words you learned in Arabic. It’s easy to say (no difficult sounds) and doesn’t change much in Arabic dialects. In this post, we’ll look at the few different grammatical functions of لا. First, there are two different ways of writing “no” in Arabic: Both are equally correct…
Times of Day in Arabic Posted by yasmine on Apr 17, 2019
In Arabic, you have your basic vocabulary words for morning, noon, afternoon, evening, and night. Yet, people in Arabic speaking countries tend to use a few more. In Islam, there are five prayer times in a day. Each prayer has a name according to the time of day it is prayed. For Muslims who pray…