Tag Archives: translation
Practise connectors in Arabic Posted by aziza on Jan 23, 2017
In this post, we revise the use of some Arabic connectors. We will focus on the use of connectors which are usually used for addition, i.e. to add information with similar meaning to what has been said before. و = and كما = also أيضاً = also كذلك = also بالإضافة إلى = in addition to…
Let It Go, Arabized and Localized Posted by aziza on Apr 10, 2016
In this post, I present the Disney song “Let it go” in it original, Arabized and Egyptianized versions. I read an article today about localization, and it said that the localized versions are usually produced in the specific countries they are intended for, and they often adapt to the local culture by using values and imagery pertinent to…
Arabic Translation Answer: ‘Newspapers’ Posted by Fisal on Oct 30, 2014
Ahlan Arabic fans! How did you do in the last translation post about newspapers? Here is the English translation answer of the Arabic Translation Exercise: “Newspapers” that was written by the Egyptian writer and journalist Anis Mansour أنــيــس مــَــنــْــصــُـــور who used to write daily articles for Al-Ahram newspaper; الأهـــرام /Al-Ahram/ under one title; “Situations…
Exercises on relative pronouns, answers Posted by aziza on Sep 24, 2012
In the previous post, I presented exercises on the relative pronouns (الأسماء الموصولة) in Arabic. الذي = this (sing. masc.) التي = this (sing. fem.) اللذان = these (dual. masc. nom.) اللذين= these (dual. masc. acc./gen.) اللتان = these (dual. fem. nom.) اللتين = these (dual. fem. acc./gen.) الذين = these (plur. masc.) اللاتي = these…
Word search and drills answers Posted by aziza on Nov 28, 2010
In this post, I present the answers of the word search and the prepositions drill. Word search answer: Prepositions drill answer: جاسم طالب عربي من الكويت يدرس في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية ليحصل على درجة الدكتوراة في الرياضيات. جاسم يحب السفر كثيراً، وفي الشهر الماضي سافر إلى نيويورك مع صديقه حمد. وهناك زار أماكن شيقة وتعرف…
English Names and Their Arabic Counterparts Posted by aziza on May 2, 2010
There are many names that are common between the Arab world and the West. These names are mainly names of prophets (أنبياء) and messengers (رسل) mentioned in the Bible (الكتاب المقدس) and the Qur’an (القرآن). Some names are the same in English and Arabic, e.g. ‘Adam’, while others are different, e.g. ‘David’. In this post…