Tag Archives: Vocabulary
Some exercises on the use of ذو Posted by aziza on Jul 23, 2011
In my previous post, I explained the use of ذو, and in this post, I present some exercises on the same topic. Please complete the sentences below with the right form. You need to decide on the gender, number and case of the noun the comes before it. 1- أحب القصص ———— النهايات السعيدة. I…
Word search game – answers Posted by aziza on Jun 30, 2011
Here is the answer of the word search game presented yesterday! Do you still remember the words related to common cold? Try to list as many of them as you can orally or in writing! Check how many you have learnt!
word search game Posted by aziza on Jun 29, 2011
In this post, I have created an Arabic word search game for you. Can you find the 10 words below in the table? If you are not sure about the meaning of any word, look at the bottom of the page for the translation. 1- برد 2- عدوى 3- فيروس 4- مرض 5- سعال…
Common cold – vocabulary Posted by aziza on Jun 28, 2011
Common cold is one of the common illnesses that affect most people. It is caused by a viral infection that affects the respiratory system. In this post, I present Arabic vocabulary related to the topic of common cold. Common cold = برد / نزلة برد Infection = عدوى Virus = فيروس Disease = مرض…
Vocabulary for CV writing Posted by aziza on Jun 20, 2011
Writing a CV (السيرة الذاتية) in Arabic can be a very useful thing to do if you consider working in the Middle East. It can impress some employers in case knowledge of Arabic is required for the job. In this post, I present some useful expressions that you can use to write your CV in…
Expressing similarities with things Posted by aziza on May 29, 2011
In my previous post, I presented some Arabic idioms that express similaritهثس with animals. In this post, I present other expressions that express similarities with other elements of natures. These expressions are not the only ones that exist, but they are commonly used in speech and writing. Please note that each one of these…
Expressing similarity with animals Posted by aziza on May 29, 2011
Each language uses elements of nature to express certain ideas, e.g. animals. In English, people say ‘quiet as a mouse’ and ‘strong as an ox’. In Arabic, there are many idiomatic expressions like these that are used to express similarity between certain creatures and traits. In this post, I list some of them: شجاع مثل…