Tag Archives: Vocabulary
Spatial relationships in Arabic Posted by aziza on Mar 4, 2010
الشجرة أمام البيت “The tree is in front of the house.” in front of أَمام خلف السيارة كلب. “There is a dog behind the car.” behind خَلف / وَراء حقيبتي بين المقعد والطاولة. “My bag is between the seat and the table.” between بَين مقعدي على يمين مقعدك. “My seat is to the right…
Arabic Cultural Expressions: From Assalamu ‘alaykum to Bismillah Posted by aziza on Feb 27, 2010
I am writing this post in response to a kind suggestion of Juan who asked me to write a post about cultural expressions and their replies. Thank you very much Juan for the suggestion! I think that this is a very important topic. Please find a list below. بسم الله “Bismillah” literally means (in the…
One Arabic root … many derivatives (Part 2) Posted by aziza on Feb 18, 2010
In this post, I present one useful root in Arabic (ح م ل) and many words that derive from it. This is a very useful exercise to try for yourself to expand your vocabulary; you can also use the dictionary for help. حَمَلَ الولد الحقيبة. “The boy carried the bag.” Carried حَمَلَ هذا حِمْل ثقيل…
One Arabic root … many derivatives (Part 1) Posted by aziza on Jan 24, 2010
In this post, I present one useful root in Arabic (و ج ه) and many words that derive from it. This is a very useful exercise to try for yourself to expand your vocabulary; you can also use the dictionary for help. وجهها صبوح. “Her face is radiant/graceful.” “Her face always smiles.” Face وَجْه وجوه…
Arabic Vocabulary: Ball Sports Posted by aziza on Jan 21, 2010
When I though of writing this post, I wanted to make a vocabulary list about the topic of hobbies (الهوايات), but I realized that it was too broad, so I decided to limit the list to sports (الرياضات), yet it was still too broad, so I decided to make a list of words related to ball…
Talking about the weather in Arabic Posted by aziza on Jan 3, 2010
The weather is one of the most important topics of conversation for people in the West, since the weather is always changeable and unpredictable. However, in the Arab world, the situation is different, as the weather is more predictable and less changeable. People often talk about the weather when it is extreme, i.e. too hot…
Arabic Vocabulary: Climate Summit Posted by aziza on Dec 20, 2009
The Copenhagen UN climate summit (مؤتمر الأمم المتحدة حول المناخ) has attracted a great deal of media and public attention. In this post, I provide some words and expressions related to the topic of the climate summit from news articles I read about the topic. I think these are timely, and I hope they would…