{"id":18920,"date":"2020-09-09T06:00:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T06:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=18920"},"modified":"2020-09-08T11:53:50","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T11:53:50","slug":"lets-talk-about-movies-in-levantine-arabic-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/lets-talk-about-movies-in-levantine-arabic-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Talk about Movies in Levantine Arabic Part one"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this part one post, we\u2019ll be looking at vocabulary that will help us describe our favorite movies in Levantine Arabic with example questions to help us practice. We\u2019ll also take a look at a well-known Arabic Levantine film that has been recommended for Arabic learners searching for good films to watch in Arabic.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s begin with types of movies in Arabic. The question you would ask here is:<\/h3>\n

\u0634\u0648 \u0646\u0648\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What type of movie is it?<\/p>\n

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Image via Pixabay\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0627\u0644\u064a<\/strong>: fantasy<\/p>\n

<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0627\u0644\u064a<\/strong>: fantasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062f\u0631\u0627\u0645\u0627<\/strong>: drama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0631\u0648\u0645\u0646\u0633\u064a<\/strong>: romance<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0643\u0648\u0645\u064a\u062f\u064a<\/strong>: comedy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0648\u064e\u062b\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0642\u064a<\/strong>: documentary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u0643\u0634\u0650\u0646<\/strong>: action<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0631\u064f\u0639\u0652\u0628<\/strong>: horror<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e\u064a<\/strong>: historical<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0623\u0643\u0634\u0650\u0646<\/strong>: action<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Here are some positive and negative adjectives to help us describe movies.<\/h3>\n

The questions you could ask here are:<\/p>\n

\u0634\u0648<\/strong> \u0631\u0623\u064a\u0643<\/strong> \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 What do you think of the film?\/What\u2019s your opinion of the film?<\/p>\n

\u0643\u064a\u0641 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>How was the film?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Positive<\/strong><\/td>\nNegative<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062d\u064e\u0644\u0648<\/strong>: nice\/beautiful<\/td>\n\u0645\u0648<\/strong> \u062d\u064e\u0644\u0648<\/strong>: not nice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0645\u064f\u0636\u0652\u062d\u0650\u0643:<\/strong> funny<\/td>\n\u0645\u064f\u062d\u0652\u0632\u0650\u0646<\/strong>: sad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0645\u064f\u0624\u064e\u062b\u0650\u0631<\/strong>: thought provoking or leaves an effect<\/td>\n\u0645\u064f\u0645\u0650\u0644<\/strong>: boring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0639<\/strong>: wonderful\/fabulous\/terrific<\/td>\n\u062a\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0628\u0627\u0646<\/strong>: literally means \u201ctired\u201d<\/p>\n

but is used to mean that the film is \u201cweak\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u0642\u064e\u0648\u064a<\/strong>: strong<\/td>\n\u0639\u064e\u0646\u064a\u0641<\/strong>: violent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0645\u064f\u062c\u0652\u0630\u0650\u0628<\/strong>: intriguing<\/td>\n\u0645\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0639\u0652\u0628<\/strong>: horrifying\/scary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Now, let\u2019s look at more vocabulary that will help us describe the characters, actors, plot, etc.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u0645\u064f\u0645\u064e\u062b\u0650\u0644<\/strong>: actor<\/td>\n\u0646\u0650\u0647\u0627\u064a\u0629<\/strong>: ending<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0645\u064f\u0645\u064e\u062b\u0650\u0644\u0629<\/strong>: actress<\/td>\n\u0637\u0648\u0644<\/strong>: duration\/length<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0634\u064e\u062e\u0652\u0635\u064a\u0629<\/strong>: character<\/td>\n\u0628\u064e\u0637\u064e\u0644<\/strong>: hero\/main character<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0627\u0644\u0634\u062e\u0635\u064a\u0629<\/strong> \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064e\u0626\u064a\u0633\u064a\u0629<\/strong>: main character<\/td>\n\u0634\u064e\u0631\u064a\u0631<\/strong>: villain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u062f\u0648\u0631<\/strong>: role<\/td>\n\u0646\u0650\u0647\u0627\u064a\u0629<\/strong>: ending<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u062e\u0652\u0631\u0650\u062c<\/strong>: director<\/td>\n\u0632\u064e\u0645\u0627\u0646<\/strong>: time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646<\/strong>: place<\/td>\n\u0642\u0650\u0635\u0629<\/strong>: story<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For example, you could ask:<\/p>\n

\u0645\u064a\u0646 \u0628\u0650\u0645\u064e\u062b\u0650\u0644 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Who acts\/stars in the film?<\/p>\n

\u0639\u064e\u0646 \u0634\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the film about?<\/p>\n

\u0634\u0648 \u0642\u0650\u0635\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>What\u2019s the story of the film?<\/p>\n

\u0634\u0648 \u0628\u0650\u0635\u064a\u0631 \u0646\u0650\u0647\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645\u061f<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>What happens at the end of the film?<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u2728\u0645\u064f\u0646\u0627\u0642\u064e\u0634\u0629<\/strong> \u0623\u0641\u0644\u0627\u0645<\/strong>\u00a0 Film Discussion <\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s practice by answering these two questions in Arabic, then fill in the blanks to help you give a basic description of any movie you wish in Arabic.<\/p>\n

\u0634\u0648 \u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0641\u064e\u0636\u064e\u0644 \u0648\u0644\u064a\u0634\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite movie and why?<\/p>\n

\u0639\u0646\u062f\u0643 \u0645\u064f\u0645\u064e\u062b\u0650\u0644 \u0645\u064f\u0641\u064e\u0636\u064e\u0644\u060c \u0634\u0648 \u0627\u0633\u0645\u0647 \u0648\u0628\u0623\u064a \u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645 \u0625\u0646\u0634\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0631\u061f<\/strong><\/p>\n

Do you have a favorite actor, and which movie made him\/her famous?<\/p>\n

(\u0647\u0648 \u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645……. (\u0646\u0648\u0639 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is a \u2026.. film. (type of film)<\/p>\n

…..\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064f\u0645\u064e\u062b\u0644\/\u0629 ……. \u0647\u0648\/\u0647\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u062e\u0635\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u0628\u0650\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0628\/\u062a\u064e\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064e\u0628 \u062f\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0644<\/strong><\/p>\n

The actor\/actress\u2026.. is the main character and plays the role of\u2026..<\/p>\n

……\u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645 \u0639\u064e\u0646<\/strong><\/p>\n

The movie is about\u2026..<\/p>\n

……\u0646\u0650\u0647\u0627\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0641\u064a\u0644\u0645<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ending of the film is\u2026..(use one or more of the descriptions above)<\/p>\n

Here is a Levantine Arabic (Jordanian) film suggestion. ?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Image by ichwan_persada on Flickr.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Captain Abu Raed – Trailer<\/a><\/p>\n

[FULL MOVIE] Captain Abu Raed<\/a>\u00a0 (here is the full movie on YouTube with English subtitles)<\/p>\n

This film is about an elderly airport\u00a0\u0639\u0627\u0645\u0650\u0644<\/strong> \u0646\u064e\u0638\u0627\u0641\u0629<\/strong> janitor<\/strong>\u00a0named \u0623\u0628\u0648 \u0631\u0627\u0626\u0650\u062f<\/strong> Abu Raid<\/strong>\u00a0who finds an old \u0642\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0639\u0629 \u0637\u064e\u064a\u0627\u0631<\/strong> pilot\u2019s hat<\/strong> in the trash. When he returns home, a neighborhood child sees him wearing the hat and mistakes him for a real \u0637\u064e\u064a\u0627\u0631<\/strong> pilot<\/strong>. Soon he finds himself telling \u0642\u0650\u0635\u064e\u0635 \u062e\u064e\u064a\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0629<\/strong> make believe stories<\/strong> about his travels to excited children who look up to him as a hero.<\/p>\n

I hope you give this movie a try! Till next week, happy Arabic learning! ?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

In this part one post, we\u2019ll be looking at vocabulary that will help us describe our favorite movies in Levantine Arabic with example questions to help us practice. We\u2019ll also take a look at a well-known Arabic Levantine film that has been recommended for Arabic learners searching for good films to watch in Arabic. Let\u2019s…<\/p>\n

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