{"id":7687,"date":"2013-04-06T07:38:31","date_gmt":"2013-04-06T07:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=7687"},"modified":"2014-07-15T17:22:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-15T17:22:40","slug":"do-you-know-your-cutlery-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/do-you-know-your-cutlery-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know your cutlery in Arabic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the basic issues that face learners of Arabic as a foreign language is that it largely deals with formal topics. I know many students who can talk about freedoms and rights, yet who do not know how to say fork or knife! I think that it is very important to learn this basic vocabulary, as it relates to everyday life and to actually living in the culture and experiencing it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9784\" style=\"width: 455px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dcarlbom\/4531902594\" aria-label=\"4531902594 76716ea8fc Z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9784\" class=\"wp-image-9784\"  alt=\"Image by Daniel Carbom on Flickr\" width=\"445\" height=\"297\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/04\/4531902594_76716ea8fc_z.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/04\/4531902594_76716ea8fc_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/04\/4531902594_76716ea8fc_z-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-9784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Daniel Carbom on Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I will begin by presenting the vocabulary items, then I will present examples of some words in context. dining table = \u0645\u0627\u0626\u062f\u0629 cutlery = \u0623\u062f\u0648\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0626\u062f\u0629 napkin = \u0641\u0648\u0637\u0629 fork = \u0634\u0648\u0643\u0629 knife = \u0633\u0643\u064a\u0646 spoon =\u0645\u0644\u0639\u0642\u0629 tea spoon = \u0645\u0644\u0639\u0642\u0629 \u0634\u0627\u064a soup spoon = \u00a0\u0645\u0644\u0639\u0642\u0629 \u0634\u0648\u0631\u0628\u0629 plate = \u0637\u0628\u0642 cup \u00a0(e.g. of coffee) \u00a0= \u00a0\u0641\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0646 tea pot = \u0623\u0628\u0631\u064a\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u064a glass (e.g. of water) = \u0643\u0648\u0628 glass (e.g. of wine) = \u0643\u0623\u0633 bottle = \u0632\u062c\u0627\u062c\u0629<\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">\u0647\u0644 \u064a\u0645\u0643\u0646 \u0623\u0646 \u062a\u0633\u0627\u0639\u062f\u0646\u064a \u0641\u064a \u0625\u0639\u062f\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0627\u0626\u062f\u0629\u061f<\/p>\n<p>Can you help me set the table?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">\u0646\u062d\u062a\u0627\u062c \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0637\u0628\u0627\u0642.<\/p>\n<p>We need more plates!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">\u0643\u0648\u0628 \u0645\u0627\u0621\u060c \u0645\u0646 \u0641\u0636\u0644\u0643.<\/p>\n<p>A cup of water, please!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">\u0623\u0631\u064a\u062f \u0634\u0648\u0643\u0629 \u0646\u0638\u064a\u0641\u0629.<\/p>\n<p>I want a clean fork.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"RTL\">\u0645\u0627 \u0623\u062c\u0645\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u062c\u0628\u0629!<\/p>\n<p>What a lovely meal!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/04\/4531902594_76716ea8fc_z-350x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/04\/4531902594_76716ea8fc_z-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2013\/04\/4531902594_76716ea8fc_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>One of the basic issues that face learners of Arabic as a foreign language is that it largely deals with formal topics. I know many students who can talk about freedoms and rights, yet who do not know how to say fork or knife! 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