Archive for the 'Arabic Lessons' Category
August 5, 2016
3 Reasons Why Successful Students Learn Arabic In the Car
Not only is it possible to learn Arabic in your car, there are 3 great benefits that will help you master the language faster and with less effort.
With everyone so pressed for time these days, it might seem like a daydream to believe that you could learn Arabic in your car—but it’s not! Thanks to a wide range of new technologies and resources, learning a language in your car is easier than ever. Not only is it easy to learn a language while driving, there are actually a number of benefits, especially if the lessons are part of a structured learning program like ArabicPod101. Here are three specific benefits to learning Arabic or any other new language in your car.
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July 28, 2016
4 Reasons Why Arabic Slang Words Will Make You Fluent
Learn 4 honest reasons you need Arabic slang words and why they are so vital to truly learning and mastering the language.
Teachers may normally cringe at the thought of their students learning Arabic slang words. After all, slang words and phrases are typically defined as being grammatically incorrect. So why would your teacher want you to spend time learning the “wrong way” to speak Arabic? Here are 4 of the top reasons why you should study slang words and expressions when learning Arabic or any new language.
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1. Native Speakers Use Slang Expressions in Everyday Conversation
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June 2, 2016
How to Learn Arabic in Your Car?
Stuck in traffic? Losing time in your car? Have you ever felt that in all this wasted time, you could have watched the 750 episodes of One Piece, finished the last Super Mario ten times, or even better…you could have learned Arabic? Between family, friends and work, in addition to this time-consuming commute, it can become difficult to find time to properly learn Arabic.
Fortunately, every problem has a solution, and what could be a better solution than turning that commute time into learning time? Stop passing the time mindlessly listening to the radio and try some of our best tips for mastering Arabic in your car!
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May 28, 2010
Egypt – Perfumes
It's well-known that perfumes affect the psychological state of the individual, affecting his heart, brain, all his organs, and reflecting his personality. Perfumes can please a person or upset him, so man cared a lot about extracting perfumes from different types of flowers and plants. These perfumes appear in the shape of oils, incense, bukhoor, body-sprays, etc…
Arabs and Perfume
Pharaohs were the first to know about perfumes but they kept the composition of these perfumes secret. Then the industry moved to Arabs, especially Iraqis, who discovered the secrets of making perfumes and extracting them from different plants. Nowadays, we find each Arabian country having its own perfumes for men and women that characterize this... Show more
May 21, 2010
Casablanca
Casablanca, 'ad-daar 'al-bayDaa' in Arabic, is located in Western Morocco on the Atlantic coast, and it is the biggest city in Morocco with a population exceeding three million people. Thanks to its strategic location, the port of Casablanca is considered the main port of Morocco, the largest port in North Africa, and the largest artificial port in the world.
The name Casablanca is originally Portuguese and it means "the white house." The Portuguese influence started when Portugal conquered the city in the fifteenth century to put an end to the pirates that used the port as a base to attack Portuguese ships.
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May 13, 2010
What’s His Name?
A possessive suffix is an ending to a word that indicates possession, similar to the apostrophe-'s' in "John's notebook". Possessive suffixes are the Arabic equivalents of the words "my", "your", "his", "her", "our", and "their".
هذِهِ صِديقتي.
haadhihi Sadiiqatii.
This is my friend.
ما إسْمُكَ؟
ma ismuka?
What is your name? (when asking a man)
ما إسْمُكِ؟
ma ismuki?
What is your name? (when asking a woman)
Single
Dual
Plural
3rd person masculine
…هُ
…هُما
…هُم
3rd person feminine
…ها
…هُما
…هُنَّ
2nd person masculine
…كَ
…كُما
…كُم
2nd person feminine
…كِ
…كُما
…كُنَّ
1st person
…ي
…نا
…نا
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May 6, 2010
The Brides Festival
The Festival of Imilchil has become recognized around the world. The more common name of this festival is the Festival of Brides, it has been to attract huge numbers of tourist from around the world to attend days on tribal wedding ceremonies At the end of each summer. On this day the tribal women of that area will pick their husbands for the rest of their lives. The festival is a huge celebration in both Morocco and Imilchil. The legend behind the festival is that there were two tribes called Ait Yaaza and Ait Ibahim that were always in a constant war. Then a woman from one clan fell in love with a man from the other, but their parents wouldn’t let them get married. Because they were not allowed to marry they shed many tears,... Show more
December 25, 2008
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year From ArabicPod101.com!
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from everyone here at ArabicPod101.com! We're grateful to have listeners just like you, and we're eagerly waiting for the upcoming year to learn Arabic together!
And when the New Year comes around, be sure to make a resolution to study Arabic with ArabicPod101.com!
Have a healthy and happy holiday season.
From the ArabicPod101.com Team