Posted on: Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 10 comments
Update: Check out my new article on Arabic name translations. Today I received a request for an Arabic tattoo via email from Lizzie: Hello there I was on your website and was wondering if you could possibly translate something for me. I’d like the name ‘Lily’ in Arabic as a … Continue reading
Posted on: Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 0 comments
From today on you’ll be able to download my free report on Arabic words that you already “know” from English. These are words such as “cave”, “television”, “kebab” and “tomatoes” – in Arabic: “kahf”, “taleefizyoon”, “kabaab” and “TamaaTim”. These are an easy 200 Arabic words that you can add to … Continue reading
Posted on: Monday, September 28th, 2009 13 comments
Another translation request. This time it’s for an interesting aphorism. I was wondering if you might be willing to translate the phrase “Nothing is true; everything is permissible.” The saying has always fascinated me as it seems contradictory and at one turn seems to promote lawlessness but to my mind goes … Continue reading
Posted on: Monday, September 28th, 2009 1 comments
Today a reader sent me this request for a quick translation: I came across your website Arabic Genie and I am wondering if you can help me. Could you please tell me what “7almana feek ams!” means in english?? I assume that this is a transcription of the Arabic حَلَمْنا … Continue reading
Posted on: Sunday, September 27th, 2009 68 comments
Another round of Arabic tattoo translations: I was just looking on your website and wondered if you could possibly translate these words for me. I have wanted an Arabic tattoo for some time now, but I have been so busy, and also trying to find the correct translation has been … Continue reading
Posted on: Saturday, September 26th, 2009 1 comments
Further to my recent blog post about the Arabic short vowels, I want to give you a little trick that you can use to remember the sounds and shapes of all the short vowels. For each of the harakaat there is a mnemonic, or memory aid, that helps you remember … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, September 25th, 2009 104 comments
When chatting online Arabs often use the Latin letters to write in Arabic instead of the Arabic alphabet. And, because certain sounds in the Arabic alphabet don’t have a counterpart in Western languages, there are a number of symbols used to represent these special sounds. So don’t be surprised to … Continue reading
Posted on: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 0 comments
Finally! Today I published Arabic Genie’s Magic Key To The Arabic Alphabet. It contains a unique method for learning the Arabic letters that hasn’t been published anywhere before. Instead of rote memorization, the method works through the use of mnemonics, or memory aids, that anchor the shape and sound of … Continue reading
Posted on: Saturday, September 19th, 2009 116 comments
Note: if you are looking for love in Arabic please click here. Today I received the following email from Paige, a reader of this blog: Hey! I’ve been searching all over the web for a translation. I want to get “faith, hope, love, but the greatest of these is love” … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, September 18th, 2009 2 comments
The Arabic writing system is often said to be hellishly difficult. What if you could learn to read and write Arabic painlessly and within only a few hours? Let me tell you a story from my own experience of learning the Arabic alphabet. In fact I was enrolled in an … Continue reading
Posted on: Saturday, September 12th, 2009 8 comments
Arabic vocalization or تشكيل (tashkeel) is used to indicate the short vowels (a, i, u) that are usually not written in Arabic. There are three short vowel sings or حركات (harakaat) and a few more additional signs to indicate the absence of a vowel, the prolongation of an alif and … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, September 4th, 2009 1 comments
I’m always on the look-out for ways to watch Arabic TV online. Today I found some excellent resources that I want to share with you. First up is Zattoo – a program that streams a number of TV channels over the internet. Luckily, Al-Jazeera Arabic is also available and the … Continue reading
Posted on: Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 189 comments
Today I received another request for a translation of a few English phrases into Arabic for the purpose of an Arabic tattoo: Hi Max, I have been reading your blog from australia and its fantastic, i really enjoy it. I noticed that you did a translation for one of your … Continue reading
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