Posted on: Friday, October 30th, 2009 1 comments
Today the elflisan blog called my attention to the CNN Arabic logo, which is indeed very creative. The Logo consists of the English letters CNN, but arranged in such a way that they are incorporated in the Arabic word بالعربية (bi l-3arabiya), or “in Arabic”. Really clever and must have … Continue reading
Posted on: Thursday, October 29th, 2009 0 comments
Modern Standard Arabic And Classical Arabic Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is a variant of the Arabic language that is used mainly in writing and in formal situations. It developed out of Classical Arabic, but differs in a number of respects from it; especially in the field of vocabulary. Nevertheless, the … Continue reading
Posted on: Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 0 comments
The Arabic alphabet has 28 letters – only two more than the English alphabet. So what makes the Arabic alphabet so difficult to learn for beginning Arabic students? There are a number of reasons for this. I explain the three most common problems and show you how to overcome them. … Continue reading
Posted on: Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 80 comments
Danielle, a reader of this blog, asks for the following Arabic tattoo translation: Hi Max, […] i’m hopeing you can translate the following: “have strength and live this life” this would be mental strength, and to live… have experiances rather than to just exist. I really do hope you can help me and I thank … Continue reading
Posted on: Monday, October 19th, 2009 15 comments
Arabic tattoo design for “lion-hearted girl” as requested by Vicky: hello, you wouldnt happen to know what ‘lion hearted girl’ would look like in arabic? thank you! The best translation of this concept is probably بنت ذات قلب الأسد (pronounced bint dhaat qalb ul-asad). This translates literally as ” [a] … Continue reading
Posted on: Monday, October 19th, 2009 23 comments
Vanessa asks for the following Arabic tattoo design: CAN U TRANSLATE GUARDIAN ANGEL IN ARABIC FOR ME PLEASE?! Sure I can. My first intuition was to translate it as “ملك حارس” (malak Haaris). However, it seems that the alternative spelling “ملاك حارس” (malaak Haaris) is more common. This is partly … Continue reading
Posted on: Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 3 comments
This is the second part of an introduction to Egyptian Arabic. See Part I here. A substantial part of learning an Arabic dialect is to learn a number of key words that are specific to that dialect. In this article I’ll show you some of the most important Egyptian phrases … Continue reading
Posted on: Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 113 comments
I have translated both strength and courage before, but not in combination with “wisdom”. This is the combination requested by a reader: Hi! You seem like someone who know what they are talking about. I am thinking about getting a tat that says strength, courage, and wisdom. I want it … Continue reading
Posted on: Thursday, October 8th, 2009 1 comments
The Free Arabic Resources section of my website is now open and already has some useful content that you can apply today to speak better Arabic. There are sections on Arabic grammar, Arabic dialects, Arabic proverbs, Arabic phrases and Arabic Words. Be sure to check back frequently, because I’ll add … Continue reading
Posted on: Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 7 comments
Today a Portuguese speaker asked me for a tattoo translation: Bom dia Max, gostaria de fazer uma tatuagem escrito Perseverar, Perseverança. Poderias me enviar pra eu poder fazer? A tatuagem da Angelina Jolie? o que significa? como escrevo? Obrigada, Nana I don’t speak any Portuguese, but from my knowledge of Spanish … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, October 2nd, 2009 2 comments
Since releasing the Arabic alphabet course “The Magic Key To The Arabic Alphabet” 10 days ago I have received many questions from the readers of this blog. I thought it might be useful if I shared my replies to the most common questions here for the benefit of everyone. Q: … Continue reading
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