I have a funny little story to share with you from my class last week. We have transitioned from novels and autobiographies to poetry, which is a fun challenge. Reading Arabic poetry maybe seem like it would be easier than following the plot of a novel, but in a lot of ways, it’s actually more [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Arabic class’
9 Mar
And now, our feature presentation
Today in Arabic class I am giving an oral presentation. Here’s my question:
ما هي أهم الموضوعات التي تناولتها الرواية العربية الحديثة؟
Or, in English: What are the most important topics addressed by the modern Arabic novel?
Wish me luck!
قدم qadama
:to present
حدث hadatha
:to talk, speak, report, tell
تقديم taqdim
:presentation
مقدم muqaddin
:presenter, giver, donor
محدث muhaddith
:speaker, talker, narrator
مناقشة munaqasha
:discussion
شفاهي shifahi
:oral
26 Jan
Back to school, back to school
Today is the first day of classes of the spring semester at the school where I work! During the fall semester, I took “Reading Arabic Literature in Arabic,” and today I begin “Reading Arabic Literature in Arabic II.” I’m not a full time student, although sometimes with the amount of reading I have (and the [...]
19 Dec
We don’t need no education
Because I took my Arabic final today and am done with class for a few weeks!
ينتهي yuntahi
:to conclude, finish, terminate, be done with
نهاء niha’
:utmost degree, limit; end, termination
لانهائية la-niha’iya
:infinity
نهائى niha’a
:extreme, utmost, last, final; ultimate, eventual; final, decisive, conclusive, definitive
