From my first book (INTRO TO ARABIC THROUGH LOVE EXPRESSIONS), "In Arabic,... I Love You": https://www.amazon.com/Arabic-Love-You-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%83/dp/B08W7DN163 There are four main 3ammiyya groups: Khaleeji, Maghrebi, Masri and Shaami. Khaleeji (also called Gulf Arabic or Arabian Peninsular Arabic; “Khaleeji” means “Gulf” in adjective form). This includes the following dialects: Gulf (Bahraini, Emirati, Qatari), Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Omani, Saudi, Yemeni. Maghrebi (also called North African or Western Arabic; “Maghreb” means “place where the s ..read more

Thought they do sound similar because they are both pronounced in the soft palate, these two sounds are very different. Both sounds are also fricative. This means that, as the air is pushing through, there is friction at the point of articulation (the point where the sound is being produced), between something at the bottom and something at the top of the inside of the mouth or throat. For the sound “kha”, خ , the friction is between the back of your tongue and the soft palate. The soft palate is the soft part of your palate. You can physically discover the soft palate by feeling the hard pala ..read more

I Asked Copilot About "Things You Need to Know About Arabic... and English" Podcast, in Arabic and English :)... Here's the result! There are grammar and pronunciation mistakes in the Arabic version... and... I don't agree with the last Arabic sentence!!! So fun playing with AI! Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc  Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouria More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send me a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Buy my creations! The ..read more

See my books here (ake shure to follow to findout when I publish my next nooks!): https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AThouria+Benferhat+M.A.&s=relevancerank&text=Thouria+Benferhat+M.A.&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thouria-benferhat/message ..read more

Explaining how تركني, he left me and تركتني (standard Arabic, for he left me and she left me) in different colloquials. Answering this correct post: https://www.quora.com/I-believe-in-Arabic-when-I-want-to-say-he-left-me-I-use-sayebny-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C-So-how-can-I-say-She-left-me --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thouria-benferhat/message ..read more

Answering a question someone asked on Quora: How do you say OK in Arabic? In MSA, you would say: jayyid جيد (means: good) However, since this is a colloquial expression, it will change from one country to another or from one region to another. In Algeria for example, we say: Sa77a صحة (means: health) In Egypt or the Levant, people say: Tayyeb طيب (means good, for food or people) in the Arab Gulf, people say: zeen زين (means: beauty) That being said, people do say OK all over the Arab world, just like in English. In Arabic, I have seen it spelt these two ways: ‏أوك - أوكي Link to Quora post: ht ..read more

Explaining Why do people say have you been to a female. Here is the Quora post that prompted this episode: https://www.quora.com/Is-Habibis-a-masculine-or-feminine-word-in-Arabic-If-it-is-masculine-how-would-a-woman-address-her-male-partner-as-my-love-in-Arabic/answer/Thouria-Benferhat?ch=17&oid=1477743744248772&share=4f59bb9d&srid=3pzki&target_type=answer --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thouria-benferhat/message ..read more

Link to post: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/polyglot_podcasts/ Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc  Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouria More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send me a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Buy my creations! They make beautiful gifts! https://benable.com/Thouria Benable is a tool to create shareable lists of things you recommend! You can skip the waitlist and create your own shareable lists by signing up using my invite link: h ..read more

Answering this question on Quora: https://qr.ae/psRzSo In classical Arabic, in the context of "wanting", what are the differences between "araada”, "Talaba” and "sa’ala"? In classical Arabic, in the context of "wanting", what are the differences between "araada”, "Talaba” and "sa’ala"? 1- araada = want ‏**أريد** **أن** **أسافر** I want to travel 2- Talaba = to request ‏**طلبت** **الشاي** **بعد** **الغداء** I asked for tea after lunch 3- sa’ala = to ask ‏**سألته** **عن** **عائلته** I asked him about his family Bonus: 4- tasaa'ala - to ask oneself/wonder كان يتساءل عن هذا He was wondering abou ..read more

Meet me at the 2024 Polyglot Gathering event:https://www.facebook.com/polyglotgathering I'll be teaching you how to Introduce Yourself in Arabic! https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ Pinsterest on steroids: Benable is a tool to create shareable lists of things you recommend! You can skip the waitlist and create your own shareable lists by signing up using my invite link: https://benable.com/i/3PWE7 Products on sale in my store: https://payhip.com/THOURIA?builder_mode=1&environment_id_encrypted=APzDPNrnzE&show_builder_mode_previewing_notification=1 --- Send in a voice message: https ..read more