Tuesday,Jun 30 2009, 06:32:36 PMArabic

I'm preparing Arabic lessons for my friend, Raheel .These lessons are for you, Raheel, and to anyone interested in learning Arabic. To Raheel>> I know it took me a year and a half to deliver my promise but better late than never, lol. It turned out that the CDs I bought for Arabic are useless. The language used in these CDs is informal Arabic (Arabic with certain accent). Although it might seem easier in pronunciation but I prefer formal Arabic clean of any informal dialect. However, since spoken Arabic is your concern then I'll concentrate on that and provide you with both formal and informal pronunciation of words.  

For beginners: go to this site for the Arabic alphabets: http://www.guidedways.com/lessons/unit1_writing.php

Lesson 1:

Greetings : Al- Tah'ya:

 Hello= Marhaban   (formal)

You respond by saying: Ahlan wa Sahlan (can be formal and informal too)

"Ya hala" (pronunciation of Arabs of the Gulf area)  

Al-Salamu Alaikum = peace be upon you ( a greeting of Muslims whether they are Arabs or not)

Kay'fa Haluk? > for a male  How are you? =

                            = Kay'fa Haluki? > for a female

                        = Kay'fa Halukm? > for a group of people.

You can also say: Kay'fa al-Haal?  >> for a male or femal or a group of people.

I'm fine = Ana bi- Khair .

Good morning: Sabah al-khair

Your response: Sabah Al-noor = morning of light

Arabs respond to Sabah al-khair in lots of ways depending on mood or closeness to the person:

Sabah Al-ridah (morning of satisfaction) >>that's my mom's greeting.

Sabah Al-Ward (morning of roses) Sabah al-yasameen (morning of Jasmine) >> these are ONLY for close people.

Good afternoon: Masa' Al-Khair

Good night: Tusb'ih ala Khair (formal and informal)

Excuse me: La'w Samaht > for a male

                     La'w Samahti> for a female

Good bye: Ma al-Salamah

Thank you: Shukran

Response: Afwan ( you're welcome)

That's the first lesson and there will be more to come in sha Allah ( God willing).

P.s : I know it's very easy and you probably know most of it  :)

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Thursday,Jan 1 2009, 09:45:46 PMTo Saudis and Non- Saudis هاااام...

الى كافة المواطنين والمقيمين في السعودية الرجاء المسارعة في التوجه لمراكز الجمعيات الخيرية في كافة أنحاء المملكة لجمع التبرعات للأخوة الفلسطينيين.

I urge all citizens and residents in Saudi Arabia to go to the Charity centers and donate to help our Palestinian brothers and sisters.

الندوة العالميـــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــــة للشباب الإسلامي : ...

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Monday,Dec 15 2008, 07:47:01 PMBush, the shoe and the Iraqi song :)

"President Bush is in Baghdad today on a surprise farewell visit highlighting the security deal recently reached between the U.S. and Iraq. CNN Baghdad correspondent Michael Ware reports this afternoon that during a press conference with Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, an Iraqi man threw a shoe at Bush, but “it just sailed past his head” President Bush is said to have remarked that, “This was a size 10 shoe he threw at me you may want to know,” even as the man was heard screaming in the hallway.: Iraqi television journalist ...

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Posted at Monday,Sep 15 2008, 05:26:15 AM (www.youtube.com)أجمل تلاوة للقرآن في العالم The Most Beautiful Recitation of Quran

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