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• The phrase الطرق السيارة - Is there a mistake? (May 7, 2025)
• Media Arabic Booster 04/25 (April 30, 2025)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 04/25 (April 30, 2025)
• Al-Suli: The chess master in the Islamic Golden Age (April 18, 2025)
• Does Donald Trump know 'Tariff' has Arabic roots? (April 6, 2025)
• Media Arabic Booster 03/25 (March 31, 2025)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 03/25 (March 31, 2025)
• From Intermediate to Advanced Arabic Using NotebookLM (March 19, 2025)
• Unlocking Arabic #2: Distinguishing قادة and قيادات (March 9, 2025)
• Media Arabic Booster 02/25 (February 28, 2025)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 02/25 (February 28, 2025)
• 20 questions for: Haytham Ibrahim (#35) (February 20, 2025)
• Create an Arabic language bot with ChatGPT and Anki (February 8, 2025)
• Media Arabic Booster 01/25 (January 31, 2025)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 01/25 (January 31, 2025)
• Master Classical Arabic through the Jahiz Institute (January 20, 2025)
• Translating taboos in Arabic subtitles: key insights (January 8, 2025)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 12/24 (December 31, 2024)
• Media Arabic Booster 12/24 (December 31, 2024)
• How good is the Arabic grammar checker Sahehly? (December 20, 2024)
• What are the best Christmas gifts for Arabic nerds in 2024? (December 8, 2024)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 11/24 (November 30, 2024)
• Media Arabic Booster 11/24 (November 30, 2024)
• Unlocking Arabic #1: The difference between طول and طوال (November 20, 2024)
• Translating nonbinary gender expressions from English to Arabic (November 10, 2024)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 10/24 (October 31, 2024)
• Media Arabic Booster 10/24 (October 31, 2024)
• Combining Arabic with ceramics - a teacher's story (October 20, 2024)
• An algorithm to find the ancient meaning of Arabic words (October 7, 2024)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 09/24 (September 30, 2024)
• Media Arabic Booster 09/24 (September 30, 2024)
• What's the best way to pick up Syrian Arabic? (September 20, 2024)
• The Qur'an Revisited: The use of the passive voice (September 9, 2024)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 08/24 (August 31, 2024)
• Media Arabic Booster 08/24 (August 31, 2024)
• Top AI Tools for Arabic Speakers and Writers in 2024 (August 17, 2024)
• Understanding the 'Talahon' Trend in Germany and its Arabic Origins (August 7, 2024)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 07/24 (July 31, 2024)
• Media Arabic Booster 07/24 (July 31, 2024)
• The AI bot that speaks Arabic better than most native speakers (July 20, 2024)
• How to build the passive voice in Arabic easily (July 9, 2024)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 06/24 (June 29, 2024)
• Media Arabic Booster 06/24 (June 29, 2024)
• SATTS: The Arabic transliteration system used by the military (June 20, 2024)
• Arabic Workout 01 (June 8, 2024)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 05/24 (May 31, 2024)
• Media Arabic Booster 05/24 (May 31, 2024)
• Muraija - an Arabic dictionary like you have never seen before (May 20, 2024)
• Why is كَأَنَّ a sister of إِنَّ but لِأَنَّ is not? (May 12, 2024)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 04/24 (April 30, 2024)
• Media Arabic Booster 04/24 (April 30, 2024)
• Arabic as a springboard to learning Hebrew (April 20, 2024)
• The best browser add-ons and extensions for Arabic (April 6, 2024)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 03/24 (March 31, 2024)
• Media Arabic Booster 03/24 (March 31, 2024)
• The Qur'an Revisited: Sura 76:18 (March 20, 2024)
• DeepL or Google Translate: Which is better at Arabic? (March 6, 2024)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 02/24 (February 29, 2024)
• Media Arabic Booster 02/24 (February 29, 2024)
• 20 questions for: Eamonn Gearon (#34) (February 20, 2024)
• How to stream Arabic TV for free (February 9, 2024)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 01/24 (January 31, 2024)
• Media Arabic Booster 01/24 (January 31, 2024)
• 20 questions for: Mennan Salih (#33) (January 20, 2024)
• What does مرحبًا ("marhaban") actually mean? (January 7, 2024)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 12/23 (December 31, 2023)
• Media Arabic Booster 12/23 (December 30, 2023)
• A Fortnight in the Life of a Hyperpolyglot (December 20, 2023)
• How to handle the number 8 in Arabic - a core analysis (December 11, 2023)
• Quiz: Media Arabic Booster 11/23 (November 30, 2023)
• Media Arabic Booster 11/23 (November 30, 2023)
• What are the best Christmas gifts for Arabic nerds in 2023? (November 22, 2023)
• How good is JAIS, the Arabic ChatGPT? (November 13, 2023)
• Camels or rain clouds? The intriguing word إبل in the Qur'an (October 27, 2023)
• How to use AI to transcribe Arabic videos (October 13, 2023)
• Collective nouns in Arabic: Do you use the same word for camels and a camel? (September 24, 2023)
• Arabic letters in the "Gray Zone": a technique for guiding novice learners (September 4, 2023)
• The 70 most important Arabic words related to camels (August 23, 2023)
• What happens in your brain when you learn Arabic? (August 5, 2023)
• How good is your Arabic? A quiz (July 20, 2023)
• What gender should you use for Arabic grammar terms? (July 5, 2023)
• "He gives it to me" - How to add two pronoun suffixes in Arabic (June 20, 2023)
• Understanding the levels of Hell in Islam (June 4, 2023)
• New feature: Hear how ARABIC words are pronounced (May 24, 2023)
• What are the best dictionaries for Palestinian Arabic? (May 20, 2023)
• The legend of Tariq ibn Ziyad and the burning of ships (May 5, 2023)
• Key uses of إِنَّ in Arabic Grammar (April 22, 2023)
• 22 things you did not know about the Oxford Arabic dictionary (April 5, 2023)
• Fixing Arabic Font Issues in LibreOffice (March 18, 2023)
• Transcribe Arabic dialects easily with Maqsam (March 3, 2023)
• 20 questions for: Dominic Herbert (#32) (February 18, 2023)
• How ChatGPT can enhance Arabic learning (February 4, 2023)
• Sibawayhi: The father of Arabic grammar (January 19, 2023)
• Understanding Quranic Arabic: The deletion of ن in كان (January 5, 2023)
• 20 questions for: Jan Hoogland (#31) (December 20, 2022)
• What are the best Christmas gifts for Arabic nerds in 2022? (December 4, 2022)
• The many names of the Final Day in Islam (November 20, 2022)
• Free online Arabic grammar test from Al-Jazeera (November 6, 2022)
• Top 5 reasons MBC Shahid is better than Netflix for Arabic speakers (October 22, 2022)
• How do you say LGBTQ in Arabic? (October 10, 2022)
• English tenses in Arabic - a comprehensive guide (September 23, 2022)
• EgyptAir flight 990: A tragic aviation mystery and its link to Islam (September 5, 2022)
• How do you form the imperative of ‎قالَ‎ in the dual? (August 20, 2022)
• What is the connection between Immanuel Kant and the Basmala? (August 4, 2022)
• Accessing the MADAR database for Arabic dialects (July 18, 2022)
• Understanding artificial infinitive nouns in Arabic - the case of حُرِّيّةٌ (July 4, 2022)
• 20 questions for: Betül Aslan (#30) (June 18, 2022)
• Top dictionaries for learning Arabic dialects (June 6, 2022)
• Test Your Knowledge: 99 Names of Allah Quiz (May 31, 2022)
• Test Your Knowledge: 99 Names of Allah Quiz - 20 questions (May 31, 2022)
• 20 questions for: Georg Binder (#29) (May 17, 2022)
• Do you understand Egyptian TikTok? (May 1, 2022)
• Best tools for learning Arabic touch typing skills (April 18, 2022)
• Who invented the Arabic typewriter (keyboard)? (April 2, 2022)
• How to access Arabic lyrics on Spotify (March 20, 2022)
• Beginner's toolkit: best resources for Arabic learners (March 5, 2022)
• Understanding ف in Arabic conditional sentences (February 23, 2022)
• Ola's Journey: From Ayza Atgawez to Netflix's Finding Ola (February 11, 2022)
• Perfect Strangers: Arabic Film Sparks Debate in Egypt (January 30, 2022)
• Challenges of adult learners in Arabic (January 20, 2022)
• Exploring Types of 'If' in Arabic (January 9, 2022)
• Does the term "foreign language" still fit our times? (December 30, 2021)
• Conditional clauses in Arabic: step-by-step breakdown (December 19, 2021)
• 20 questions for: Uchechi Kalu (#28) (November 28, 2021)
• What is a guarding Aleph? Unterstanding its role in كَتَبُوا (November 20, 2021)
• The role of the second vowel in past tense Arabic Verbs (November 10, 2021)
• Why do superheros and villains have Arabic or Hebrew names? (October 30, 2021)
• What does‎ لا سِيَّما‎ mean? (October 7, 2021)
• 20 questions for: Marco Rateitschak (#27) (September 26, 2021)
• What are the sources of sunnah.com and shamela.ws? (September 11, 2021)
• Is Arabic a gender-inclusive language? (August 28, 2021)
• What does Nunation express in Arabic? (August 20, 2021)
• What is Tanwīn? A guide to Arabic Nunation (August 7, 2021)
• How a US Military Arabic Course went global (July 22, 2021)
• Confessions of a lifelong learner of Arabic (July 10, 2021)
• How to translate 'Nerd' into Arabic (June 25, 2021)
• Sajdah: High-Tech Islamic Prayer Rug with LED Guidance (June 13, 2021)
• Exploring tricky Arabic roots and their meanings (June 5, 2021)
• Social Media & Palestine: Dotless Arabic outwits censorship (May 19, 2021)
• How to tell adjectives and ‎حال‎ apart (May 15, 2021)
• Alephia 2053: A Dystopian Reflection of the Arab World (May 2, 2021)
• The best app for the Hans Wehr Arabic dictionary (April 30, 2021)
• Top Arabic YouTube channels with subtitles (April 21, 2021)
• 20 questions for: Andreas Dietrich (#26) (March 31, 2021)
• LibreOffice Tips: Color Tashkeel in Arabic Text (March 15, 2021)
• The origins of the Islamic minaret: historical insights (March 1, 2021)
• 20 questions for: Connor Seidenschwarz (#25) (February 19, 2021)
• Essential Egyptian Arabic phrases: next and last (February 5, 2021)
• How to use Unicode for special Arabic characters (January 30, 2021)
• Forming plural adjectives in Egyptian Arabic (January 24, 2021)
• Mastering Egyptian Arabic comparatives and superlatives (January 10, 2021)
• How al-Adly al-Rumi solved the Knights Tour in chess (December 28, 2020)
• 20 questions for: Yehia Moldan (#24) (December 15, 2020)
• The best translated Arabic Novels from Yemen, Kuwait, Iraq, Sudan and Saudi-Arabia (November 24, 2020)
• Is Arabic taught differently in Germany than in the USA? (November 8, 2020)
• The best translated Arabic novels from Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco (October 26, 2020)
• Demystifying Arabizi: Numbers as letters in Arabic chats (October 12, 2020)
• The best translated Arabic novels from Syria, Lebanon and Palestine (September 30, 2020)
• Quiz: How well do you know the Arabic terms for animals? (September 22, 2020)
• Are the Arabic verb forms XI to XV (11-15) really so rare? (September 12, 2020)
• Ulric Shannon on learning Iraqi Arabic: a diplomat's journey (August 29, 2020)
• 20 questions for: Sami Morcos (#23) (August 10, 2020)
• Top 5 European Arabic grammarians You should know (July 31, 2020)
• Who are the best Arabic grammarians of all time? (July 19, 2020)
• Explore arabic.ba: Your tool for learning Arabic numbers (July 11, 2020)
• 20 questions for: Nesrin Amin (#22) (July 1, 2020)
• Grammatical breakdown: فأسْقَيْناكُمُوهُ in Sura 15:22 (June 19, 2020)
• Mai Ahmed's journey to vegetarian cooking in Egypt (June 5, 2020)
• Famous Arabic proverbs and their meanings (June 3, 2020)
• Test your knowledge: Quiz Arabic Proverbs (June 2, 2020)
• Discover fun Arabic quizzes for language learners (June 2, 2020)
• Step-by-step guide to Arabic subtitles on Netflix (May 23, 2020)
• Dual subtitles on Netflix: A guide for Arabic learners (May 12, 2020)
• Best tools for Arabic number conversion to text (April 30, 2020)
• What are the best websites for free Arabic lessons? (April 17, 2020)
• 20 questions for: Nikolaos Van Dam (#21) (April 3, 2020)
• Exploring Masameer: Saudi Arabia's first animation film (March 19, 2020)
• Key features of Egyptian Arabic adjectives (March 10, 2020)
• 20 questions for: Ghada Wali (#20) (February 27, 2020)
• Ways to say 'to have' in Arabic (February 1, 2020)
• Six linguistic techniques in the Qur'an (January 18, 2020)
• The Dajjal and Netflix's Messiah: An Islamic perspective (January 2, 2020)
• 20 questions for: Daniel Falk (#19) (December 30, 2019)
• How Forvo can help you pronounce Arabic correctly (December 17, 2019)
• 20 questions for: Zora O'Neill (#18) (November 23, 2019)
• Comparing Arabic and Japanese calligraphy techniques (November 8, 2019)
• Semitic languages: Tracing the term and its history (October 26, 2019)
• 20 questions for: Mohammad Wehbe (#17) (October 18, 2019)
• Iblis and Shaytan: Symbols of Evil in Islam (October 5, 2019)
• 22,222 men - How do you write this number in Arabic? (September 27, 2019)
• 20 questions for: Brian Powell (#16) (September 18, 2019)
• Arabic songs with English subtitles on YouTube (September 8, 2019)
• The mystery of the Arabic broken plural (August 31, 2019)
• Essential tips for improving Arabic fluency (August 25, 2019)
• 20 questions: Habib Kassem (#15) (August 15, 2019)
• The Islamic expression لَبَّيْكَ: grammar and usage explained (August 9, 2019)
• Best way to adjust Arabic fonts on Android devices (July 31, 2019)
• Find Arabic movies on Netflix using genre codes (July 19, 2019)
• How a wrong case marker in Sura 9:3 can lead to blasphemy (July 13, 2019)
• Best Arabic keyboards for easy typing (July 10, 2019)
• 20 questions for: Yassir Abbasi (#14) (July 6, 2019)
• Understanding the مصدر ميمي vs. مصدر أصلي in Arabic (June 30, 2019)
• How to use Arabic on Google Home (June 22, 2019)
• 20 questions for: Reginald Hefner (#13) (June 15, 2019)
• Palindromes in Arabic: examples and history (June 9, 2019)
• Top Arabic grammar resources for students (June 7, 2019)
• 20 questions: Mahmoud Gomah (#12) (June 4, 2019)
• Regrets and future avoidances: 'should have' and 'will not have done' in Egyptian Arabic (May 26, 2019)
• Explore free Arabic audiobooks at arabcast.org (May 23, 2019)
• 20 questions: Ulric Shannon (#11) (May 15, 2019)
• Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad: The father of Arabic lexicography (May 4, 2019)
• 20 questions: Sirine Demarchkie (#10) (April 28, 2019)
• Mastering the final Hamza in Arabic (April 20, 2019)
• Discover 10,000 free Arabic e-books online (April 12, 2019)
• 20 questions: Widad Nabi (#9) (April 5, 2019)
• Best Arabic dictionary extension for Chrome (March 23, 2019)
• 20 questions: Graeme Andrews (#8) (March 16, 2019)
• Almased: The German diet that confuses Arabic speakers (March 8, 2019)
• What are the best Arabic series and movies on Netflix? (March 1, 2019)
• 20 questions: Matthew Aldrich (#7) (February 24, 2019)
• Using كِلَا and كِلْتا for 'both': Arabic dual explained (February 20, 2019)
• 20 questions: Dina Elabed (#6) (February 10, 2019)
• 20 questions: Omar Safa (#5) (February 3, 2019)
• The mysteries behind the spelling of مِائَة‎ in Arabic (January 31, 2019)
• 20 questions: Dr. Hanada Taha Thomure (#4) (January 27, 2019)
• 20 questions: Hossam Abouzahr (#3) (January 19, 2019)
• The role of the Bedouins in shaping Arabic grammar (January 12, 2019)
• 20 questions: Badrul Aini Sha’Ari (#2) (January 6, 2019)
• 20 questions: Antoine Robert El Dahdah (#1) (December 31, 2018)
• A comprehensive guide to واو الحال and مفعول معه (December 12, 2018)
• How to write Allah in Arabic correctly (November 29, 2018)
• Choosing the right font for Arabic texts (November 15, 2018)
• How do you say 'My Mustafas' in Arabic? (November 4, 2018)
• How to use Google Translate for Arabic text recognition (October 25, 2018)
• This tool helps you to understand Al Jazeera better (October 20, 2018)
• Common phrases for closing letters and emails in Arabic (October 13, 2018)
• How do you write emails and formal letters in Arabic? (September 29, 2018)
• Common uses of ما in Egyptian Arabic explained (September 15, 2018)
• Fixing Arabic grammar mistakes: Usage of أَبَدًا and قَطُّ (September 2, 2018)
• The role of و in كُلُّ عامٍ وَأَنْتُمْ بِخَيْرٍ (August 22, 2018)
• Master Arabic verb conjugation with CAVE (August 15, 2018)
• Top Arabic bookstores beyond Amazon (July 20, 2018)
• Al-Kindi: The pioneer of cryptology (June 23, 2018)
• How do you pronounce Allah correctly? (June 16, 2018)
• Mastering grammatical analysis in Arabic: How to do the إعراب (June 15, 2018)
• The Question of the Wasp: The most famous grammar showdown in Arabic (May 26, 2018)
• The role of حَيَّ in the Call to Prayer in Islam (May 22, 2018)
• Top alternatives to Pupil HD for Arabic TV streaming (May 21, 2018)
• Effective Arabic learning strategies for all levels (May 2, 2018)
• Best offline and online Arabic dictionary tools (January 26, 2018)
• Add Arabic subtitles on Netflix: A simple guide (November 20, 2017)
• An analysis of the verb تَهَتْلَرَ in Hans Wehr: 'to behave like Adolf Hitler' (October 1, 2017)
• Watch Black Crows: Streaming options and insights (June 20, 2017)
• The multiple meanings of بقى in Egyptian Arabic (June 8, 2017)
• Where to find Classical Arabic series with subtitles (May 19, 2017)
• How to use أَبَدًا correctly in Arabic (May 7, 2017)
• Best add-on for adjusting Arabic script in your browser (April 27, 2017)
• Common Egyptian Arabic phrases with ما (April 13, 2017)
• Exploring the longest word in the Qur’an (April 3, 2017)
• Tanween placement: Before or on top of Aleph? (March 31, 2017)
• Decoding filler expressions in Egyptian Arabic (March 18, 2017)
• Lissa in Egyptian Arabic (March 5, 2017)
• How do you spell لكن in Arabic? (February 25, 2017)
• What is the plural of كافِر? (February 18, 2017)
• Kafir in Islam: Misinterpretations and meanings (February 11, 2017)
• Exploring Turkish and Persian roots in Arabic: pasha, mister and baksheesh (February 2, 2017)
• Etymology of Arabic words: Turkish and Greek influence - prison, ice cream and shoes (January 28, 2017)
• Unraveling foreign words in Arabic dialects: jailbirds, thugs and kufta (January 23, 2017)
• What is a Taghut? (January 21, 2017)
• The meaning behind the index finger in Islam (December 31, 2016)
• Key differences between Al-Rahmān and Al-Rahīm (December 17, 2016)
• Why Allahu Akbar translations can be misleading (December 10, 2016)
• Spelling rules for Arabic tanween and Aleph: مَساءًا or مَساءً? (July 23, 2016)
• Rare one-letter Arabic verbs explained (June 25, 2016)
• What is the total number of Arabic roots? (June 11, 2016)
• Simple guide for converting Hijri to Gregorian dates (May 21, 2016)
• How are prepositions used for emphasis in Arabic? (May 14, 2016)
• What is the ضمير الفصل in Arabic? (May 14, 2016)
• What is the logical subject in Arabic? (April 30, 2016)
• Which words trigger the مجزوم mood in the Arabic verb? (April 16, 2016)
• Understanding the Arabic minor plural - a guide (April 14, 2016)
• What does إِيّاكَ mean in Arabic? (April 9, 2016)
• Expressing frequency in Arabic: The اسم المرة (April 2, 2016)
• How is the number ten pronounced in Arabic? (March 26, 2016)
• What does the name Hussein (حسين) mean? The diminutive in Arabic (March 12, 2016)
• How do you say 'mine' or 'yours' in Arabic? (March 5, 2016)
• Arabic grammar tips: Using the نون for emphasis (March 3, 2016)
• Understanding gender in Arabic: Is حرب masculine or feminine? (February 27, 2016)
• How to use إذا and إذ and إذًا correctly (February 20, 2016)
• Understanding the functions of ما in Arabic grammar (February 6, 2016)
• Which letters can you add to an Arabic root? (January 23, 2016)
• Understanding the النَّعْت السَّبَبِيّ in Arabic grammar (January 16, 2016)
• Decoding Arab family names and titles (January 9, 2016)
• What is a اسم مصدر in Arabic? (January 2, 2016)
• What is a مصدر مؤول in Arabic? (December 26, 2015)
• الصَّلاةُ خَيْرٌ مِن الْنَّوْمِ: Why is the prayer better than sleep? (December 19, 2015)
• Arabic letters without dots: Can you read Arabic skeleton script? (December 12, 2015)
• What is the difference between ما and لَمْ in Arabic? (November 28, 2015)
• What does Dunya mean? (November 21, 2015)
• Arabic swear words, curses and insults - a list (November 2, 2015)