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How to pass the Al-Jazeera Arabic grammar test – a survival guide
Al-Jazeera offers a grammar test. There are a couple of pitfalls. So, reason enough to take a look at the most important Arabic grammar topics.
English tenses in Arabic – a comprehensive guide
The English tenses are not always easy to translate into Arabic. An overview of all English tenses and moods and how to express them in Arabic.
What does the crash of an Egypt Air plane in 1999 have to do with Islam?
After an Egypt Air flight crashed in 1999 at JFK airport, the US investigators stiffened on the last words of the flight officer: "tawakkaltu ala Allah"
I have never done that. How do you say that in Arabic?
قط (qattu) can denote "never" in the Past. What about the word أبدا (abadan)? It is only for the future.
بقى in Egyptian Arabic – what does it mean?
The verb ba'a (بَقى) in Egyptian Arabic is tricky. You'll hear this verb in many situations. In general, it is used with a following past tense verb.
إذْ and إذا and إذًا – What is the difference?
The Arabic word إذا (idha) is very tricky. Sometimes it is written without an Aleph - the spelling matters.