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Hebrew alphabet

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Hebrew Alphabet (الأبجدية العبرية): The set of 22 letters used in the Hebrew language, written from right to left. It is used in both modern Hebrew and ancient texts, including religious scriptures.

A woman with short dark hair, wearing a striped blue shirt with a white collar, sits at a table thinking with a pen in her hand, surrounded by colorful speech bubbles in various shapes and sizes, hinting at a creative brainstorming process, with an open book in front of her.

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Grammar

How to build the passive voice in Arabic easily

The passive voice is rarely used in Arabic. So it is no coincidence that it is a popular source of errors, especially when translating. Reason enough to review the most important rules.

July 9, 2024

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A stylized graphic depicting two hands shaking, symbolizing friendship and cooperation, with the words 'ARABIC' and 'HEBREW' prominently displayed in blue against an orange background featuring various script elements.

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Arabic as a springboard to learning Hebrew

How hard is it to learn another Semitic language? If you know Arabic and want to learn Hebrew, you can do it relatively quickly. Our guest writer Reginald Hefner shares his experiences and tricks.

April 20, 2024

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Two stylized robots, one labeled 'Google' in red and the other labeled 'DeepL' in blue, appear to be in a playful duel against a backdrop of bright, neon-lit city streets filled with glowing signs.

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Tools and Apps

DeepL or Google Translate: Which is better at Arabic?

The popular translation tool deepl.com can now translate Arabic! We tested it and pitted it against Google Translate. Some of the results are surprising. Who comes out on top?

March 6, 2024

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A close-up view of an open bilingual dictionary page featuring English words with their definitions and translations in Arabic, including terms like 'outlook', 'outpacing', 'outnumber', and 'outrage', arranged in a structured format.

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Quiz & Trivia

How good is your Arabic? A quiz

Vocabulary is one of the indicators of how well you know a language. In this test, you will be asked ten questions, randomly selected from a database containing the 6000 most common words in Arabic. Are you ready?

July 20, 2023

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The phrase 'اللغة العربية' (Arabic language) is displayed in bold, black lettering on a white background within a text document editor interface, featuring various tools and menus at the top and side.

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Tools and Apps

Fixing Arabic Font Issues in LibreOffice

There is an annoying behavior in LibreOffice: if the system language (English) differs from the writing language (Arabic), the font cannot easily be changed. A new extension by Mejlad Alsubaie, a developer from Kuwait, addresses this issue.

March 18, 2023

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An Arabic language learning vinyl record set displayed on a bed with a striped pattern cover, featuring a pink and black album cover titled 'ARABIC', two records (one grey and one black) outside their sleeves, and a booklet with printed pages nearby.

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How a US Military Arabic Course went global

In the 20th century, Arabic language material was scarce. During the Vietnam War, Reginald Hefner, had access to a language lab of the US military - and later discovered, how the Military's Arabic material was used by publishers around the world. He shares some reminiscences and anecdotes in this guest article.

July 22, 2021

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