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proverbs
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What does مرحبًا (“marhaban”) actually mean?
In Arab culture, "marhaban" (مرحبًا) is commonly used as a greeting to welcome someone. However, the core meaning of the root ر-ح-ب is somewhat surprising and shows how deeply the word is connected to Arab culture.
How can you use ChatGPT to learn Arabic?
Many of you may have heard of ChatGPT. There is a lot of praise for the new AI tool. So, how well does it do in Arabic? Our guest author, Lisa Schor, ran a few queries in Arabic and found interesting results.
What are the best dictionaries for Arabic dialects?
Dictionaries for Arabic Dialects are rare. Here is a list of tools for Egyptian, Syrian, Iraqi, Tunisian, and Moroccan Arabic.
Is Arabic a gender-inclusive language?
"The students are lazy" - how do we express that in gender-inclusive Arabic? It's not that difficult, writes Lisa Schor who has specialized in this topic
How do you say nerd in Arabic?
The English term "nerd" is difficult to translate and should be left untranslated. However, if one insists on a translation: what is "nerd" in Arabic? Let's have a look at various Arabic dialects.
20 questions for: Nesrin Amin (#22)
Episode #22 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the woman who explains Egyptian Arabic expressions by annotated movie clips: Nesrin Amin.
A list of Arabic proverbs and sayings
Famous Arabic proverbs and sayings about life, fate, friendship, luck, a person's character, etc. In Arabic and English.
Quiz: How well do you know Arabic proverbs and sayings?
Arabic proverbs about life, friendship, faith, courage and happiness - a quiz.
Test your Arabic knowledge – quizzes on Arabic for Nerds
Regular quizzes about the Arabic language: about vocabulary, grammar, إِعراب, history, and proverbs - on Arabic for Nerds. For free.
20 questions for: Graeme Andrews (#8)
Episode #8 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the man who coded the best desktop-app for Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon: Graeme Andrews.
