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Asking someone to tell you if they don't understand
Hello. I was wondering if you could tell me how to ask someone (m/f) "If you don't understand me, please tell me (or please let me know)." Thank you!
1 reply - Last post by Amira-Zaki - November 28, 2013
I would like to confirm my knowledge of reading, writing, and pronouncing the 99 beautiful names of Allah. I think I have learned them and can recite them in some order from ArRahman to AsSaboor. I am not sure of the meanings of some of them - like Al-Mut...
0 replies - Last post by Mansoor-W - November 11, 2013
do you have middle eastern Arabic? my friends from Kuwait and Dubai say this is Egyptian do you have regular middle eastern Arabic?
1 reply - Last post by Amira-Zaki - July 29, 2013
Good idea is "fikra kwuyissa" but what is bad idea? Is it "fikra wi7ish"?
4 replies - Last post by Sami-Zaki - July 9, 2012
Rocket Review of Words of phrases I wasn't taught
I just finished 1.3 At the Cafe, and the rocket review had me go over terms and phrases that I wasn't introduced to: as you like no problem sure right,correct congradulations I looked in the Extra Vocabulary in the practice session of lession 1.2 but ...
1 reply - Last post by Amira-Zaki - May 17, 2012
In lesson 1.1 both words mean 'everyone'. How are they different?
2 replies - Last post by Amira-Zaki - February 9, 2012
hi, why is the word بقالك pronounced ba2alak (I speak/ ba'alak) when in the Arabic word there is the letter قا(Qaaf) ? Shukran
2 replies - Last post by Amira-Zaki - February 9, 2012
How do we know what letters to use for words?
There are a lot of letters that sound the same (Dah vs Daad for example, or Zah vs Zal.. ) and how do we know which one to put in a word? For example I would spell "ahlan wa sahlan" Aleph-Heh-Lam-Noon Waw Seen-Heh-Lam-Noon cuz i thought it sounded li...
2 replies - Last post by Amira-Zaki - October 15, 2011
How can you tell whether the "a" in an Arabic word is going to be pronounced "eh" or "ah"? Also, when breaking down "il 7amdulillah," Hany says the last "ah" in the phrase as "ah," (part of Allah), but when he puts it back together it goes back to being ...
2 replies - Last post by Amira-Zaki - October 15, 2011
" Ahlan wa sahlan " means "welcome" and not "hello". It's right ?
8 replies - Last post by Amira-Zaki - October 15, 2011
In Arabic is there a polite word for "you" (that you would use when talking to strangers), and a familiar word for "you" (that you would use when talking to family and friends)?
2 replies - Last post by Kntlne - August 4, 2011
HI how can i say "red head" in arabic? Thanks
3 replies - Last post by Amira-Zaki - August 4, 2011
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4 replies - Last post by Amira-Zaki - May 10, 2011
how do you use the 'my vocab'? the instructions are good but then where do I go from there? where do i click on the word....etc. thanks!
2 replies - Last post by Marta-P - March 31, 2011
Awi or Kiteer? In lesson 1.7, they seem to use awi and kiteer to mean the same thing (much). Mish awi=not much. Mish 3arif kiteer = I don't know much. How to reconcile which to use? Are these interchangeable?
2 replies - Last post by devinhfox - November 4, 2010