by Arabic Online | Feb 7, 2017 | Arabic Language, Culture |
Signing off a letter is an important aspect of letter writing particularly if you are corresponding with an Arabic-speaking friend or colleague. Gestures are important in all aspects of Arabic communication and equally so in letters, emails and correspondence. The...
by Arabic Online | Jan 23, 2017 | Arabic Language |
This is one of the few Arabic letters which isn’t found in the English alphabet and requires some imitation to pronounce. The Arabic letter ق is named قاف (qaf). The Arabic qaf sound is slightly different to a ‘q’ in for example,...
by Arabic Online | Jan 6, 2017 | Arabic Language, Travel |
Whilst I was learning Arabic, I sometimes came across a new word and noticed that there is a place with that word integrated into the name. Such instances are sometimes useful ways to remember and recall new words and learn a bit more about the Arabic language....
by Arabic Online | Nov 25, 2016 | Arabic Language, Culture |
A stark cultural difference that many Westerners will encounter in the Middle-East is the notion of certainty. This is the result of different perspectives of fatalism. Recently, we had an important deadline and we needed to send a document to the United States from...
by Arabic Online | Aug 29, 2016 | Arabic Language, Arabic Online Updates |
Instructions Open System Preferences from the Applications folder Select Language and region (not keyboards!) Click on Keyboard Preferences (tab is input settings) Click on Plus (+) button In the menu, select Arabic – then press Add To switch between languages...
by Arabic Online | Aug 18, 2016 | Arabic in schools, Arabic Language
Recently, we received a query at ArabicOnline from a prospective learner, who wrote: “Hello, I want to enquire about some advice. I am a complete beginner with no knowledge of Arabic. I am interested in learning Modern Standard Arabic for educational reasons, such as...
