As the Arabs Say...كـَما قالـَت العَرَب
Summary: Arabic Quotes, Proverbs, and Sayings for Learners of Arabic as a Foreign Language selected, podcasted and interpreted by Mourad Diouri
Podcasts:
Quote #013: Every occasion has a different discussion and every generation has its men Click to enlarge
About On the annual occasion of the new year, be it Christian Gregorian (السَّنَة الميلادِيَّة) or Islamic (السَّنَة الهجْرِيَّة), this is how Arabs greet each other at New Year’s Day. View Quote كُلُّ عَامٍ وَأَنْتَ/أَنْتُم بِخَيْر كلُّ سَنَةٍ وَأَنْتَ/أَنْتُم طَيِّب/ون مَعَ أجْمَلِ الأماني وَأطْيَبِ التَّهاني بمُناسَبَة [...]
Arabic Quote #011: If you cannot get what you desire… Click to enlarge إِِذا لََمْ يَكُن ما تُريد فَأرِد ما يَكون If you cannot get what you desire, desire what you find.
Arabic Quote #009: Merry Christmas/Happy Birthday in Arabic Introduction Following on from my last greeting to you on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha (Quote #005: Wishing You A Blessed Eid ), today is the big Christian festival “Christmas” which is being celebrated around the world. For this occasion, I thought I should record [...]
Quote #008: Allah loves for one of you when performing a deed to perform it with perfection Click to enlarge
About I recorded this podcast a while ago in response to a call for audio recordings of the different Arabic dialects which will be published in Mastering Arabic 2 (2009), written by Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar. The podcast is a short audio sample introducing myself in Moroccan dialect (specifically the [...]
Quote #007: Save your white penny for your black day Click to enlarge احفَظ قِرْشَك الأبْيَض لِيَوْمِك الأسْوَد Save your white penny for your black day A penny saved is a penny earned (Idiomatic translation) Arabic Proverb
Quote #006: Older than you by a day… Click to enlarge أَكْبَرُ مِنْكَ بـيَوْمٍ، أَعْلَمُ مِنْكَ بسَنَة Older than you by a day, more knowledgeable than you by a year
Quote #005: Wishing You A Blessed Eid Click to enlarge عيد أَضْحى مُبارَك وَسَعيد مَعَ أَخــــــْلَص التـــَّهاني وَأَطْيَب المـــُـتَمَنَّيات بِالعيد السَّعيد أَعادَهُ اللّه عَلى الجَميع بِالمَسَرّات وَكُلُّ عامٍ وَأَنْـتـُم بِخَيْر Blessed/Happy Eid Al-Adhaa Best Regards & Wishes for the ocaasion of the blessed Eid May Allah make this a [...]
