As the Arabs Say...كـَما قالـَت العَرَب http://www.v-arabic.com/aas Arabic Quotes, Proverbs, and Sayings for Learners of Arabic as a Foreign Language selected, podcasted and interpreted by Mourad Diouri Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:51:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Arabic Quote #013: Every occasion has a different discussion… http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/quote-010-every-occasion-has-a-different-discussion/ http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/quote-010-every-occasion-has-a-different-discussion/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:06 +0000 Mourad Diouri مرادالديوري http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/?p=238 Quote #013: Every occasion has a different discussion and every generation has its men

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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.

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كُلُّ عَامٍ وَأَنْتَ/أَنْتُم بِخَيْر
كلُّ سَنَةٍ وَأَنْتَ/أَنْتُم طَيِّب/ون
مَعَ أجْمَلِ الأماني وَأطْيَبِ التَّهاني بمُناسَبَة
[...]]]> http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/quote-00-happy-new-year/feed/ 0 Arabic Quote #011: If you cannot get what you desire… http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/arabic-quote-011-a-man-belongs-where-he-settles/ http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/arabic-quote-011-a-man-belongs-where-he-settles/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:00:44 +0000 Mourad Diouri مرادالديوري http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/?p=242 Arabic Quote #011: If you cannot get what you desire…

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إِِذا لََمْ يَكُن ما تُريد فَأرِد ما يَكون

If you cannot get what you desire, desire what you find.

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On the occasion of the birth of Jesus, in addition to the “Merry Christmas” quote, the following quote, taken from the Qur’an, reflects what Jesus (peace be upon him) said about himself and his birth when his mother Mary pointed to the babe [...]]]> http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/quote-010-birth-of-jesus-in-islam/feed/ 3 Arabic Quote #009: Merry Christmas/Happy Birthday in Arabic http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/quote-00-merry-christmas/ http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/quote-00-merry-christmas/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Mourad Diouri مرادالديوري http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/?p=173 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 [...]]]> http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/quote-00-merry-christmas/feed/ 8 Arabic Quote #008: Perfection In Action http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/quote-008-perfection-in-action/ http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/quote-008-perfection-in-action/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:18 +0000 Mourad Diouri مرادالديوري http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/?p=170 Quote #008: Allah loves for one of you when performing a deed to perform it with perfection

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]]> http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/quote-008-perfection-in-action/feed/ 0 Arabic Quote#008: Welcome in Moroccan Dialect! http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/welcome-in-moroccan-dialect/ http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/welcome-in-moroccan-dialect/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:37:25 +0000 Mourad Diouri مرادالديوري http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/?p=356 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 [...]]]> http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/welcome-in-moroccan-dialect/feed/ 4 Arabic Quote #007: Save your white penny for your black day http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/quote-007/ http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/quote-007/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:00:03 +0000 Mourad Diouri مرادالديوري http://www.v-arabic.com/aas/?p=161

Quote #007: Save your white penny for your black day

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احفَظ قِرْشَك الأبْيَض لِيَوْمِك الأسْوَد

Save your white penny for your black day

A penny saved is a penny earned (Idiomatic translation)

Arabic Proverb


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أَكْبَرُ مِنْكَ بـيَوْمٍ، أَعْلَمُ مِنْكَ بسَنَة

Older than you by a day, more knowledgeable than you by a year

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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

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