Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English

By THOURIA BENFERHAT

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36 years teaching Arabic at the UN. Certified in French and Spanish.

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April 29, 2024 Support Arab Arts, New York City, 4 May, 2024
I will be at one of the tables at this market 4 May, 2024.
If you are in New York, stop by to say hello!
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April 26, 2024 One-of-a-kind Mother’s Day Gifts 🎁
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Heaven is under mothers’ feet = الجنة تحت اقدام الأمهات
Unique Mother’s Day Gifts 🎁 with an Islamic flair, created by Thouria Benferhat
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April 15, 2024 Arabic Dialects - So Far and Yet So Close
From my first book (INTRO TO ARABIC THROUGH LOVE EXPRESSIONS), "In Arabic,... I Love You":
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There are four main 3ammiyya groups: Khaleeji, Maghrebi,
Masri and Shaami.
Khaleeji (also called Gulf Arabic or Arabian Peninsular
Arabic; “Khaleeji” means “Gulf” in adjective form). This includes the following dialects: Gulf (Bahraini, Emirati, Qatari), Iraqi, Kuwaiti,
Omani, Saudi, Yemeni.
Maghrebi (also called North African or Western Arabic;
“Maghreb” means “place where the sun sets”. This is in fact where the sun sets on the Arab World; the farthest West). This includes the following dialects: Algerian, Libyan, Mauritanian, Moroccan and Tunisian.
Masri (also called Egyptian Arabic; “Masri” means “Egyptian”). This includes the following dialects: Egyptian and Sudanese.
Shaami (also called Levantine Arabic or Eastern Arabic).
Al-Shaam is the name of a country comprised of what are now Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Syria). This includes the following dialects: Jordanian, Lebanese, Palestinian and Syrian.
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With the advent of technology (satellite TV, the
internet, social media), dialects have become much more mutually intelligible. It used to take a while for people from different dialect groups to understand each other; or at least it would take a period of adjustment. Following are two anecdotes for illustration.
In the early 70’s, our friends (who were Iraqi and had
lived in Algeria for a few years already) came to visit with their grandmother who was visiting from Iraq. The grandmother did not say much the whole afternoon; however, as they were leaving, she said: “I apologize; I did understand but could not participate much.”
Also, in the early 70’s, we were living in Constantine,
a city in the East of Algeria where, due to geographic proximity, the local dialect is very close to the Tunisian dialect. It was the first time Algerian television showed a Tunisian series. We found it hard to follow… the first few days… but, by the end of the week, we all understood everything and enjoyed the series tremendously! It felt so good to actually experience the cultural and historical closeness with our neighbors!
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April 05, 2024 Demystifying Arabic Sounds: “kha” خ and “ghain” غ
Thought they do sound similar because they are both pronounced in the soft palate, these two sounds are very different.
Both sounds are also fricative. This means that, as the air is pushing through, there is friction at the point of articulation (the point where the sound is being produced), between something at the bottom and something at the top of the inside of the mouth or throat.
For the sound “kha”, خ , the friction is between the back of your tongue and the soft palate. The soft palate is the soft part of your palate.
You can physically discover the soft palate by feeling the hard palate with your finger, then moving your finger back until you feel the soft palate.
The sound of “ghain”, غ , on the other hand, is a uvular sound. It is produced by the uvula trying to touch the back of your tongue as the air is pushing through, which results in the uvula repeatedly touching the back of the tongue.
This is what happens when you gargle.
You can actually see the uvula if you wide open. It is that little muscle dangling in the back of your mouth.
You may have seen cartoon characters screaming. You can actually see their uvula dangling in the back of their mouth.
I seem to remember seeing Popeye’s uvula, as he scream, feeling the effects of spinach on his muscles.
This is in fact, the same sound as the French “R”.
You can hear it clearly, in the refrain of Édith Piaf’s song: “Non, je ne regrette rien”.
In fact, I have always wondered why the capital of Iraq is not spelled “Bardad” instead of Bagdad, in French.
Or even better: Bardaad, to accounts for the alif in بغداد.
Attaching a link to the Quora post so you can read other answers:
https://www.quora.com/Are-the-khaa-and-ghayn-sounds-in-Arabic-supposed-to-sound-similar
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March 28, 2024 "My first Arabic Workbook, with Accompanying Videos: Ameera’s Book 📕 "
My First Arabic Workbook, with Accompanying Videos: Ameera’s Book (In Arabic...)
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March 22, 2024 Testing AI: I Asked Copilot About "Things You Need to Know About Arabic... and English" Podcast, in Arabic and English :)
I Asked Copilot About "Things You Need to Know About Arabic... and English" Podcast, in Arabic and English :)...
Here's the result! There are grammar and pronunciation mistakes in the Arabic version... and... I don't agree with the last Arabic sentence!!!

So fun playing with AI!

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March 21, 2024 How to advertise your books 📚 كيفية الإعلان عن كتبك
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March 15, 2024 How do You Say “He left me” and “She left me” in Arabic?
Explaining how تركني, he left me and تركتني (standard Arabic, for he left me and she left me) in different colloquials.
Answering this correct post: https://www.quora.com/I-believe-in-Arabic-when-I-want-to-say-he-left-me-I-use-sayebny-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C-So-how-can-I-say-She-left-me
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March 09, 2024 How do you say OK in Arabic?
Answering a question someone asked on Quora: How do you say OK in Arabic?
In MSA, you would say: jayyid جيد (means: good)
However, since this is a colloquial expression, it will change from one country to another or from one region to another.
In Algeria for example, we say: Sa77a صحة (means: health)
In Egypt or the Levant, people say: Tayyeb طيب (means good, for food or people)
in the Arab Gulf, people say: zeen زين (means: beauty)
That being said, people do say OK all over the Arab world, just like in English. In Arabic, I have seen it spelt these two ways:
‏أوك - أوكي
Link to Quora post: https://arabiclanguage.quora.com/In-Arabic-how-do-you-say-okay?ch=17&oid=183436177&share=e81de644&srid=3pzki&target_type=question
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March 05, 2024 Why do people say حبيبي HABIBI to a female?
Explaining Why do people say have you been to a female.
Here is the Quora post that prompted this episode:
https://www.quora.com/Is-Habibis-a-masculine-or-feminine-word-in-Arabic-If-it-is-masculine-how-would-a-woman-address-her-male-partner-as-my-love-in-Arabic/answer/Thouria-Benferhat?ch=17&oid=1477743744248772&share=4f59bb9d&srid=3pzki&target_type=answer
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