Foods in Arabic

Below is a list of foods that I have compiled with the Arabic text and translation. Spices are also referred to as baharat

Arabic Vocabulary

If you want to learn some vocabulary before you travel overseas, this site has many lists of Arabic vocabulary as well as verg conjugations for useful verbs: http://www.happychild.org.uk/freeway/arabic/indexoverview.htm

Tips for learning spoken Arabic

After five years of living in a Muslim country, I still am not fluent in speaking Arabic. I don’t really interact with sisters too much and, my oldest son usually did most of the grocery shopping at the small nearby stores; until recently, I did not really get out too much until I discovered the [...]

Phrases for Getting Around

Here are a few key phrases that are useful for getting around in taxis. Tawalli or alatoule (straight) Yameen (right) Shimaal (left) Irja (as in turn around and go back the other way, u turn) Ta’aruf ________? (do you know ______?) as in a particular street or building Shweyyah (a little bit, a little, a [...]