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| strikingstar Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 4963 days ago 292 posts - 444 votes  Speaks: English*, Mandarin*, Cantonese, Swahili Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written) | Message 73 of 102 17 December 2011 at 3:56pm | IP Logged | ||
."شكرا جزيل. كان ما كتبته مساعد جدا. لم أعرف عن "الا. *Just a Dreamer* Oops, I edited it. Edited by strikingstar on 17 December 2011 at 4:10pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Just a Dreamer Groupie Egypt Joined 4801 days ago 59 posts - 62 votes Studies: English, French | Message 74 of 102 17 December 2011 at 4:03pm | IP Logged | ||
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Thanks
Edited: Never Mind:) Edited by Just a Dreamer on 17 December 2011 at 4:12pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| strikingstar Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 4963 days ago 292 posts - 444 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin*, Cantonese, Swahili Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written) | Message 75 of 102 20 December 2011 at 11:48pm | IP Logged | ||
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I got the Hans Wehr dictionary today!!! Super excited. (I know, I know, getting excited
over a dictionary.) But enough people consider it the best Arabic-English dictionary around. The ability to use it requires an adequate understanding of the Arabic verb system so I consider it a good sign that I'm able to use it. For those who don't already know, the words aren't organized according to how they're spelled. Rather, they're organized according to the word's roots. For example, if you're looking for the word "اكتشاف" ('iktishaaf/discovery), you won't be able to find it under alif. The only way to find it is by recognizing that it is a Form VIII sound verbal noun with the root K/Sh/F. Thus, you'll be looking for it under "كشف" (kashafa/to reveal). Definitely almost impossible to use without understanding the verb system. Okie, I'm just gonna go flick through the dictionary now. On another note, has anyone ever used Berlitz Chinese? Does it really make you say 妈妈 骑马，马慢，妈妈吗马？ On yet another note, I discovered yet another word that Swahili borrowed from Arabic... malaika = ملاك = angel. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kinan Diglot Senior Member Syrian Arab Republic Joined 5356 days ago 234 posts - 279 votes Speaks: Arabic (Written)*, English Studies: Russian, Spanish | Message 76 of 102 22 December 2011 at 9:45pm | IP Logged | ||
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طلبت منك الا تقوم بعملك example which is provided by "just a dreamer" is the right and most natural one, with شدة on ل
ألّا He is right too about your sentence طلبت منك ان لا تفعل عملك, it's never used. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| strikingstar Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 4963 days ago 292 posts - 444 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin*, Cantonese, Swahili Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written) | Message 77 of 102 24 December 2011 at 9:55am | IP Logged | ||
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Kinan!! You're back!!
How are you? It's good to see you again. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Kinan Diglot Senior Member Syrian Arab Republic Joined 5356 days ago 234 posts - 279 votes Speaks: Arabic (Written)*, English Studies: Russian, Spanish | Message 78 of 102 24 December 2011 at 1:54pm | IP Logged | ||
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I am good, wishing for all this mess in Syria to end soon.
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| strikingstar Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 4963 days ago 292 posts - 444 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin*, Cantonese, Swahili Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written) | Message 79 of 102 26 December 2011 at 11:10am | IP Logged | ||
Hope your country resolves its situation peacefully and favorably too. Stay safe. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| strikingstar Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 4963 days ago 292 posts - 444 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin*, Cantonese, Swahili Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written) | Message 80 of 102 06 January 2012 at 12:48pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'm not taking part in TAC this year. (Actually, I'm a little surprised there's no Arabic
team. Way to represent.) But that doesn't mean I can't update my log. I finally found a use for Rosetta Stone Arabic (besides paperweight). I use it only for vocabulary and pronunciation. I fly through the modules now because I skip everything else. And it doesn't even matter cos I've got most of the conjugations and grammar down. I haven't finished Harry Potter in Spanish but I'm switching to Percy Jackson for now. I just got my hands on the first series in Spanish. I didn't even know they had the series in Spanish. Let's hope Percy's as funny in Spanish as he is in English. Will be interesting to see Greek mythology rendered in Spanish. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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