Gulf banks systemفبراير 11th, 2008Here are some words to help understand this news clip, which is about banks and money in the Gulf area:
BBC Xtra English - Employment agenciesفبراير 3rd, 2008The BBC Xtra English segment for January 30th discusses employment agencies in the UK, and bogus ones. Here is the link to the BBC segment, which discusses various English phrases such as “wannabe stars” and “take advantage of”. The BBC page also includes the ability to listen to the clip: Here are some words mentioned in the clip: The word for “employ” is وظف (wathafa) and “employment” is توظيف (tawthif). مزيف (muzayyaf) - fake وكالة (wakala) - agency ممثل (mumaththil) - actor عارض الأظياء (arada al-azya) - fashion model رسم (rasm) - fee; رسوم (rusam) - fees [pl] والدان (walidan) - parents طفل (tifl) - child; أطفال (atfal) - children [pl] مجاني (majjani) - free عقد (aqd) - contract نقد (naqd) - money غير (ghayyara) - to change |
About This BlogI am studying Arabic at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC, and will be in Egypt in the summer. This site covers Arabic grammar, vocabulary, and other aspects of the Arabic language, and makes frequent use of YouTube videos, news, and other Arabic language resources on the Internet. ArchiveTags |
