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Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English

THOURIA BENFERHAT

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ARABIC AND ENGLISH is a multilingual podcast focused on Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and English. Hosted by Thouria Benferhat—Arabic educator with 36 years at the UN, certified in French and Spanish—it offers practical grammar, vocabulary, and cultural insights. 🎧 Access 243 longer episodes: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thouria-benferhat/subscribe 🔗 Explore more: https://linktr.ee/thouria . Thanks for joining a global journey into Arabic and English

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00:02:13

Introduce Yourself in Arabic: Part Two, About Me

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/09/26

1. أنا متزوجة وزوجي من الجزائر أيضا. عندنا ثلاثة أولاد: ولدان وبنت. 2. أتحدث اللغات العربية والفرنسية والإنجليزية والإسبانية و قليلا من الروسية وقليلا جدا من الصينية. 3. درست اللغات واللسانيات. 4. هوايتي المفضلة هي المشي وأحب كذلك السباحة والطبخ وزيارة الأصدقاء والسفر. 5. أمارس هوايتي إما وحدي أو مع أسرتي أو مع أصدقائي. 1. I am married and my husband is also from Algeria. We have three children: two boys and a girl. 2. I speak Arabic, French, English, Spanish, a little Russian and a little bit of

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00:00:56

Back to School: العودة إلى المدارس

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/09/06

قد يصاب بعض الطلاب بحالة من الاكتئاب في فترة العودة إلى المدارس بسبب تغيرات البيئة المحيطة بهم Some students may become depressed during the “back to school” period due to the changes in the environment around them More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website: https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ --- Send in a voice message:

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00:02:06

Eh! or Eh? Confused?

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/09/02

The word “eh” means “yes” in the Maghrebi dialect group, in the Levantine dialect group and in the Gulf dialect group. In the Egyptian dialect, it means: “what?”. More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website: https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ --- Send in a voice message:

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00:04:14

Kids' Multilingual Story: Aryssa And The Cats

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/08/15

Now available in physical workbook form: a place to read, write, think... https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09CRNQC1K Before you read below, listen, try to understand and answer the questions after the story. ----- Aryssa and the Cats أريسا والقطط Aryssa is a little girl who lives in Malaysia. أريسا فتاة صغيرة تعيش في ماليزيا. Aryssa was walking by her house one day, carrying four bananas. كانت أريسا تسير بجوار منزلها ذات يوم تحمل أربع موزات. Suddenly, she heard: “Meow!” “Meow!” “Meow!” “Meow!”

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00:01:25

Arabic Singular Relative Pronouns

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/08/10

العراقي الذي أعرفه الذي Sing. Masc. ------ العراقية التي أعرفها التي Sing. Fem. More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website: https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thouria-benferhat/message

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00:00:50

ARABIC Relative Pronouns List

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/08/08

الذي Sing. Masc. التي Sing. Fem. اللذان/ اللذين Dual Masc. اللتان / اللتين Dual Fem. الذين Pl. Masc. اللواتي Pl. Fem. اللاتي اللائي More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website: https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thouria-benferhat/message

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00:01:03

(English) Karan/Karantika/Karantita/Garantita Recipe

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/08/01

What is Karan, and how do you make it? Find out more in my bilingual YouTube channel! More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website: https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thouria-benferhat/message

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00:05:43

Teaching "Hello! Nice to Meet You!" in Arabic on...

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/07/29

Two students, Putri from Malaysia and Toni from India agreed to be recorded while practicing and learning how to say "Hello" in Arabic. We can't hear Toni's voice the first two minutes. You can repeat instead of him then. Listen and repeat during this session. You will learn! More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website:

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00:02:15

NEW! "Things You Need to Know About Arabic" YouTube...

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/07/28

Check out my new YouTube channel! SUBSCRIBE, CLICK ON THE BELL, LIKE, COMMENT, AND .... WRITE YOUR QUESTIONS! I will reply.. and maybe make a podcast JUST FOR YOU! Besides posting some of these podcasts there, I will be adding one new video anecdote, daily! You will enjoy learning Arabic! More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website:

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00:02:31

Introduce Yourself in Arabic: Part One

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/07/25

‏إسمي أمينة. أنا من الأردن، من مدينة عمان، العاصمة. أسكن في وسط المدينة. ‏أعمل في النهار وأدرس في المساء. أنا غير متزوجة. أنا عازبة. My name is Amina. I am from Jordan, from Amman, the capital. I live in the city center. I work during the day and study in the evening. I am not married. I'm single. More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my

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00:05:13

Arabic Nominal Sentence: Five Things You Need to Know

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/07/20

More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website: https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thouria-benferhat/message

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00:02:47

Arabic Declensions: Introduction

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/07/14

Click here to read along! More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website: https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thouria-benferhat/message

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00:01:56

Arabic Numbers: Multiples of 10, to 90

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/07/12

More on my blog! (Read about all this!) More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website: https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thouria-benferhat/message

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00:03:03

Arabic Numbers

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/07/11

More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website: https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thouria-benferhat/message

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00:02:02

How to Change an Arabic Statement Into a Question.

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/07/10

Verbal Sentence يدرس الطالب في الجامعة Negated Verbal Sentence هل يدرس الطالب في الجامعة؟ Nominal Sentence ‏الطالب يدرس في الجامعة Negated Nominal Sentence ‏هل الطالب يدرس في الجامعة؟ Click here for more on this topic! More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website: https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ --- Send in a voice message:

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00:01:34

Free INTRO TO ARABIC LESSON: 80 minutes

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/07/08

Monday, 12 July, 11:00 AM, New York time: Free INTRO TO ARABIC LESSON: 80 minutes: 30 min conversation on Clubhouse, 10 min to switch to zoom and get ready, then 30 min writing on Zoom. Use large screen for Zoom. Will need lined paper and pen. Invite friends who never studied Arabic before! Invitation link: https://www.clubhouse.com/join/%D8%B2%D8%B1%D8%B1%D8%B1/J7bWH1IS/m2nDv88z More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message:

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00:02:21

ARABIC Listening: It's in Your Hands!

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/07/07

To check (and improve) your listening comprehension, listen before reading the text :) 1. الكتاب الذي بين يديك هو كتابي 2. أعطني يدك لأساعدك 3. ضعي هذه الساعة على معصمك 4. ضعي هذا الخاتم في إصبعك 5. طولت أظافرها وصبغتها بالأحمر More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website: https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ --- Send in a voice

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00:01:08

sami3a or istama3a? What is the Difference?

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/07/04

To check (and improve) your listening comprehension, listen before reading the text :) ======= When I am in my car, I hear the other cars and I listen to music. عندما أكون في سيارتي ، أسمع السيارات الأخرى وأستمع إلى الموسيقى ======= More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my website: https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ --- Send in a voice

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00:01:10

Arabic “Body”

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/06/30

To check (and improve) your listening comprehension, listen before reading the text :) BODY: Singular: جسم jism Plural: أجسام ajsaam Singular: بدن badan Plural: أبدان abdaan Singular: جسد jasad Plural: أجساد ajsaad ========================== DEAD BODY (CORPSE): Singular: جثة juththa Plural: جثث juthath ========================== Useful words of the same roots: to embody: جسم jassama fat (adjective): بدين badiin to embody: جسد jassada to kneel: جث jaththa More on my YouTube channel:

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00:03:32

Kids' Multilingual Story: Yomna in Language Dreamland

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English ·

2021/06/27

Now available in physical workbook form: a place to read, write, think... https://smile.amazon.com/Yomna-Language-Dreamland-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%AA/dp/B09FSCKMFS To check (and improve) your listening comprehension, listen before reading the text :) More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat Visit my

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