V-Arabic

TV Commercial Realia (English w/ Arabic Subtitiles) : Burj Al-Arab Hotel – برج العرب

arabiclearner — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:35:19 +0000

TV Commercial

Source of Realia

Youtube.com

Miscellaneous Realia Items from Egypt : Signboards, Posters, Currency Notes etc

arabiclearner — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:36:54 +0000

Signboard Realia : Egypt – The land of civilization

1 Pound

50 Piastres (or Qirsh/Quroush in Arabic, pronounced irsh/uroush)

www.joelscoins.com

100 Pounds

Wikipedia.com

25 Piastres

50 Piastres

1 Pound

bellydance.ebayless.com

25 Piastres

banknotes.com

50 Piastres

http://binzaid.com

20 Piastres

img78.imageshack.us

1 Pound

forum.egypt.com

Egypt Air

bp3.blogger.com

مصر للطيران

www.leblover.com

ftpal.net

Map of Egypt

Film ticket

zamakan.gharbeia.org

Signboard : Egypt Flight Attendants Association

Flickr.com

Vodaphone Signboard

Egypt.com

Dkimages.com

Strictly Forbidden to Climb the Pyramids

Corbis.com

http://jeff560.tripod.com

The 20th Centuary Film Guide in Egypt and the Arab World

musicman.com

The Egyptian Radio

www.afropop.org

Arabization of iPhone/iPod : Miscellaneous Realia of Arabic iPod Applications

arabiclearner — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:01:18 +0000

Arabic Keyboard in the web browser (Safari)

Prayer Times iPod/iPhone Application

iQuran

English-Arabic Dictionary for iPod/iPhone

Front Screen of iPhone/iPod Touch in Arabic

Arabic SMS: Texting in Arabic

Arabic script in Notes

iAzkar : Daily Supplications Application

Source of Realia

iphoneislam.com
iphone4arabs.com/
mem9.net/iphone/

Humorous Video Realia : I don’t need subtitles! I studied at the American Uni. of Cairo!

arabiclearner — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:17:34 +0000

Source of Realia

YouTube.com

Book Realia : Finding Your Strength in Difficult Times | فجر طاقتك الكامنة في الأوقات الصعبة – كتاب في التأملات

arabiclearner — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:19:34 +0000

فجر طاقتك الكامنة في الأوقات الصعبة – كتاب في التأملات

Click on image to download the entire book (translated into Arabic)

Finding Your Strength in Difficult Times, David Viscott

Click on image to browse a Full Preview online version

Source of Realia

Saaid.net
Google Books

A gift of friendship from the American people : Miscellaneous Realia

arabiclearner — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:59:19 +0000

The following realia items were goods donated by Spirit of America and by Americans serving in Iraq. They are understood to be gifts of friendship from the American people.

This seems like another attempt to improve perceptions and relations between the Iraqis and Americans.

Pedagogical/Language Learning Applications

You may use these realia to learn and consolidate the key vocabulary listed below.

Key Vocabulary

Friendship : صداقة
People : الشعب
Gift : هدية
Gift of friendship : هدية الصداقة

The tote bags used for school supply kits were printed with “Friendship” and “A gift of friendship from the American people to the people of Iraq” in Arabic and English.

15,000 flying discs were printed with “Friendship” in Arabic and English.

The medical kits were put in high quality duffel-type travel bags. Each bag had a luggage tag with the message “A gift of friendship from the American people.”

Stickers with the message “A gift of friendship from the American people”

Source of Realia

Spiritofamerica.net

Book Realia : Basic & Intermediate Arabic Workbook (John Mace) | Limited Preview

arabiclearner — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:06:58 +0000

Basic Arabic Workbook: For Revision and Practice by John Mace

Click on image to browse a Limited Preview online version

Intermediate Arabic Workbook by John Mace

Click on image to browse a Limited Preview online version

Source of Realia

Google Books

Book Realia : Using Arabic: A Guide to Contemporary Usage | Limited Preview

arabiclearner — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:46:53 +0000

Using Arabic: A Guide to Contemporary Usage by Mahdi Alosh

Click on image to browse a Limited Preview online version

Source of Realia

Google Books

Book Realia : Moroccan & Egyptian Arabic Phrasebooks | Limited Preview

arabiclearner — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:34:37 +0000

Lonely Planet Egyptian Arabic Phrasebook (Paperback) by Siona Jenkins
Arabic at a Glance: Phrase Book & Dictionary for Travelers
Arabic Phrase Book by Berlitz Publishing Company
Moroccan Arabic Phrasebook By Dan Bacon, Bichr Andjar, Abdennabi Benchehda

Lonely Planet Egyptian Arabic Phrasebook (Paperback) by Siona Jenkins

Click on image to browse a limited preview version

Arabic at a Glance: Phrase Book & Dictionary for Travelers

By Hilary Wise, of Barron’s Educational Series

Click on image to browse a Limited Preview online version

Arabic Phrase Book by Berlitz Publishing Company

Click on image to browse a Limited Preview online version

Moroccan Arabic Phrasebook By Dan Bacon, Bichr Andjar, Abdennabi Benchehda

Click on image to browse a Limited Preview online version

Source of Realia

Google Books

Book Realia : Easy Arabic Grammar | Limited Preview

arabiclearner — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:25:05 +0000

Easy Arabic Grammar (Paperback)
by Jane Wightwick (Author), Mahmoud Gaafar (Author)

Click on image to browse a Limited Preview online version

Source of Realia

Google Books