May 14th, 2010 8 comments
In today's lesson, there are a few phrases you might want to add to your treasure chest of useful vocabulary. Mohamed and Ehab teach you how to advise someone to do or see something, as well as how to give a good excuse if you are unable to take up their suggestion.

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dcundy says
Sat 15th May 10@02:01 am

I just wanted to say that the castles in Ajlun and Karak are wonderful. One is an Arab castle and one is a crusader castle. (Sorry, not a language comment!)
Sat 15th May 10@12:12 pm

"The Red Fortress” is an amazing castle in Granada, Spain. There’s a video podcast about it. By the way, these are additional vocabulary that you might find useful with castles:

قديمة – Qadeemah – Old
كبيرة – Kabeerah – Big
دفاع – Defaa3 – Defense
جيش – Jaysh - Army
na7la says
Sat 15th May 10@01:49 pm

Another fantastic fortress not to miss is the Hosn Citadel in Syria (قلعة الحصن, also known as Krak des Chevaliers)!
My dictionary says that both words in arabic are used for "fortress", but as the Aleppo citadel is called (قلعة حلب), I assume (قلعة) is used rather as a translation for "citadel".
In Hosn I found a sign saying
(برج القائد)/Command Tower.
Would this word also be used for "Watch Tower"?
Ehab says
Sat 15th May 10@08:30 pm

Nice comments all. Na7lah, (Watchtower) is (Burj muraaqabah برج مراقبة) by the way.
sindibad says
Sat 15th May 10@08:59 pm

ehab for long time i wonder on your forehead there s glasses? i mean in the pic : ) not related with the lesson sorry... but i m just curious
na7la says
Sun 16th May 10@07:49 pm

Nice comment Sindibad, it took me a while to figure out Ehab's glasses in the pic ههه wink
BTW, Ehab, how to say in Arabic: "Don't miss this (unique) chance!"
Ehab says
Mon 17th May 10@03:27 am

Oh, probably I should put more recent picture, something taken while recording.

It is (لا تُضيّع هذه الفرصة), Na7la. And the pronunciation is (laa tu9'ayye3 haad'ihi alfur9ah).
Fri 28th May 10@09:52 pm

AssalamU 3aleikum. Maaashaaa2 Allah, the lessons great! I'm learning your lessons too. But I haven't got any apportunity to enter the Inet,But even downloading mp3 and pdf it is really working! shukran
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