Language Learning

الصَّيــَّــادُ الشُّجَــــاعُ We took this Arabic short story from a book written by Mohammed Al-Abrashi. The original story was written for native speakers of Arabic. It has been simplified, abridged, and slightly modified to make it suitable for learners of Arabic as an additional/foreign language. It is suitable for high-beginners and pre-intermediate learners. فِي قَدِ…

عَلِي بَابَا The following Arabic short story is for lower intermediate learners of Arabic. We took it from a short story book entitled Ali Baba. Kamel Kilani is the author of the story. He wrote it for native speakers of Arabic. So, it is in a more advanced Arabic. We have simplified and abridged the story to make it suitable for learners of Arabic as an additional language. …

أَبُو صِيْرٍ وَأَبُو قِيْرٍ The following Arabic short story is for lower intermediate learners of Arabic. We took it from a short story book entitled Abu Seer and Abu Qeer. Kamel Kilani is the author of the story. He wrote it for native speakers of Arabic. So, it is in a more advanced Arabic. We have simplified and abridged the story to make it suitable for learners of Arabic…

الْإِرْثُ This is an Arabic short story for beginners. It is for non-native speakers of Arabic. We took it from a story book entitled The Myths of the West. The author of this story is Sulaiman Mazhar. The original text is for native speakers of Arabic. So, it is in a more advanced Arabic. This Arabic short story for beginners has been abridged and simplified to make it suitab…

الْأَبُ دَائِمًا عَلَى صَوَابٍ This Arabic short story is for beginners. Specifically, it is for learners of Arabic as an additional language. We took it from a book entitled Samlede Eventyr og Historier. The book is written by Hans Christian Anderson. Duna Ghali and Stig T. Rasmussen translated it into Arabic. The original text is for the native speakers of Arabic. We abridge…

دَقَّاتُ الطُّبُولِ This is an Arabic short story for beginners. It is for non-native speakers of Arabic. We took it from a story book entitled The Myths of the West.  Sulaiman Mazhar is the author of this story. The original text is for native speakers of Arabic. So, it is in a more advanced Arabic. This Arabic short story for beginners has been abridged and simplified to mak…