Language Learning

حِذَاءُ الْبَخِيلِ This Arabic story is for learners of Arabic as an additional language. We took it from a book written by Kamil Keilany, an Egyptian writer and a poet. The original text was written for native speakers of Arabic. To make it suitable for learners of Arabic as an additional language, we have abridged it, rephrased it in an elegant, flowing, and less complicated…

الفلَّاحُ الْمَظْلُومُ This is an Arabic short story for beginners, namely for non-Arabs. It is taken from a book entitled The Legends of Nations. This book is written by Quadri Qualaji. The original text is in more advanced Arabic. This Arabic short story for beginners has been abridged and simplified to be suitable for learners of Arabic as a foreign language. فِي أَحَدِ …

الشَّيْخُ الْهِنْدِيُّ This Arabic story is for learners of Arabic as an additional language. We took it from a book written by Kamil Keilany, an Egyptian writer and a poet. The original text was written for native speakers of Arabic. To make it suitable for learners of Arabic as an additional language, we have abridged it, rephrased it in an elegant, flowing, and less complic…

الْحَيَّةُ الْبَيْضَاءُ This story has been taken from Brothers Grimm’s Folk Tale Collections. To make it more interesting, we have elaborated upon it in order to depict the hero’s emotions  and give it more meaning and humanity. For every behavior of his, we gave a reason to rid the story of ambiguity and simplicity that is common in folktales. The story is meant for learners…

التَّاجِرُ مَرْمَرُ This Arabic story is for learners of Arabic as an additional language. We took it from a book written by Kamil Keilany, an Egyptian writer and a poet. The original text was written for native speakers of Arabic. To make it suitable for learners of Arabic as an additional language, we have abridged it, rephrased it in an elegant, flowing, and less complicate…

أُغْنِيَّةُ الْعَظْمَةِ This story has been taken from Brothers Grimm’s Folk Tale Collections. To make it more interesting, we have elaborated upon it in order to depict the characters' emotions  and give it more meaning and humanity. For every behavior of theirs, we gave a reason to rid the story of ambiguity and simplicity that is common in folktales. The story is meant for …

بِنْتُ الصَّبَّاغ This Arabic story is for learners of Arabic as a foreign language. We took it from a book written by Kamil Keilany, an Egyptian writer and a poet. The original text was written for native speakers of Arabic. To make it suitable for learners of Arabic as a foreign language, it has been abridged, appropriately simplified, and slightly modified. Some of the deta…

تَاجِرُ بَغْدَادَ This Arabic story is for learners of Arabic as a foreign language. We took it from a book written by Kamil Keilany, an Egyptian writer and a poet. The original text was written for native speakers of Arabic. To make it suitable for learners of Arabic as a foreign language, it has been abridged, appropriately simplified, and slightly modified. Some of the deta…