THOURIA BENFERHAT

Things You Need to Know About Arabic… and English

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 learning!

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THOURIA BENFERHAT

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Education

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Latest episode

May 30, 2026

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Episodes

One-of-a-kind Mother’s Day Gifts 🎁 26.04.2024

https://benable.com/Thouria/gifts-for-mom Heaven is under mothers’ feet = الجنة تحت اقدام الأمهات Unique Mother’s Day Gifts 🎁 with an Islamic flair, created by Thouria Benferhat Visit my webpage https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/

Arabic Dialects - So Far and Yet So Close 15.04.2024

From my first book (INTRO TO ARABIC THROUGH LOVE EXPRESSIONS), "In Arabic,... I Love You": https://www.amazon.com/Arabic-Love-You-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%AD%D8%A8%D9%83/dp/B08W7DN163 There are four main 3ammiyya groups: Khaleeji, Maghrebi, Masri and Shaami. Khaleeji (also called Gulf Arabic or Arabian Peninsular Arabic; “Khaleeji” means “Gulf” in adjective form)....

Demystifying Arabic Sounds: “kha” خ and “ghain” غ 05.04.2024

Thought they do sound similar because they are both pronounced in the soft palate, these two sounds are very different. Both sounds are also fricative. This means that, as the air is pushing through, there is friction at the point of articulation (the point where the sound is being produced), between something at the bottom and something at the top of the inside of the mouth or throat. For the sou...

"My first Arabic Workbook, with Accompanying Videos: Ameera’s Book 📕 " 28.03.2024

My First Arabic Workbook, with Accompanying Videos: Ameera’s Book (In Arabic...) Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc  Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouria More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send me a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Buy my creations! They make...

Testing AI: I Asked Copilot About "Things You Need to Know About Arabic... and English" Podcast, in Arabic and English :) 22.03.2024

I Asked Copilot About "Things You Need to Know About Arabic... and English" Podcast, in Arabic and English :)... Here's the result! There are grammar and pronunciation mistakes in the Arabic version... and... I don't agree with the last Arabic sentence!!! So fun playing with AI! Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc   Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOO...

How to advertise your books 📚 كيفية الإعلان عن كتبك 21.03.2024

See my books here (ake shure to follow to findout when I publish my next nooks!): https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AThouria+Benferhat+M.A.&s=relevancerank&text=Thouria+Benferhat+M.A.&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

How do You Say “He left me” and “She left me” in Arabic? 15.03.2024

Explaining how تركني, he left me and تركتني (standard Arabic, for he left me and she left me) in different colloquials. Answering this correct post: https://www.quora.com/I-believe-in-Arabic-when-I-want-to-say-he-left-me-I-use-sayebny-%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C-So-how-can-I-say-She-left-me

How do you say OK in Arabic? 09.03.2024

Answering a question someone asked on Quora: How do you say OK in Arabic? In MSA, you would say: jayyid جيد (means: good) However, since this is a colloquial expression, it will change from one country to another or from one region to another. In Algeria for example, we say: Sa77a صحة (means: health) In Egypt or the Levant, people say: Tayyeb طيب (means good, for food or people) in the Arab Gulf,...

Why do people say حبيبي HABIBI to a female? 05.03.2024

Explaining Why do people say have you been to a female. Here is the Quora post that prompted this episode: https://www.quora.com/Is-Habibis-a-masculine-or-feminine-word-in-Arabic-If-it-is-masculine-how-would-a-woman-address-her-male-partner-as-my-love-in-Arabic/answer/Thouria-Benferhat?ch=17&oid=1477743744248772&share=4f59bb9d&srid=3pzki&target_type=answer

Currently One of the Top 15 Polyglot Podcasts: "Things You Need to Know about Arabic… and English" 27.02.2024

Link to post: https://podcasts.feedspot.com/polyglot_podcasts/ Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc  Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouria More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send me a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Buy my creations! They make beautiful gifts! h...

Differences Between Arabic Verbs "araada”, "Talaba” and "sa’ala" 23.02.2024

Answering this question on Quora: https://qr.ae/psRzSo In classical Arabic, in the context of "wanting", what are the differences between "araada”, "Talaba” and "sa’ala"? In classical Arabic, in the context of "wanting", what are the differences between "araada”, "Talaba” and "sa’ala"? 1- araada = want ‏**أريد** **أن** **أسافر** I want to...

Learn how to Introduce Yourself in Arabic: Polyglot Gathering 2024 17.02.2024

Meet me at the 2024 Polyglot Gathering event:https://www.facebook.com/polyglotgathering I'll be teaching you how to Introduce Yourself in Arabic! https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ Pinsterest on steroids: Benable is a tool to create shareable lists of things you recommend! You can skip the waitlist and create your own shareable lists by signing up using my invite link: https://benable.com/i/3PW...

How to say “how are you” in seven varieties of Arabic (to a male) 09.02.2024

Learn how to say “how are you” in seven varieties of Arabic (to a male): To a male: FuS7a/MSA. كَيفَ حالُكَ؟ آش خبارَك؟ Moroccan Algerian واش راك؟ Tunisian/Libyan شنَيَّ حوالَك؟ Sudanese/Egyptian إزَّيَّك؟ Levantine كيفَك؟ Gulf شلونَك؟

Arabic tongue twister number one: لحم الحمام حلال ولحم الحمار حرام 29.01.2024

‎ لحم الحمام حلال ولحم الحمار حرام Pigeon meat is Halal and donkey meat is Haram. Watch a father and son practice: https://www.instagram.com/tv/C2qoXNtIYex/?igsh=M2g5Z3U2aDVrM3Jw Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouria More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT...

Tiny Inspiring Bilingual Story 37 with Workbook Announcement - How Short is Life! 28.01.2024

Please consider leaving a rating and/or a review to show your support. Thanks! How to look at the bright side when winter gets you down: Tiny Inspiring Bilingual Story 37 with Workbook Announcement - How Short is Life! ENGLISH-ARABIC Learn English and Arabic with Tiny Inspiring Stories! This time, we're sharing a bilingual English-Arabic story called: How Short is Life! If you're interested in lea...

What does this mean? ها الشب شو معقد 12.01.2024

Explaining this sentence ها الشب شو معقد

Can you start an Arabic word with an ALIF? 08.01.2024

Somebody on Quora just asked: “How come the words Allah and the definite article AL in Arabic start with ALIF, while the rule is that you cannot start a word with an ALIF in Arabic?” When you see an ALIF at the beginning of word, it’s not just an ALIF. It’s there to carry either a Hamza, a MADDA or a WaSla. See other episodes on this podcast to find out more about those three. In the meantime, her...

Counting, in Arabic (listen and repeat), with Quiz 29.12.2023

After studying the numbers, you can now listen and repeat to practice counting in Arabic. I have included a little quiz at the end of this podcast. Do let me know if you would like more of these in the future. You can leave a voice message to let me know, or you can email me. Thanks for listening. Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOO...

Language Gifts 🎁: My Books on Sale! 28.12.2023

See books here: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Benferhat/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ABenferhat Continue learning! Follow mme on YT! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAD75g0_XNo27HeVK6nXyVA - #arabic - #arabiclanguage - #arabicdialects - #arabiclove - #arabicworkbook - #arabicculture - #arabiceducation - #arabicliterature - #multilingual - #multilingualbooks - #multilingualkids ------ ***Subscribe, clic...

“Cheek” and “Cheeks” in Arabic, English and French 25.12.2023

“Cheek” and “cheeks” in Arabic, English and French https://www.amazon.com/stores/Thouria%20Benferhat/author/B08WJG8SC5

How I Made Stuffed Grape Leaves 24.12.2023

How I Made Stuffed Grape Leaves Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc   Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouria More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send me a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message Buy my creations! They make beautiful gifts! https://benable.com/Thouria Ben...

Travel Questions - ARABIC in Context- Episode 1 19.12.2023

TRAVEL QUESTIONS ‏أهلا! أنا مسافرة الآن وقررت أن أعمل هذا البودكاست عن السفر! Hello! I am traveling now, and I have decided to do this podcast on Travel! سأجيب عن هذه الأسئلة في الحلقة القادمة. I will answer these questions in the next episode. ‏ ‏هل تسافر/تسافرين كثيرا؟ Do you travel a lot? ‏ما هي البلدان التي زرتَها/زرتِها؟  What are the countries that you have visited? إذا لم تسافر/تسافري إلى ل...

English-Arabic Cooking Lesson: Ameera Cooks Lentil Soup ‏أميرة تطبخ شوربة العدس 15.12.2023

You learn languages better while learning something else. Right? I taught my student Ameera Arabic in this Cooking Lesson: Ameera Cooks Lentil Soup ‏أميرة تطبخ شوربة العدس Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc   Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouria More on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send...

EN - AR_ Hobbies Verbs_ clubhouse audio 2022 10 05 01.12.2023

Helping students make sentences with Hobbies verbs. Help me get a laptop: ⁠ https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc ⁠   Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) ⁠ https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouria ⁠ More on my YouTube channel: ⁠ https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT ⁠ Send me a voice message: ⁠ https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/message ⁠ Buy my creations! They make beautiful gi...

How to Read Arabic Numbers, 0-1000+, with Examples 01.12.2023

How to Read Arabic Numbers, 0-1000+, with Examples Missing some details? Here's the complete numbers playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/49qIjoPJPSR7EIdTsGhiqa?si=Hs7IPrVJSQ20Z59yAT9jKw&pi=u-u6j9XpucQL-F

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