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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May 30, 2026

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Episodes

Recorded YouTube Live: Hobbies Verbs in Context 24.11.2023

Hobbies Verbs in a story Context. Read the story with me! 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 beauti...

What is the difference between 'amaan', 'amaanah' & 'amaanii'? 24.11.2023

Most roots in Arabic are made up of three consonants. The root of a word in Arabic is a set of consonants that carries the core meaning of the word. These three words share the same root, which is أمن. Here are the meanings of these three words: 'aman', should read: 'amaan': أمان, safety, security, protection, or trust. 'amanah', should read: 'amaanah': أمانة, honesty, integrity, or trustworthines...

1000 Arabic and English Verbs, Part 5: 22 Verbs to Talk about Hobbies 17.11.2023

1000 Arabic and English Verbs, Part 5: 22 Verbs to Talk about Hobbies In English, I will read the infinitive. In Arabic, I will read: ◦ the past, third person, masculine, singular (which is the equivalent of the infinitive) ◦ the present, third person, masculine, singular, and ◦ the substantive (noun form, maSDar), which is also used as the ING form in English. More on my YouTube channel: ⁠https:/...

How do you say “two” in Arabic? Pronunciation, Grammar and Dialects 17.11.2023

“Two“ in standard Arabic can be ITHNAAN, or ITHNAYN: ITHNAAN if it’s in the nominative case, ITHNAYN if it’s in the accusative or genitive/prepositional cases. When a noun is isolated in Arabic, it is in the nominative case, so that would be ITHNAAN. That being said, when Arabs speak, about 90 percent of them use ITHNAYN regardless of grammatical context, even though it is grammatically incorrect...

1000 Arabic and English Verbs, Part 4: 24 Verbs, to Talk About Workday 10.11.2023

In English, I will read the infinitive. In Arabic, I will read: ◦ the past, third person, masculine, singular (which is the equivalent of the infinitive) ◦ the present, third person, masculine, singular, and ◦ the substantive (noun form, maSDar), which is also used as the ING form in English.

Review Colors and Grammar through Flowers 05.11.2023

Review colors, feminine and masculine, as well as non-human plural agreement. 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 beau...

20 War-Related English and Arabic Verbs 28.10.2023

20 Arabic and English verbs about war. This list is available, with example sentences for subscribers. 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...

How do you say “money”, in Arabic? 20.10.2023

‏ answering a question on Quora: How do you say “money”, in Arabic? فلوس، نقود، مال دراهم = Morocco and Saudi Arabia مصاري = Lebanon زَلَط Yemen Bahrain Money = بيزات Change = خَردة 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/THOURIABENFERH...

Scholarship for Arabic Learners 13.10.2023

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Levantine ARABIC GREETINGS 13.10.2023

Levantine ARABIC GREETINGS are understood throughout the Arab world so when someone asked about them, I decided to publish this episode as I think it will be useful to everyone interested in learning Arabic. أهلا مرحبا أهلا وسهلا كيفك؟ منيح منيحة مع السلامة ‏الله يسلمك صباح الخير صباح النور مساء الخير مساء النور تصبح على خير تصبحي على خير وانت من أهل الخير ‏وانت من اهله Help me get a laptop: https...

“How do Arabs feel, speaking MSA/Fus7a with foreigners?” 29.09.2023

Answering this question on Quora: “How do Arabs feel, speaking MSA/Fus7a with foreigners?” If you are used to speaking MSA/Fus7a on a regular basis, that is, if you are a journalist or a teacher of MSA/Fus7a, for example, you probably feel OK. Otherwise, it can feel very tedious to maintain a conversation in MSA/Fus7a. Link to the Quora thread: https://qr.ae/pK172b

Arabic Genitive Construction: What does حزمة خطة كيتو mean? 17.09.2023

Answering this question on Quora: What does this expression mean? حزمة خطة كيتو Link to question on Quora: https://www.quora.com/What-is-%D8%AD%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%B7%D8%B7-%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%88/answer/Thouria-Benferhat?ch=17&oid=1477743695381152&share=709c9fd7&srid=3pzki&target_type=answer

How to say this, in English, and Arabic: ‏اليوم عيد ميلادي! 🥳 Today’s my birthday 12.09.2023

How to say this, in English, and Arabic: ‏اليوم عيد ميلادي! 🥳 Today’s my birthday

Picnic Bastilla بسطيلة النزهة 08.09.2023

I simplified my Bastilla for the picnic بسطت بسطيلتي للنزهة 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...

Listeners in 131 Countries مستمعون في 131 بلدا 01.09.2023

Thanking my listeners in 131 countries. Shout out to all of you! ‏شكرا لمستمعيَّ في 131 بلدا. تقديري لكم جميعا ! Support this podcast: Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouria Continue learning on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send me a voice message: https:...

What is the difference between ذو and ذي in Arabic and can we say ذي القرنین instead of ذو القرنین? 01.09.2023

More detailed episode, with examples, in the different cases, here: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/episodes/The-Five-Nouns-in-Arabic-with-example-sentences-e28kb18 ‏Dhu'l Qarnain = ذو القرنين = The king with two horns It will depend on the function of this word in the sentence, as Arabic has declensions and the word “dhuu” is one of five words in Arabic that show declension by changing the la...

Thouria Benferhat on the Wickedly Smart Women Podcast 30.08.2023

https://www.wickedlysmartwomen.com/episodes/thouria-benferhat —- @wickelysmartwomen Support this podcast: Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouria Continue learning on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send me a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat...

My book “In Arabic… I love you” is on sale! 30.08.2023

See on AMAZON: In Arabic… I Love You: بالعربية... أحبك https://a.co/d/0wV5EgF Support this podcast: Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouria Continue learning on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send me a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thouria-benferhat/messa...

Join my Free Language Lessons on Clubhouse! 29.08.2023

I teach Arabic, English, French and Spanish. Follow me a Clubhouse: To join my free lessons, make sure to: 1. Sign up for my newsletter. You will receive the monthly schedule of free lessons, with lesson times, and titles: https://www.thouriabenferhat.com/ 2. Find me on Clubhouse! https://www.clubhouse.com/@thouria?utm_medium=ch_profile&utm_campaign=hXSDPQ1i5sbuDD9gAbE2vw-871386 Support this podca...

How do you say “virtual hybrid event”, in Arabic? 25.08.2023

‏حدث افتراضي هجين Support this podcast: 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 Benable is a tool to...

How do you say “Good night!” to a male in Arabic? 23.08.2023

In standard Arabic (MSA), you say: tuSbi7 3ala kheer. In most Arabic dialects/colloquials, you say: tiSba7 3ala kheer. Link to Quora post: https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-say-goodnight-to-a-male-in-Arabic Support this podcast: Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouria Continue learning on my...

How to follow and rate a podcast on Spotify (ENGLISH Version) 16.08.2023

Many of you have asked how to follow or rate my podcast so I decided to make this video to show you how. Support this podcast: Help me get a laptop: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thouriabenferhatllc Or: Buy me a Coffee (I LOOOVE COFFEE!) https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thouria Continue learning on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/THOURIABENFERHAT Send me a voice message: https://anchor...

Five Tips to Improve your Speaking Ability خمس نصائح لتحسين قدرتك على التحدث 14.08.2023

The transcript of this podcast episode is a sample from my upcoming book: “100 things you need to know about Arabic” , a workbook for Arabic and English practice, for English speakers, studying ARABIC and for ARABIC Speakers studying English. Follow me on Amazon to find out when the book comes out: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Thouria%20Benferhat/author/B08WJG8SC5 1 Listen to your target language...

CHATGPT Typed my Lessons😀😀 طبع شات جبتي دروسي 21.07.2023

Here’s the video on my YouTube channel: *CHATGPT Typed my Lessons😀😀 طبع شات جبتي دروسي https://youtu.be/HELP3EMwtBU 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 Benable is a tool to create shareable lists of things you recommend!...

Travel Questions: ARABIC and ENGLISH in Context- Episode 1 18.07.2023

Questions people usually ask about travel. How would you answer these questions? Part two will include answers to these questions.

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