Peep a Pic: Neighborhood Playground

Salaamah District, Jeddah KSA

In Shaa Allaah, a directory of playgrounds will be compiled and listed for your convenience.

Madrasah Safiyyah bint ‘Abdil Mutallib

Now accepting students for the 1430 – 1431H school year.

Kids classes:

Rawdhah, Tamheedi

• Quraan Memorization
• Al Qaa-idatun Nooraaniyyah
• Computer Lit.
• English Lessons
• Interactive teachings methods

Healthy meals provided.

Classes for Women: ( Quraan Memorization, Ahkaamut Tajweed, ‘Uloom Shar’iyyah)

Salaamah Dist.  (behind the Salaamah Police Station, near Masjid Zahraa)

Tel: 662 7778

Mobile: 050 452 4931

Employment Opps: Expat Engineer

FYI, not an endorsement.

Wanted:

• Contract Coordinator – Saudi Aramco Total Refining & Petrochemical Company
• Production Manager
• More…

Word List 2

As promised, here’s word list #2.

Min jadeed: From the beginning

Shaabi (adj.) – Poor

• Shaabi:  Pronounced just like the English word “shabby” meaning: run-down, seedy, not up to par in quality, dilapidated

*Shaabi – Colloquial ‘Arabic, ’Arabizi or ironic? :)

Habbah: Qit‘ah – piece

• Habbaat/Qita’ – pieces
• Li habbah – per piece

Min jid: Haqeeqatan – In reality, actually, in fact, really, etc…

Kateer: Katheer – A lot, much, many, etc.

Shoor(ee): Udkhul(ee) – Enter, get in!

Marra: Jiddan – Very

Sanfarah- Emery (nail file, emery board)

• The locals say mabrid or mibrid when referring to a nail file and sanfarah when referring to facial/body scrub (i.e. beauty product)

Shaambou: Saa-il lil Istihmaam - Shampoo

Shareehatu Lahm: Hamburghur – Hamburger

Shateerah: Sandweesh – Sandwich

I read this in the news… Low-slung jeans worn imitating US rap stars  partially revealing the underwear are known in Saudi ‘Arabia as “tayyihni.”

Billaahit tawfeeq.

Beginners Tajweed Course

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Schedule of the Beginners Tajwid CourseNovember 7 – December 26
Week 1	Sat. Nov. 7th	Wed. Nov.11th
Week 2	Sat. Nov. 14th	Wed. Nov. 18th
Hajj Break (Nov. 18th – Dec. 5th )
Week 3	Sat. Dec. 5th	Wed. Dec.9th
Week 4	Sat. Dec.12th	Wed. Dec.16th
Week 5	Sat. Dec.19th	Wed. Dec.26th

 

Start date: November 7^th /2009

End date: December 26^th /2009

Saturday & Wednesday: (9:00am – 12:00pm)

JCAL

Tel: 02 692 9527
Cell: 050 662 8277