Sunny Syria
Fun with Language
Family Matters
Analyzing Arabic
100

This is Syrian weather that Jude describes as "soupy".

What is humid?
100

(p.32) Jude compares a hot plate she doesn't want to touch to this,

What is the newspaper she doesn't want to read?

100

This person owns a store for tourists.

Who is Baba?

100

This is the Arabic word for quiet.

What is skety?

200

The town Jude lives in is near this geographical feature.

What is a sea?  

200

(p.51)  Jude uses this metaphor to describe how it feels to leave Fatima.

What is a river?

200

This is Jude's brother who is a revolutionary.

Who is Issa?

200

This is the English meaning of akeed.

What is of course?

300

This is what the police while Jude is visiting Issa.

What is raid the apartment?

300

This is the reason Issa moves from home.

What is revolution?

400

(p.48-49) This is the reason why Mama needs Jude to come with her to America.

What is she is pregnant?

500

(p.57) This is the advice Issa gives Jude when she is leaving for America. 

What is be brave?