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Al-Fusha Mofida: Video by Middlebury Arabic School 2012

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The following video titled 'Al-Fusha Mofida' [Classical Arabic Is Useful] was creatively and humorously made by students at the Middlebury Arabic School 2012.  Kudos to Jesse McConnell!

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ุฃู…ูŠุฑุฉ ุงู„ุจูŠู„ูŠ ูˆุงู„ู‚ุตูŠุฏุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุฃุจูƒุช ู…ุตุฑ(ุฃู†ุง ู…ู„ูŠุช)

ุฃู…ูŠุฑุฉ ุงู„ุจูŠู„ูŠ ุดุงุนุฑุฉ ู…ุตุฑูŠุฉ ู…ู† ู…ูˆุงู„ูŠุฏ ู…ุญุงูุธุฉ ุงู„ุงุณูƒู†ุฏุฑูŠุฉ ุจุฏุฃุช ูƒุชุงุจุฉ ุงู„ุดุนุฑ ู…ู† ูขู ูกูค ูˆุงุณุชู…ุฑุช ููŠ ุชุทูˆูŠุฑ ุงุณู„ูˆุจู‡ุง ููŠ ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจุฉ ูˆุงู„ุงู„ู‚ุงุก ูˆุชู…ูŠุฒุช ููŠ ุงู„ูุชุฑุฉ ุงู„ุงุฎูŠุฑุฉ ุจุฃุณู„ูˆุจู‡ุง ุงู„ุฎุงุต.  ูˆู‚ุฏ ู†ุงู„ุช ู‚ุตูŠุฏุชู‡ุง "ุฃู†ุง ู…ู„ูŠุช" ูˆุงู„ุชูŠ ุฃุจูƒุช ู…ุตุฑ ุจุงู„ู…ุฑูƒุฒ ุงู„ุงูˆู„ ููŠ ู…ุณุงุจู‚ุฉ ุงุจุฏุงุน ุงู„ุงุณูƒู†ุฏุฑูŠุฉ.  ูŠู…ูƒู†ูƒู… ู…ุดุงู‡ุฏุฉ ุงู„ููŠุฏูŠูˆ ุฃุฏู†ุงู‡ ุฃูˆ ุนุจุฑ ุงู„ุฑุงุจุท ุงู„ุชุงู„ูŠ:  ุฃู†ู‚ุฑ ู‡ู†ุง ูƒู„ู…ุงุช ุงู„ู‚ุตูŠุฏุฉ ุชุนุจุช ูَ ู‚ู…ุช ูƒู„ู…ุชู‡ ู…ุงู†ุง ุจู†ุชู‡ ู‡ูŠูู‡ู…ู†ูŠ ูˆูŠูู‡ู… ุงู†ูŠ ู…ุญุชุงุฌุฉ ูŠูƒู„ู…ู†ูŠ ูˆูŠุณู…ุนู†ูŠ ูˆูŠูู‡ู… ุงู†ูŠ ู…ุฎู†ูˆู‚ุฉ ูˆุญุถู†ู‡ ุจุณ ู‡ูŠุณุงุนู†ูŠ ูَ ูƒู„ّู…ุชู‡. ุงู„ูˆ ؟ ู‡ูˆุงู†ุช ู„ูŠู‡ ุณุงูƒุช ؟ ุฃู„ูˆ ููŠุง ุญุฌุงุช ู…ุงุชุช ! ุงู„ูˆ ุชุนุจุงู†ุฉ ููŠ ุฃุณู…ุนู†ูŠ ..  ูŠุฑุฏ ูŠู‚ูˆู„ ูˆุงูŠู‡ ูŠุนู†ูŠ ؟ ู…ุง ูƒู„ ุงู„ุฎู„ู‚ ุชุนุจุงู†ุฉ ..ูˆุงูŠู‡ ูŠุนู†ูŠ ู…ู„ุงู…ุญูƒ ู„ุณุฉ ุจู‡ุชุงู†ุฉ ู…ุง ุนุงุฏูŠ ูƒู„ู†ุง ู…ุฑุถู‰ .. ุฌุฑุญู†ูŠ ุจุนุฌุฒูŠ ุนู† ุงู†ูŠ ุงุฑุฏ ุงู„ู‚ุณูˆุฉ ู„ูŠู‡ ู„ูƒู† .. ุงู†ุง ู‚ู„ุจูŠ ู…ู‡ูˆุด ุฏุงูƒู† ุนุดุงู† ูŠู‚ุณูŠ ูˆูŠูƒุฑู‡ ุญุฏ..  ู…ู‡ูˆุงุด ุญุฏ ูู€ ู„ูŠู‡ ุฌุฑّุญ .؟ ูˆุฒุนู„ู†ูŠ ูŠุงุฑูŠุชู‡ ู…ุง ุฑุฏ ، ูˆู„ูŠู‡ ุงุชุบูŠุฑ ุจู‚ุง ุจุงุฑุฏ ูˆู„ูŠู‡ ุดุงุฑุฏ ุจุนูŠุฏ ุนู†ูŠ  ู…ุง ูƒุงู† ุจูŠู‚ูˆู„ ุฒู…ุงู† ุงู†ูŠ ู…ุฑุงุชู‡ ูˆุงู… ู„ุนูŠุงู„ู‡ ูˆู‚ุงู„ูŠ ุงู†ูŠ ู‡ุจู‚ุงู„ู‡ ุงู†ุง ุจุงู‚ูŠุฉ ู„ูƒู† ู‡ูˆ ุงู„ูŠ ุจูŠุนุงูุฑ ู„ูŠุฎุณุฑู†ูŠ ูƒุณุฑู†ูŠ ู„ูƒู†ูŠ ุญุจูŠุชู‡..  ูŠุงุฑูŠุชู†ูŠ ู…ุง ูƒُู†ุช ุญุจูŠุชู‡ ูˆูˆู‡ุจุชู‡ ุงู„ู‚ู„ุจ ูˆุงุฏูŠุชู‡ ุญู†ูŠู† ุนู…ุฑู‡ ู…ุง ูƒุงู† ูŠุญู„ู… ุจุญุฏ ูŠุญุจู‡ ูŠูˆู… ู‚ุฏูŠ .. ...

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