Q: There are a few main aspects of your table that you'll want to know before creating one:   Title — Your title will go directly after the "create table" command, and must follow the same rules as your database's name (e.g., no spaces).  Column Heading — You can determine column headings by typing different names into a set of parentheses (see the next step's example).   Cell Length — When determining cell length, you'll use either "VARCHAR" (variable characters, meaning that you can type in between one and the VARCHAR's limit number of characters) or "CHAR" (requires no more and no less than the specified number of characters; for example, CHAR(1) requires one character, CHAR(3) requires three characters, and so on).   Date — If you want to add a date to your chart, you'll use the "DATE" command to indicate that the column's contents will be formatted as a date. The date should be entered in YYYY-MM-DD format. Before you can input data for your chart, you'll need to create the chart's structure by typing in the following and then pressing ↵ Enter:  create table name (column1 varchar(20), column2 varchar(30), column3 char(1), column4 date);    For example, to create a table called "Pets" with two VARCHAR columns, a CHAR column, and a date column, you might write the following:  create table Pets (Name varchar(20), Breed varchar(30), Sex char(1), DOB date); Using the "insert" command, you can enter your database's information line-by-line:  insert into name  values ('column1 value', 'column2 value', 'column3 value', 'column4 value');    For the "Pets" table example used previously, your line might look like this:   insert into Pets values ('Fido', 'Husky', 'M', '2017-04-12');    You can enter the word NULL for a column's contents if the column is blank. If your database is relatively small, you can insert the rest of the data line-by-line by using the "insert" code. If you elect to do this, skip the next step. If you have a database which requires more lines of information than are practical to insert by hand, you can reference a text file that contains the data by using the following code:  load data local infile '/path/name.txt' into table name lines terminated by '\r\n';    For the "Pets" example, you would write something like the following:  load data local infile 'C:/Users/name/Desktop/pets.txt' into table Pets lines terminated by '\r\n';    On a Mac computer, you'll need to use the "lines terminated by" command with '\r' instead of '\r\n'. Enter the show databases; command, then select your database by typing in select * from name; where "name" is the database's name. For example, if using the "Pet Records" database, you'd enter the following:  show databases; select * from Pet_Records;
A: Understand the different table commands. Create the table outline. Add a line to your table. Insert the rest of your data if possible. Upload a text file if needed. View your table.

Q: Listening to Arabic music is a great way to immerse yourself in the language as well as become more familiar with common words and phrases. The typically repetitive nature of song lyrics reinforces the words and phrases in your mind.  Major music streaming services typically have an Arabic channel or Arabic playlists. Check with your favorite streaming service to find out what's available. If you happen upon an artist that you like, search them online. You may be able to download their albums or watch music videos for some of the songs you like. Movies and television allow you to listen to more natural Arabic conversations. Many popular movies have also been dubbed into Arabic, so if you find a movie you're already familiar with, you'll find you start to comprehend a lot more of what's going on and what the characters are saying.  Fantasy and historical drama tend to be dubbed in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), while contemporary comedies and dramas are usually dubbed in either Egyptian Arabic or Levantine Arabic. Reality television tends to use a limited vocabulary and exposes you to more realistic unscripted conversations. You likely learned how to read in your native language with simple children's books. This is also an effective way to start reading Arabic. Copying the sentences from the stories can help you practice your writing as well.  For free children's ebooks, visit http://www.childrenslibrary.org/icdl/SimpleSearchCategory?langid=309. Visit the Arabic Collections Online at http://dlib.nyu.edu/aco/ to access more than 10,000 free digitized books in Arabic. Use sticky notes to write the Arabic word for objects in your home and label them. Every time you see the object, repeat the Arabic word for that object aloud. Over time, you'll come to think of that object by its Arabic name first. This can be a great way to expand your vocabulary as well as get your brain used to thinking in Arabic.  Extensive Arabic vocabulary lists are available at http://arabic.desert-sky.net/vocab.html to help you create your labels. Once you've committed your first set of labels to memory, take them off and use different labels. Generally, it's a good idea to go from large to small so you don't get confused about what the label applies to. For example, you might first label your sofa as a whole, then add labels for "arm" or "cushion." Al Jazeera has a website available at https://learning.aljazeera.net/en that offers news as well as basic learning stories and videos in basic Arabic to help you learn the language. From the website, you can also take language level tests or chat with an Arabic teacher.  Even if you don't use the video resources, you can take advantage of the online dictionary available on the site to look up words you don't know. Al Jazeera broadcasts and language lessons primarily focus on Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). However, you'll also find lessons on Mediterranean Arabic. The ultimate test of immersion is spending time in a country where the majority of the people speak Arabic. Simply sitting at a café and listening to the conversation around you can help improve your comprehension. Try to go to a country that speaks the form of Arabic you've been studying, or you may find you have a difficult time understanding people despite your study. For example, if you've been studying Levantine Arabic, you would want to travel to Lebanon or Jordan rather than to Egypt.
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Listen to Arabic music. Watch movies and television in Arabic. Read children's books in Arabic. Label items around your house with their Arabic names. Practice reading and listening comprehension with Al Jazeera. Travel to an Arabic country.