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We’ve just published the first two eBooks in a new series named “Random,” and as the name implies, each book is a collection of unrelated sentences at the given level, with audio and English translations. Simple concept–and the idea is to provide lots of language in digestible chunks that you can study according to your needs and preferences. The plan is to have, at first, two books at each level. So, we so far have

I’m happy to announce we’ve added fifteen new Modern Standard Arabic Readers to our catalog. These are translations of the Levantine Arabic Readers series. Along with the adaptations from the Egyptian series, this brings the total number of readers in the Modern Standard Arabic series to thirty! Lots of great reading practice with fun stories at an intermediate level and professionally recorded audio to accompany them. And of course, if you’re already at an intermediate

I’ve added videos to our eBooks’ product pages featuring Ahmad ElKhodary (for Arabic) and Oksana Baranova (for Russian), two respected, well-known teachers of their respective languages that have worked on Lingualism projects in the past. Ahmad and Oksana take you through the materials to show you what you can expect to find in each book, its features and benefits, and their personal recommendations. We hope this will help you decide if the materials are right

On Lingualism.com, we sell digital products only. Our books are available for purchase as PDF eBooks. But our books are also available in paperback on Amazon. On each book’s product page on our website, there is a link to Amazon in case you prefer to get a book in print. Previously, I was using ‘smart links’ which detected your geographic location and would direct you to your local Amazon website (Amazon.de if you are in

I’ve optimized the PDF files for (nearly) all Lingualism eBooks. There should be no noticeable difference in the quality of images etc. in the PDFs. But optimized files are smaller and take up less space. Some files were previously 10 MB and are now under 1 MB. Feel free to re-download past purchases from your Account page if you would like the smaller, optimized PDF file. You may notice on the Changelog on product pages

I’ve added a new feature to the Lingualism Shop: Filters! Previously, you could choose the category (language/dialect )from a list at the top of the shop or in the menu bar at the top, but you couldn’t narrow down your search further. Some of the categories were getting quite long, especially with the numerous readers we’ve introduced in the past year. The first filter is Categories, so there’s no change here other than the style.

You can now purchase store credit at a discount to save even more at Lingualism.com. Currently, we have three options: $25, $50, and $100 store credit packages, which are priced at a 5%, 10%, and 15% discounts, respectively. When you buy store credit, it is applied to your account to use on future purchases. You can see your store credit balance anytime on your Account page. You can also choose to gift store credit to

I’m trying out a new system for users to log in without passwords. It’s experimental, so let me know how it works for you in the comments.

Mostafa Ahmed hosts a new 32-part series of free video lessons to help you with the materials in the Arabic Voices books. In Arabic Voices, participants from various countries share about themselves and their cultures speaking in their local dialects in some segments and in MSA in others. A principal feature of Arabic Voices is to show how well Arabs speak MSA spontaneously and how they sometimes even make mistakes and mix in their local

I’ve just put up lists of vocabulary for six varieties of Arabic. You can find these through the menu: Resources → (Varieties of Arabic) → Vocabulary. Each topic’s page contains a table with four columns: English, Phonemic Transcription, Arabic, and Audio. All of the materials are taken from our Arabic Vocabulary book series. Each collection of online vocabulary contains 18 topics and over 2,000 words and phrases, making up around 50% of the materials in

The Original Audio Some of our more distinctive materials at Lingualism are those in which participants–everyday people–record themselves speaking naturally. On the upside, this provides a unique opportunity to listen to authentic language and study it in detail with the transcriptions and translations. On the downside, the audio quality is often less than ideal since they are recording on their own smartphones and computers. Also, natural speech can be quite fast for learners, and some

I’m in the process of updating the formatting and appearance of Anki flashcards: Embedded fonts, improved night mode, removal of image labels.

I’ve just added a section to each PDF eBook’s product page–You’ll find it just before the Audio section. On the left, you’ll see a circular button with a PDF icon. Click this to view (and/or download) a PDF of a sample from the book. This way, you can get a better look inside the book, take time to try out the first lesson/chapter to see if the materials are right for you before you buy,

Over the years, I’ve received many requests for audio that includes both the original Arabic and the English translations from Lingualism books so that the materials can be studied without having to be looking at the page. I’ve always loved the idea, and now I’ve finally gotten around to creating a series of Premium Audio products that do just that. With Premium Audio, you can learn on the go, when you can’t be sitting down

Today I published the last title in the Levantine Arabic Readers series! So, we now have three series with fifteen books each: Egyptian Arabic, Levantine Arabic, and Modern Standard Arabic. I started the Arabic Readers project with Egyptian Arabic.  All of the writers were from the Cairo and Delta regions, where the dialect is rather uniform. One voice artist (the very talented Heba Salah Ali) narrated all 15 stories, which helped make the project straightforward.