Top 10 Imperatives in Spoken Arabic
Welcome! Today, we will learn the most important imperative verbs in Egyptian Arabic. It is imperative that you know all of them! ? The first one is…
Which Arabic Dialects Are the Easiest and Most Difficult for Arabs to Understand?
Part 8 in the “Arabs Say…” series, we ask: Which Arabic dialects are the easiest and most difficult for you, as an Arab, to understand?
20 YouTube Channels for Learning Russian (Elementary)
I’d like to share with you some of my favorite channels on Youtube that have helped me get through the elementary level or that I wish I had known about when I was an elementary learner.
Only in Egypt
Esraa shares with us some things she thinks are unique to Egypt and teaches us some useful vocabulary in the process.
Key Egyptian Arabic Expression: معلِشّ ma3alíšš
معلِشّ is used to downplay a situation, whether to console, sympathize, or apologize. The word originally comes from the Modern Standard Arabic phrase ما عليه شيء, which literally means nothing against it.
Top 10 YouTube Channels for Learning Russian (Intermediate)
Here are my recommendations for channels from amazing content creators on YouTube that are ideal for intermediate-level (B1-B2) students.
Key Egyptian Arabic Expression: كِده kida
كِده is likely the most quintessentially Egyptian word there is. Not only is it very high frequency in everyday speech, but it is unique to the Egyptian Arabic dialect. كِده is related to the Modern Standard Arabic word هكذا like this but takes on a range of idiomatic meanings on its own and in phrases.
Egyptian Arabic as a Written Language
Ahmad tells us about the barriers of diglossia in the Arabic-speaking world and how Egyptian Arabic is gaining ground as a written language.
Reading Activities for Arabic as a Second Language
How to use the parallel translations and audio to study with Arabic readers effectively.
Learning New Vocabulary While Reading Arabic
Develop strategies and adopt a productive mindset for dealing with new vocabulary while reading Arabic as a second language.
Is Extensive Reading in Arabic Important?
Learn why extensive reading in Arabic is so important and how to implement it in your learning routine.
Levantine Arabic Orthography
Learn how to read the Arabic script and tashkeel (voweling) used in Lingualism materials.