posts - Lingualism.com

Egyptian Arabic

Egyptian Arabic Song: Zay Manty (Amr Diab)

Learn Egyptian Arabic with Amr Diab’s Zay Manty (video, English translation, and language notes).

Lingualism October 24, 2020 6 Comments

Arabic Misc.

Unique Words in Arabic Dialects that Even Other Arabs May Not Understand

Part 6 in the “Arabs Say…” series, we ask: What are a few words that are unique to your dialect which Arabs from other countries might find amusing or not understand?

Lingualism August 15, 2020 2 Comments

Arabic Misc.

Learn Arabic with Netflix

How to use Netflix to learn Arabic–searching and subtitle hacks.

Matthew August 5, 2020 3 Comments

Arabic Misc.

Let’s Compare the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using a Dialect with Modern Standard Arabic

Part 5 in the “Arabs Say…” series: What are the advantages of using your local dialect over MSA? And what are the disadvantages?

Lingualism July 15, 2020 3 Comments

Russian

Russian Roots: лиц/лич (face)

Today I would like to show you how productive the root лич/лиц (face) is and share some frequently used collocations and idioms in which the derivatives of this root are used. Поехали!

Oksana June 27, 2020 2 Comments

Arabic Misc.

Should Dialects Replace Standard Arabic as Official National Languages?

Part 4 in the “Arabs Say…” series: Imagine that your government made your dialect the official language of your country (instead of MSA). It would have a new, standardized spelling system and grammar rules and be used in newspapers and books. What is your opinion?

Lingualism June 17, 2020 7 Comments