Egyptian Arabic
Alaa

Alaa in Nubia

Alaa falls in love with Nubia and its culture. But what about the crocodiles?

Arabic Misc.
Lingualism

Arabic Dialects: A Quick Glance

Just how many “Arabics” are there? How many varieties? It’s not a question with a straightforward answer. Arabic comprises of a continuum of dialects stretching over the entire Arab world—from northern Africa to western Asia.

Maghrebi Arabic
Lingualism

Tunisian Arabic Grammar

This is a brief introduction to Tunisian Arabic grammar. It covers the basics of noun and adjective inflections as well as verb conjugations. It also highlights some of the idiosyncrasies of Tunisian Arabic that distinguish it from other varieties of Arabic.

Arabic Misc.
Alaa

Güncel Arapça-Türkçe Ortak Kelimeler

Türkçe diliyle ilk tanıştığımda… 2008 yılında İskenderiye Üniversitesinde ilk katıldığım Türkçe dersini hala hatırlıyorum. Aşağı yukarı 10 yıl oldu… ufak tefek ayrıntılarıyla o gün aklıma

Egyptian Arabic
Alaa

My Friend’s Big Day

Alaa’s best friend had to defend her thesis to receive her Master’s degree. Was she successful?

Egyptian Arabic
Ahmed

Darwin at the Library

Ahmed didn’t get much studying done before the exam. What distracted him? And how was the exam?

Egyptian Arabic
Hamza

Hamza in Hurghada

Hamza (age 7) tells us about a recent family trip to Hurghada (on the Red Sea coast of Egypt). Hamza is the son of Yomna, a regular contributor to the blog and Lingualism publications.

Maghrebi Arabic
Lilia

Tunisian Arabic: A Wonderful Mosaic of Dialects

Table of Contents Are you interested in learning Arabic and its different dialects? Are you curious about the peculiarities of Arabic dialects? Here is a small interesting

Modern Standard Arabic
Alex

Master Arabic

There’s a moment in almost every intermediate Arabic student’s journey when you feel like you’ve hit a roadblock. You know enough words to construct an essay (sort of), but not enough to explain a film plot with any kind of nuance. I was…

Egyptian Arabic
Yomna

Origami in Cairo

Yomna and her sons broaden their cultural horizons.

Egyptian Arabic
Mohamed

Play Big

Mohamed tells us about the contest he entered at work. Do you think he’ll win?