Modern Standard Arabic
Lingualism

Razanne’s Self-Introduction

Arabic teacher Mostafa Ahmed takes us through segments in MSA from Lingualism’s book Arabic Voices 1: Authentic Listening and Reading Practice in Modern Standard Arabic and Colloquial Dialects, explaining interesting points of grammar and vocabulary.

Arabic Misc.
Sarah

My Journey Learning Arabic

My struggle with Arabic began in October 2012, with a couple of false starts. I tried initially to find a private tutor for Egyptian Arabic

Egyptian Arabic
Lingualism

Egyptian Arabic Pronunciation

Learn how to pronounce Egyptian Arabic and about the sound changes that distinguish it from other varieties of Arabic.

Egyptian Arabic
Salman

Salman and Captain America

Salman, age 7, has a story for us. What was Captain America’s fate?

Egyptian Arabic
Ahmad

16 of the Most Common Conjunctions in Egyptian Arabic

Conjunctions are very important. We use them all the time in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic. That’s why we will be learning 16 Egyptian Arabic conjunctions today. Conjunctions in Arabic are called…

Egyptian Arabic
Ahmad

The Word بِتاع in Egyptian Arabic

Welcome to my lesson on how to use a very important word in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic! First of all, the word بِتاع bitā3 is mainly used as a noun, which means it comes in three forms…

Egyptian Arabic
Lingualism

Egyptian Arabic Orthography

Learn how to read the Arabic script and tashkeel (voweling) used in Lingualism materials.

Egyptian Arabic
Ahmed

Visiting the Dreaded Mogamma in Tahrir

If you’ve ever had the “pleasure” of visiting the dreaded Mogamma, you’ll empathize with Ahmed and understand why he had to make three trips just to get one document issued.

Egyptian Arabic
Alaa

Alaa in Nubia

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