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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?

Publications
Lingualism

Using the Beginning Learner’s Russian Dictionary

Get to know the Beginning Learner’s Russian Dictionary. Take a look at the organization of the entries and the wealth of lexical and grammatical information the dictionary contains.

Publications
Lingualism

The Basics of Russian Pronunciation

To pronounce Russian correctly, you first need to know the sounds represented by the letters of the Russian alphabet, both consonants and vowels.

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.

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.

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