The Mummy (Egyptian)
The Egyptian Arabic Readers series provides learners with much-needed exposure to authentic language in context. The fifteen stories in the series are all written at a similar level (B1–B2) and can be read in any order. They’re a fun and flexible tool for building vocabulary, improving comprehension, and developing overall fluency.
The main Arabic text appears on even-numbered pages, fully vocalized with tashkeel (diacritics) to support reading. Parallel English translations are provided on the facing odd-numbered pages to help you understand new words, expressions, and cultural references.
For those who are up to the challenge, a second version of the text is provided at the back of the book, without the distraction of tashkeel and translations.
Each story includes 20 comprehension questions with sample answers (and English translations) to reinforce your understanding. You’ll also find a sequencing exercise to help review the story by putting ten key events back in the correct order.
What’s New in the Revised Editions?
The Egyptian Arabic Readers series has been updated to make it even more useful for learners. The new editions (published May 2025) feature:
- Revised English translations for improved clarity and accuracy
- Audio Track Timestamps above the translations to help you find your place
- 20 comprehension questions for each story, with sample answers and English translations
- A sequencing exercise to help you review the key events of the story in order
If you previously purchased the PDF eBooks from our website, you can download the updated editions from your Account Page.
If you purchased a paperback copy (on Amazon or elsewhere) before May 2025, you can download a free supplement that includes the new comprehension and sequencing activities:
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loai (verified owner) –
This tiny book is aimed at the B1-B2 level learners and is easy to understand if you’re already at that level, but it also introduce at lot of new useful and important Vocab that one most probably haven’t encountered in any coursebooks. The story in itself is fast paced and action filled, who doesn’t love a good old gooey mummy-story ?
On the Lingualism website you can find the audio for the book which is read at a slow pace which I really liked, as it made it easy to pay attention the text and listen to the correct pronunciation at the same time.
All in all a good product, I just wished that the book was a tiny bit longer and that it contained a vocabulary list. I used this book together with my teacher, even though the English translation of the story is included in the book, but I wanted to make sure that I picked up the idioms and expressions and didn’t miss out on anything. This is why I went through the arabic text with my teacher as I would never have known that for example this is an expression commonly used in Egypt as there’s no vocabulary list in the book “Anta 3ala ard mish ardak” you are on a ground that is not your ground, which Egyptians say about someone who doesn’t belong with a group of people. Such valuable information should have been included. Sometimes expressions are explained but this is scarce throughout the book.