...So I am always looking for ways to improve! Another thing that held me back was the tendency to divide between formal Arabic and different dialects, and to treat written Arabic as a kind of dead language...
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So I would take classes in Morocco or Palestine but only be able to say ‘United Nations’ and not ‘where is the post office?’ (This is weirdly common) - don’t do this! Arabic is a rich world of different varieties that people move between, from Chad to Iraq, get into it!
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So resources! You might want to start by hiring a teacher on NaTakallam (‘We speak!’) which pairs refugees with language learnershttp://NaTakallam.com
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And yes do learn how to write and get your grammar in but also HAVE FUN
Some suggestions
COOKING VIDEOS: a great way to learn something useful and easy to learn vocabulary bc you see what they’re doing! I recommend the goddess Choumicha (
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Podcasts! Several podcasts offer simple dialogues in Levantine Arabic like The Arabic We Speak (
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For more advanced levels, I love the Jordanian podcast series EIB عيب which deals with a sensitive social topic in each episodehttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/eib-%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A8/id1239180892 …
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There’s also the Saudi-produced Finjan فنجان by thmaniyahhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/%D9%81%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD/id985515827 …
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In general, if you’re interested in a particular area, try and find whatever fun content might exist in that dialect - I’m going to try and get into these true crime podcasts in darija (
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Also - songs! A great way to learn different expressions. I’m going to be honest I only realised that Sudanese accents were quite easy for me to understand by listening to Alsara
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And remember - no native Arabic speaker can master the full ocean of the language
so you are not alone!
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For learning dialect, I love this short animated series about a modern Saudi magician (Yarob https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0eWip7EKdE&list=PLLrgzGtxkXk6NsutVhb8vQrCJSFqNfvB8 …), and the Shankaboot video series (Levantine)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90iHTFd4wTo …
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