Posted on: Wednesday, May 15th, 2013 2 comments
One question I get asked frequently is about the optimal way to learn Arabic. Some people insist that you can’t really become fluent in the language if you don’t attend classes at some university or institute, while others say they don’t need any formal instruction at all. The initial … Continue reading
Posted on: Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 2 comments
A question I get asked very often is “how can I increase my Arabic vocabulary?”. In this post I want to share with you some of my ideas on this subject. 1. First of all, let me make it clear that there are no fast fixes for vocabulary, perhaps with … Continue reading
Posted on: Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 0 comments
Finally! Today I published Arabic Genie’s Magic Key To The Arabic Alphabet. It contains a unique method for learning the Arabic letters that hasn’t been published anywhere before. Instead of rote memorization, the method works through the use of mnemonics, or memory aids, that anchor the shape and sound of … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, September 4th, 2009 1 comments
I’m always on the look-out for ways to watch Arabic TV online. Today I found some excellent resources that I want to share with you. First up is Zattoo – a program that streams a number of TV channels over the internet. Luckily, Al-Jazeera Arabic is also available and the … Continue reading
Posted on: Friday, August 28th, 2009 5 comments
Egyptian Arabic is spoken by around 76 million people and thus the most widely-spoken Arabic dialect. Given the fact that Egyptian TV and cinema are ubiquitous in the Middle East, it is also the most widely-understood dialect. Taken together, these two considerations add a lot of weight in favor of … Continue reading
Posted on: Monday, August 24th, 2009 4 comments
Here are my top ten reasons for learning Arabic: 1. Arabic is spoken by more than 280 million people as a native language. This makes it the fifth (or fourth if Hindi and Urdu are counted as one language) most widely spoken language of the world. Being able to talk … Continue reading
Posted on: Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 1 comments
There is an interesting article on the BBC News page detailing the experience of one of their correspondents in learning Arabic in Damascus. While I certainly applaud his efforts, I nevertheless have to remark on some inconsistencies in his article. In the article, the author writes: But however modest our … Continue reading
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