In February 2022, Dr. Bulbul began posting very short videos in simple Arabic to TikTok and YouTube. Each video has a page on this site with a transcription and translation. Happy learning! Clip 0007: أتَناوَل الإفطار ‘I’m eating breakfast’ Clip 0006: عندي سبع تفّاحات ‘I have seven apples’ Clip 0005: كلب أحمر، قطة… حمراء Clip …
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Arabic 2 syllabus, April-June 2019
The following is the overall syllabus for UvA Talen Arabic 2, April–June 2019. The syllabus is based on a previous course and will be updated each week with current information as the course progresses. A couple of useful links: Audio vocabulary flashcards on Memrise. Mastering Arabic official resources. And also a couple of important points: …
Arabic 1 syllabus, April–June 2019
The following is the overall syllabus for UvA Talen Arabic 1, April-June 2019. This syllabus is based on the syllabus for a previous course and will be updated with current information as the course proceeds. Some useful links: Bite-Size Arabic website. And also a couple of administrative points: Please write to your instructor if for …
children’s books by Safeer
The Egyptian publisher has a number of children’s books in Arabic that are available as e-books and can be purchased, for example, on Google Play. I have taken a look of all their offerings and have identified the following as appropriate for a beginning or intermediate foreign learner. The links provided are for the book …
Arabic 2 syllabus, August 2018
The following is the overall syllabus for UvA Talen Arabic 2, August 2018. The syllabus is still a work in progress and may be updated gradually with more details as the the course progresses. A couple of useful links: Audio vocabulary flashcards on Memrise. Mastering Arabic official resources. Lesson Material Covered Lesson 1 Monday 6/8 …
Counting things 1-10
If you have learned the numbers in Arabic and also a few plural nouns, you might be at the point that you would like to start using numbers in combination with nouns, as in “one car”, “two apples”, and “three houses”. This can be a bit tricky in Arabic. Here I will explain how to …