In this article I’ll be guiding you through the third episode in Shaykh Munaf’s series of Arabic conversations. This episode starts with Shaykh Munaf (مناف munaaf) running into Abdur Rahmaan (عبد الرحمان ʕabd ir-raḥmaan), who, again, is dragging a suitcase. Here’s the video: Munaf asks Abdur Rahman where he is coming from, using this phrase: …
Category: beginning
The beginning category is for learners who have only a very basic vocabulary. Beginners may not have learned to read Arabic script yet, but they may be able to read simple sentences.
Talking about eating and meals
In this article we’ll be looking at how to talk about eating in Arabic, especially with respect to the verbs that are used and the names of the meals. The basics The most basic word meaning to talk about eating in Arabic is يأكل ya’kul ‘to eat’. Here are the singular forms of this verb …
ArabicPod101’s video “Do you speak English?”
“Do you speak English?” is a video in ArabicPod101’s “Arabic in 3 Minutes” series. In it, presenter Carole teaches you how to ask someone if they speak your language. Here is the video: This video is rather easy, but there are still a few things needing some explanation. I’ll take you through all of the …
Skaykh Munaf’s Arabic conversations
Shaykh Munaf (الشيخ مناف shaykh munaaf) has a series of well-produced videos with Arabic conversations that are appropriate for the beginning or intermediate learner. Here are links to all of them. I have already produced pages with commentary on the first couple of them. More will follow, إن شاءَ الله ’in shaa’ al-laah. Episode 1. …
Shaykh Munaf’s Arabic conversations: Episode 2
In this post I’ll be guiding you through the second episode in Shaykh Munaf’s series of Arabic conversations. This episode starts with Shaykh Munaf (مناف munaaf) running into Abdur Rahmaan (عبد الرحمان ʕabd ir-raḥmaan), who is dragging a suitcase. Here’s the video: You probably already know the greeting السلام عليكم ’as-salaamu ʕalay-kum ‘peace be on …
Shaykh Munaf’s Arabic conversations: Episode 1
This article will discuss Episode 1 of Shaykh Munaf’s series of Arabic conversations. This one is very simple and goes very slowly, but there are probably some words and expressions used in it that you aren’t familiar with. Here is the video: The conversation here is between Munaf (مناف munaaf) and Abdur Rahmaan (عبد الرحمان …
ArabicPod101’s video “Greeting People”
“Greeting People” is a video in ArabicPod101’s “Arabic in 3 Minutes” series. In it, presenter Carole introduces several phrases you can use to use to greet people. Here is the video: Let’s pick this video apart so that you can get the most benefit out of it. I’ll take you through all of the Arabic …
Learning family members with a children’s video
On the “Learn with Zakaria – تَعَلَّمْ مَعَ زَكَرِيّا” channel on YouTube there are quite a few short instructional videos for children that can teach you some basic vocabulary. In this post I’ll talk a bit about the video about family members. You will know several of these already if you have done a few …
“Egypt is my mother” song (مصر هي أمّي)
In this post, I’m going to walk you through the refrain of a famous song by Afaf Radi (عفاف راضي ʕafaaf raaḍii). It’s a nationalistic song, and sung in Egptian Arabic rather than Standard Arabic, but it’s a well-known, singable song with some phrases in it that are easy for the beginning learner of Arabic. …
ArabicPod101’s video “Thank you & you’re welcome in Arabic”
“Thank you & you’re welcome in Arabic” is a video in ArabicPod101’s “Arabic in 3 Minutes” series. In it, presenter Carole introduces several phrases you can use to say thank you and to respond. Let’s look at the material presented in a bit more detail. Here is the video: Let’s pick this video apart so …