If you’ve been staring at Arabic sentences wondering why some words lose their “al” for no obvious reason, you’ve probably run into idafa without knowing its name. I get asked about this constantly by students…
If you’ve been studying Arabic for more than a few weeks, you’ve probably already had this moment: you learn the word for book — كِتَاب (kitab) — feel good about yourself, and then someone tells…
If you’ve been staring at سـ and سوف trying to figure out why Arabic needs two ways to say “will,” you’re not broken. Every single MSA student hits this wall. The good news? It’s actually…
If you’ve been staring at Arabic verb tables and feeling your brain melt a little, I get it. I’ve watched hundreds of students hit the same wall around week 6 or 7 — right when…
If you’ve started learning Modern Standard Arabic, you’ve probably already bumped into this wall: you know some vocabulary, you can read a few words, and then someone asks you to say “I study” or “she…
If you’ve been staring at Arabic sentences wondering why some start with a noun and some start with a verb — and why it seems to change the whole meaning — you’re not losing your…
