Tips, guides and advice for learning Arabic, from the Alphabet Arabic Academy team.
Your Egyptian friend texts you “ta3ala bokra” and you have no idea what just happened. You know some Egyptian Arabic. Maybe you’ve even had a few conversations. But the second someone sends you a…
Short answer: yes, but not the way you’re probably imagining. I get this question a lot. Usually from someone who just discovered Amr Diab…
You’ve studied Arabic. Maybe for a year, maybe for three. You can read a menu, order coffee, hold a basic conversation with your teacher.…
The first time I sat at an Egyptian family lunch table as someone’s “not-yet-official” son-in-law, I froze. Everyone was talking over each other, someone…
You’re sitting at the dinner table. Everyone’s talking over each other. Someone’s teta (grandma) is telling a story, your mother-in-law just asked you something…
If you’ve spent any time around Egyptians, you’ve probably noticed something. They say a lot more than “yes,” “no,” “please,” and “sorry.” There’s usually…
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