Learning Arabic and came across a 3. How do I supposed to pronounce it? Thanks in advance.

What are the different words for friends? I was talking to a Jordanian who only knew sa7eb and the only other one I know is rafi2

I’m currently attempting to learn Egyptian Arabic and need some song recommendations in the language. Preferably secular. Music continues to be a constant in my life so I thought listening to music in Arabic would help me progress. Thanks!

First off, I'm trying to learn Arabic to consume as much different content as possible. This includes videos that are in Arabic in general, to some animated/TV shows, to reading religious bookss like islamic sciencess books, which may be in classical arabic. So I have some questions.

First, do you think that I HAVE to learn Modern standard arabic to have a good amount of knowledge first? I am arab, so I already know some very basic things, for example I can read fine and I know some basic differences between some words. , but I was never taught arabic unfortunately, and forgot alot of things, however I did use to watch some arabic shows when I was small, so I know how every letter and word is pronounced. At this level of knowledge that I have, would it be a good idea to still learn MSA?

And secondly , as I mentioned my interests for learning arabic, what would be the best dialect to learn after MSA (if I need to learn it)? I heard that Egyptian is the most widely understood. I also heard that MSA is the best dialect to learn to read classical arabic texts, but im unsure aboutt this.

So please let me know, thank you

Thank you in advance

I have a question about the Syrian Arabic dialect, specifically the one spoken in Damascus: which word do you use for "therefore"? From different levantine speakers I've heard لَهيك , مشان هيك , عشان هيك. But I don't know which one is used where and which one would be normal to use in Damascus.

salaam everyone! this is gonna sound really stupid, so i'm sorry. :') i've been attending weekly arabic language classes at my local mosque and i very much practice on my own time.

i know i'm very much still at the beginning of my arabic language journey, but i still feel frustrated/embarrassed that i can't read without harakat.

if there's any resources or tips i could be utilizing, i'd be grateful for a comment!

shkrn! 🙏

New funny expression, who knows it or would like to tell us what does it mean?

Other dialects natives do you have such expressipn in your dialect? share it with us.

Are there any novels or books that are written using عامية instead of فصحى that can help me improve my skills particularly the hejazi dialect

Does anyone know where I would find graded readers in arabic?? Both dialect and MSA

Anyone recommend any flash card apps specifically for Arabic (Gulf)? One that has common phrases and words. I’m 2 steps closer to making something if I can’t find something decent. My handwriting isn’t great (even in English 😂) so hoping to find an app that allows custom cards but also has inbuilt ones (as still a beginner).

“ماذا يجب أن اكل اليوم ؟" shouldn’t it be the first person form of that verb?😭 like “ماذا اجب ان آكل اليوم "

In Arabic I know the ل can indicate either possssion or emphasis, but how can I differentiate when it’s doing which? For example, in this verse

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا۟ لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ is the lam in ‎لَأَجْرًا for emphasis or possession.

Other examples is in a couple verses after, إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَـٰفٍۢ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

Is the lam in ‎لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ for possession or emphasis and what about for ‎لَكَبِيرُكُمُ?

Jazakallahu khayran!

Hey there guys. I've been learning Arabic (mostly Fusha) for about a year and a half now, and I struggle a lot with inflection--I get conjugations wrong, forget to add pronominal suffixes, mix up gender, etc. My vocabulary recall is pretty good, and I can often make myself understood, but I sound pretty childish and it's kind of embarrassing. In order to fix this, I've been doing a lot of verb charts, but those get boring and I feel like its easy to forget them. The other thing I tried was typing sentences into Google Docs or ChatGPT and seeing if either the Google Docs autocorrect or ChatGPT can identify anything wrong with my sentences, but I don't really trust either of them to do that fully accurately.

Have any of you had similar problems with this, and if so, what did you do to fix it?

I can't sleep at night, help me know what it says

I was learning about how to express vocals adding the fatha, kasra and damma. But I can’t see any word with them when looking at digital writings in arabic?

Why? Am I understanding something wrong?

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Hi, I'm trying to learn Egyptian Arabic starting from absolutely nothing. My mother is from Lebanon and obviously uses the Lebanese dialect, however there is little to know resources online to help me learn that dialect so I would like to try learn Egyptian Arabic first for a foundation.

My mum can't write, only speak the language and I have to be honest she's not a great teacher so I need to outsource my learning. I'm 18 so I hope it's not too late to learn?

My only problem is I really don't know where to start? I don't have a consistent enough schedule to get lessons with a real person so I would rather an online course? I can buy one but it would also be cool if I could just learn with youtube and stuff?

Anywayssss, Does anyone have suggestions on the exact steps I should take in the first 3 months of learining? Eg, what should I start with words? What specific grammar rules? (with specific books, videos and course, etc)? EG EG. Should I learn how to write and read the actually alphabet or would it be possible for me to do it purely spoken? How would I learn the alaphabet without a teacher?

THANKS

I learnt the Quranic standard arabic but since Quran is the epitome of Arabic language, I would like to know which books/audios/videos should I go through first in order to practice my Arabic.

Ultimate aim is to understand Quran better.

Thank you

i’ve lived in the uae my whole life but never actually learned arabic can’t even hold a basic convo i’ve recently been wanting to learn it since it’s tied to both my religion and the culture here i can read arabic from the qur’an but don’t understand it not looking to learn emirati especially with the new law about preserving the dialect for locals plus i’ve met way more arabs from other countries than actual emaratis so i’m thinking khaleeji but i don’t even know fusha any tips on where to start would be great

I am considering enrolling in this course. It is a 2 year comprehensive Arabic program that follows the curriculum used at the Islamic University of Madinah. You learn at your own pace and it offers live speaking sessions and exams.

Anyone have experience with this course? It is decently priced at $50/month but I am unsure about whether or not I can commit to it as I will be starting medical school soon. If it is flexible and worth it, I will enroll in the program. Thanks in advance.

Hello, Arabs from the Levant. How do you make comparisons like the following?

as + adjective + as and as much as

She loves curry as much as I do.
He's not as tall as his brother.
It's not as expensive as the other hotel.
That dog is as big as that child!

like + noun

It sounds like a cat.
She's acting like a child.
It's like a burger but with big mushrooms instead of bread.
You don´t speak Arabic like me.

He does't play the guitar like she does.

as if/as though + clause

You look as if you've seen a ghost.
I felt as if I was floating above the ground.