Hi I was born and raised in America and my parents grew up in America so English was there first language but they could still speak it. So I never learned it the way most people do. Do you guys have any sources/ advice?Im not interested in reading or writing.Thankyou.

So if you didn’t know… the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language launched Language Games (الألعاب اللغوية) this week.

It’s still in beta and completely F R E E.

There are currently 50+ interactive games, from lexical and educational games to entertainment games, all made to help you learn Arabic while having fun.

The current plan is to have 100+ games supported by a database of 15,000+ questions. It’s made for Arabic learners, specialists, and basically ANYONE interested in Arabic, at different ages and levels.

• Website: https://games.ksaa.gov.sa/
• IOS app
• Android app

^{Note: I don’t work for the Academy or the platform, and I don’t benefit from it in any way. I just wanted to share something that might help people learn Arabic. Thanks.}

The stuff present in the quran is just a symbol right?

How is allah actually spelt in arabic? letter by letter?

So I have both series of books but wanted to know which is better to prioritize if I wanted to focus on Arabic lecture videos. I know Madinah books are great for understanding classical arabic which means it will be great for understanding classical books. But at the moment I'm more interested in listening and understanding arabic from islamic lectures and stuff.

I have a feeling the answer is the Al Arrabiya Bayna Yadayk series of books, but just wanted to confirm with your insights

Literal meaning is clear but in what context is this saying used? What does it mean metaphorically?

So I’m looking for recommendations on how to get out of a slump in learning the language. I feel like I had all the right resources to learn Fusha (the Madinah books, Pimsleur MSA courses, YouTube, etc) but I seem to just be stuck. I feel like I’ve barely made any progress for someone trying for almost a year. Maybe it’s just not having the right plan of action or maybe it’s just my age. It’s been a long time goal for me to learn Arabic and expand my understanding of the Quran but I’m stuck and would like to hear what others recommend or have done to push through and move forward with learning. Or do I just give up with the acknowledgment that I started at a time in life when learning a new language becomes that much harder.

I'm looking for Qatari Arabic books recommendations.

I’m a total beginner learning emirati arabic currently.

I have this confusion on when to use هذا and هال in speech when saying this.

Also what’s the word used to say that and when to use it.

Another confusion is with saying if. sometimes i see people use لو and other times إذا.

Are both used interchangeably?

How can i continue learning arabic?

What’s the best way to learn Arabic? I need some tips.

I’ve already taken a course where I learned the alphabet and a few basics, like pronouns and so on. Now that the course is over, I want to continue learning arabic from home. I’d like to learn Arabic—specifically the Syrian dialect, if possible. My husband is a native speaker, but unfortunately, he’s a terrible teacher. 😅

What would you recommend? I’ve tried Duolingo and Busuu, but they haven’t really helped me at all.

I’m not sure if it’s better to just start by learning individual words. Busuu teaches whole sentences, but they often include difficult new words that I just can’t seem to memorize. I really just want to learn Arabic so I can communicate with my husband’s family.

I understand only a little when we visit them.

Please help a girl out. 🥲

There are any apps oder Youtube or what do you recommend? I'm lost.

Hi all! I have been looking online but can't seem to find anything in person. I would be fine with an individual teacher as well, I am just wanting to learn. I'm Palestinian/American and I was always sad that I was never taught Arabic. If anyone has any leads on this, I would really appreciate the help!

I would really like to learn in person, but if there is a teacher who feels strongly that they could help me I would be open to discussion. I learned some Fusha in school, a little bit of Levantine from my dad and family, and some Khaleeji slang from my friends growing up, so I might be a bit challenging as a student.

Hi. Lately there's been an idea wandering my mind since I rediscovered the Arabic language. To make things short I discovered it months ago and rediscovered it last week and fell even more in love that I had fallen previously on its grammar and sound and everything.

The question of this post comes mainly from the languages I bear and if Arabic would be a good idea or should I abandon it. I speak Spanish as a native, english, french and the basis of german. Currently I'm pouring my efforts on achieving the B2 in french and when done focus on german to master it. Everything was going well but Arabic stepped in and... I love it as well.

I love languages and wonder if adding this one would be as useful as maintaining the other 4 fluent by different output techniques.

The other thing that concerns me (as far as I've read) is learning fusha, fusha+dialect or simply a dialect. Due to being next to the north coast of Africa I've considered magreb dialect but it's also not as understood by other Arabic dialects unless fusha comes in. Besides that I don't know for what else Fusha could be useful for me.

Don't know if leave it or wait until having enough time to learn it well and surpass the initial barrier if grammar and its alphabet (great, picturesque and marvelous btw) or simply drop it if my combination of languages is enough, tho I'd miss Arabic I guess.

Thanks in advance for your responses.

Hi All,

I thought I’d chuck this in here and see what people think. I’ve been building a platform called Lulu to help children and adults improve their Arabic reading. The idea is that you read a story out loud, and Lulu listens and gives feedback on pronunciation, difficult letters, words and eventually things like incorrect harakat. It will also have a library of Arabic books organised by reading level and track what you struggle with over time. I started building it because I felt there wasn’t really an Arabic equivalent of the reading apps available for English learners. Would this be something you or your kids would actually use? What do you guys think?

صار لي فترة أشتغل على منصة اسمها لولو تساعد الأطفال والكبار على تحسين القراءة باللغة العربية. الفكرة ببساطة إنك تقرأ قصة بصوت عالٍ، ولولو يستمع لقراءتك ويعطيك ملاحظات على النطق، والحروف الصعبة، والكلمات، وبالمستقبل حتى على الحركات إذا كانت مقروءة بشكل غير صحيح. كذلك راح تكون بيه مكتبة كتب عربية مرتبة حسب مستوى القراءة، ويتابع الأشياء اللي تتعبك مع الوقت. بديت أشتغل عليه لأن حسّيت ماكو شي بالعربي يشبه تطبيقات تعلّم القراءة الموجودة بالإنجليزي. بصراحة، هل هذا شي ممكن إنت أو أطفالك تستخدمو

i’ve been wanting to learn arabic for a while since i’ve got many north africans and arabic friends and i find it such a fascinating language.
i tried a while ago with duolingo but as you can guess i learnt nothing since the app is awful. do you have any suggestions on any apps or sites i could use, possibly free?
thank you in advance 🙏

Unfortunately I havent found what I wanted on YouTube so if theres any kind soul who has the voice of an angel, I would really appreciate if they could sing me this.

Hello, I have been learning Arabic all my life. ive only learnt it at school as none of my family speaks it. I was born in Lebanon then moved to jordan and bow study in Switzerland. In Switzerland I studied classic arabic I don’t know my level though. As it’s my final year of high school I had to stop studying it (breaks my heart because I love my teacher). I still do an effort of reading texts, listening to music watching movies and interacting with people (aka buying my shawarma)

im an art student and will be using Arabic words in my pieces too so I was wondering what else I can do so that I don’t lose this beautiful language? I was a very lazy kid and never payed much attention to actually studying it. I regret that a lot. I’ve heard of Kalaam but don’t quite understand it yet.

do you have any recommendations or tips for what to do?

شكراً لكم، مع أطيب التحيات

As salamu alaykum for those who are actively studying al arabiyyatu bayni yadayk books they have 4 apps that use all vocabulary words and sentences with translation on Google Play store it is called aby1 , aby2 , aby3 and aby4 it also has audio that reads it to you as well I believe the first 2 apps where free and I paid a few dollars for the other 2 they are very beneficial especially if you are already in a Arabic learning curriculum I find using them with reading picture dictionarys very helpful and also watching news , lectures and cartoons on sling or mbc Shahid immersion into the Arabic language as much as possible is very helpful I also highly recommend Markaz al Furqan center online in Egypt for those who need online classes each level is 25 -30 hours each level takes about 30 days a test at the end of each level to progress and there are 15 levels depending how many days and hours you do a week will depend how quickly you progress I do 5 days a week with a hour of class each day and I see a huge amount of progress in such short time I just wanted to help those who are looking to learn Barakh Allah feekum

Hello. I am a teenager who has been learning Levantine Arabic on Mango languages for around a year and a half. I am coming to the end of the course, and I was wondering what I can do next to improve my Levantine Arabic past that point. I want to be fluent in a few years time, and I’ve been listening to lots of Levantine Arabic on YouTube, but I don’t know anyone to practice with in real life. I would like to know if there are any more online resources or courses to do. Also, once I’m done with the mango languages, I’d like to improve my MSA, so if anyone could recommend a beginners MSA course that would be helpful. :)

As salamu alaykum for those who are actively studying al arabiyyatu bayni yadayk books they have 4 apps that use all vocabulary words and sentences with translation on Google Play store it is called aby1 , aby2 , aby3 and aby4 it also has audio that reads it to you as well I believe the first 2 apps where free and I paid a few dollars for the other 2 they are very beneficial especially if you are already in a Arabic learning curriculum I find using them with reading picture dictionarys very helpful and also watching news , lectures and cartoons on sling or mbc Shahid immersion into the Arabic language as much as possible is very helpful I also highly recommend Markaz al Furqan center online in Egypt for those who need online classes each level is 25 -30 hours each level takes about 30 days a test at the end of each level to progress and there are 15 levels depending how many days and hours you do a week will depend how quickly you progress I do 5 days a week with a hour of class each day and I see a huge amount of progress in such short time I just wanted to help those who are looking to learn Barakh Allah feekum

Hi! I'm looking to volunteer as an Arabic teacher with a nonprofit organization.

I'm specifically looking for something that is:

• Fully online/remote
• Teaching Arabic to non-native speakers
• With a legitimate nonprofit, NGO, school, or educational organization
• Ideally with an official volunteer profile/record and some form of proof of volunteering or certificate at the end

I'm not looking for paid work or private tutoring.

If you know of any organizations, programs, schools, or websites that offer this kind of opportunity, I'd really appreciate hearing about them. Thank you!