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If you're new to Arabic, then this level should be your starting point. We tend to present short dialogues with useful phrases for practical everyday situations. The lessons are mainly in English, with the Arabic translations spoken slowly and clearly. The Beginner's level is the best place to start, whether you want to master the language or just require a few key phrases to help you on your trips to the world of Arabia.
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In today's lesson, there are a few phrases you might want to add to your treasure chest of useful vocabulary. Mohamed and Ehab teach you how to advise someone to do or see something, as well as how to...
Although there are advantages to praising people, for example it builds up confidence, there is a slight danger that the person being praised might end up thinking he's too big for his own boots! Here...
Sierra and Elias are producing podcasts from Lebanon and they present their first lesson on Lebanese dialect today. The dialect has spread in recent years with the expansion of Lebanese TV. Tune in to...
The environmental concerns of using plastic carrier bags has become quite a big issue in the UK (and many parts of the world for that matter) with many supermarkets now rewarding customers for reusi...
We all get confused sometimes, but it's a shame to miss the chance to clear the confusion by not asking for an explanation. Today we teach you some important vocabulary that is often used between a st...
Beginner - Tickle me

Date: April 9th, 2010

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If you have young children, then you should know not to excite them too much close to their bedtime as the excitement might make it harder to get them to sleep. You certainly don't want to "da3'de3'" ...
Beginner - Safe return

Date: April 2nd, 2010

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Today Sierra and Elias teach you essential vocabulary that you can use with someone who has just arrived after taking a journey. Some of the phrases used are unique to Arabic hospitable culture and t...
This lesson is the first of many from new hosts Sierra Millman and Elias Khayssi. They present a lively lesson and discuss the topic of sending regards using a particular phrase. It's an important Ara...
Beginner - Used to...

Date: March 19th, 2010

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Today we discuss the use of the phrase 'I used to...' in Arabic. This lesson was suggested to us by one of our listeners and contains plenty of good to know vocabulary. The rules are simple once you k...
Today we go through a short humorous story where a student gives a silly answer to a question as he guessed it was ok for each Arabic word to form into another by applying a certain pattern. Join us ...
Beginner - Repeat the sentence

Date: February 19th, 2010

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Sometimes you think the other person talking to you might have said a particular something but you're not sure. The best thing to do in this scenario is to ask him to repeat it. Today we teach you use...
Beginner - Best and worst

Date: February 12th, 2010

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What do you think is the best thing in the world? Is it world peace, the beautiful innocence of a child, or perhaps money and fame? We have this type of discussion in today's lesson and as usual it's ...