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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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Beginner - Racist woman

Date: February 5th, 2010

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Fortunately, accusing someone of being racist rarely occurs in Arabic-speaking countries, but nevertheless the vocabulary surrounding such a topic is important, so we bring you today's lesson on this ...
Beginner - What's so funny?

Date: January 29th, 2010

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What we don't want to happen is you ending up in an Arab country facing a group of people laughing hysterically at you for no apparent reason. Not that this is likely to happen, but it might be that y...
Beginner - Where did you go?

Date: January 15th, 2010

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What happens when you ask someone to meet you somewhere at a certain time? It often occurs that they end up being late looking for you because they had misheard what you said! We teach you some very u...
In this lesson we teach you how to express your appreciation in Arabic, and by means far better than just saying 'shukran'. The phrases we're teaching show an element of cultural and mutual respect. I...
Beginner - Whatever

Date: January 8th, 2010

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Today we go through a dialogue that contains a phrase imported from another language. The phrase is now used throughout the Arab world in colloquial Arabic. There is plenty of other useful vocabulary ...
Beginner - Meet me there

Date: December 25th, 2009

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A big problem you may face is not being able to arrange a meeting or even a date if you're not equipped with the correct Arabic vocabulary. In our attempt to fill your brain with all the necessary an...
Beginner - Complex program

Date: December 4th, 2009

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In today's not so complex lesson we teach you how to describe things or people using uncomplicated vocabulary. The dialogue is very colloquial and the vocabulary very common so you are likely to recog...
Beginner - Military officer

Date: November 20th, 2009

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Another lesson submitted to us by one of our listeners. It seems like a lot of you want to learn the all important vocabulary associated with the military. Unfortunately, such vocabulary is used a ple...
Beginner - Scout member

Date: November 13th, 2009

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For the time when you come across a friend who has got ridiculous clothes on, we teach you how to question it. For the time when you want become a member of a group, we teach you how to say it. For th...
Beginner - What's left?

Date: November 6th, 2009

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The usual hosts and a guest go through a short colloquial dialogue and explain all the Arabic terms on the way. You learn the very useful phrase "What's left?" as well as the names of practical items ...
In this lesson you'll learn how to ask someone to wait for you in Arabic. You may have some important errand to run or you may just be popping into the shop briefly while your friend stays in the car,...
Beginner - Buying a house

Date: October 16th, 2009

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We have a simple lesson today suitable for beginners. We hear a dialogue about buying a house. The vocabulary in this lesson will help you find a way out of the ludicrously expensive property market i...