Lower Intermediate - Will you help me?

Tomes wrote:
Dear Arabic Pod,

Great work again. I just finished up a summer course in Arabic, and find your lessons a great supplement! I'm still working on that calligraphy, I am quite sure it has to do with one of the major "eids" that is celebrated in Islamic tradition either before or after Ramadan... am I getting warmer?

Anyway, I'm heading to London for a brief visit, I believe quite far from Brighton unfortunately eh? But is there anything Arabic/Arabesque to do in London? I sure hope that I do not come across ignorant Londoners! Thanks for all your hard work, it is making a difference in Americans like me trying to learn a beautifully complex language such as Arabic.

Tomes

Medina wrote:
sokran for this lessonnn
as ehab said..very usefull

Michelle wrote:
Il7a2ni! I think your podcast is great, but it's pretty confusing for me because I am living in Egypt, and no one I know talks like this! I spent 10 hours a day, 6 days a week with guys who speak only minimal English and Egyptian dialect only. I feel like the taxi drivers and average "man on the street" will look at me funny if I even attempt to say "Mar7aba". I have NEVER heard that term used by anyone here or where I work. Do you think I should just stick with learning the Egyptian form? And do you know of any good resources for Egyptian Arabic (besides my Lonely Planet phrasebook!)
I know you're not Egyptian, so you might not be able to help me either, but I thought I'd give it a try.
Haz sa'eed with the podcast!

Hi Tomes,

Thanks :-) We’re really glad that we can help you and everyone learn Arabic. You are very close with regards to your guess of what those words say in that special calligraphy in the forum under Wallpapers. It indeed has something to do with Eid celebrations.

Head to Edgware road when you come to London, it’s just off Oxford street which is Europe’s biggest shopping street. Edgware road is full of Arabic restaurants and shops. You can also try Queensway which is also in central London. Perhaps you can join us as our guest in one of our lessons as we are planning on scheduling some lessons in London within the coming weeks

All the best!

Hi Michelle, if people understand you in Egypt then that’s a great achievement, isn’t it? The whole point of learning a language is to be able to communicate with it regardless of dialects. In our lessons we try to teach Arabic that can be used universally through out the Arab World. We use the most common and sometimes classical forms of Arabic. I am sure that all Egyptians will understand you when you use Arabic learnt on here.

Thanks and Keep it up!

Yoni wrote:
Dear ArabicPod staff,

I have been listening to your podcasts and i enjoy them very much. The level is perfect and the examples are always the best.

Thanks for all the hard work that you put into this special program.

Shukran,

Yoni

Ahlan Yoni;
I’m so glad that our effort is seeing a great light by reading nice comment. Keep it up with Arabicpod ak7’I and soon you’ll find more and more.
Salam
Ehab

i just love ur lessons.... great work ....keep it up. thank God i found this site.

Great lesson as usual.

However, I have a doubt about the word 'tusa3adnee'. I thought that the beginning 't' symbolizes 'you', but Ehab said in the lesson that 'you' is represented by the pronunciation between daal and noon. Please enlighten me. Also, is 'tusa3adnee' the future tense? If, yes what are the present and past forms of the verb.

Hi there luvsunejy,
I just happened to notice your query since I've been revising some of the earlier lessons. Perhaps Ehab and Mohammed have already responded to you personally. If so, please disregard my comments. تساعد is present tense for "you help", the prefix "t" indeed symbolising "you" (as you suggested). I think that Ehab was merely trying to point out in his comments that the suffixes in a verb in the present tense also indicate whether you are addressing one, two or more individuals.

Assalam alaykum My Brothers :-) May Allah taala bless you for all your good work, You are doing indeed an excellent Job, Alhamdulillah.