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Best Arabic Tutors on italki
Arabic | Languages

Best Arabic Tutors on italki

ByDana Hooshmand December 30, 2019March 6, 2020

Our favourite Arabic tutors we used to get conversational in Egyptian Arabic.

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How to Learn Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and Why — And What to Ignore
Arabic | Languages

How to Learn Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and Why — And What to Ignore

ByDana Hooshmand October 28, 2019January 9, 2021

How and Why to learn Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) to understand culture and language in the Middle East

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Farsi (Persian) vs. Arabic — Similarities and Differences
Languages | Arabic | Farsi

Farsi (Persian) vs. Arabic — Similarities and Differences

ByDana Hooshmand October 12, 2019November 20, 2019

Similarities and differences between Farsi and Arabic – Alphabet, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and more. By speakers of both languages.

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10 Beginner’s Everyday Learner Arabic Proverbs
Arabic | Languages

10 Beginner’s Everyday Learner Arabic Proverbs

ByDana Hooshmand October 4, 2019October 4, 2019

Arabic proverbs for beginning Arabic language learners – simple proverbs to learn in conversation.

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Arabic Dialects Compared: Maghrebi, Egyptian, Levantine, Hejazi, Gulf, and MSA
Arabic | Egypt | Israel | Jordan | Languages

Arabic Dialects Compared: Maghrebi, Egyptian, Levantine, Hejazi, Gulf, and MSA

ByDana Hooshmand July 11, 2019January 8, 2021

What are the kinds of Arabic around the world? What do they sound like? What do they have in common, and how are they different?

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Best Resources to Learn Levantine Arabic (Free/Paid)
Languages | Arabic | Israel | Jordan

Best Resources to Learn Levantine Arabic (Free/Paid)

ByDana Hooshmand July 10, 2019January 27, 2021

The best resources for learning Levantine Arabic spoken in Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Jordan and Syria. Books, apps, software and websites.

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Living in Egypt: A Human Review
Travel | Arabic | Egypt

Living in Egypt: A Human Review

ByDana Hooshmand May 22, 2019March 6, 2020

Our full guide to living in Cairo and Egypt, for anyone considering moving there. Everything including safety, language, religion, money, costs and more.

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Hebrew and Spoken Arabic — How Similar Are They?
Languages | Arabic | Hebrew | Israel

Hebrew and Spoken Arabic — How Similar Are They?

ByDana Hooshmand March 22, 2019November 2, 2020

They’re both Semitic languages… but how similar are they? After learning to speak Arabic (and decent Hebrew) I try to answer this question in an easy-to-understand way.

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Egyptian Arabic in 60 days: Our final 60-day videos
Languages | Arabic | Editorial

Egyptian Arabic in 60 days: Our final 60-day videos

ByDana Hooshmand March 19, 2019January 9, 2020

We learned to speak Egyptian Arabic in 60 days. See the video evidence, read how we did it and what we learned for our future challenges.

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Egyptian Arabic, Day 30: Disjointed Conversation
Languages | Arabic | Editorial

Egyptian Arabic, Day 30: Disjointed Conversation

ByDana Hooshmand February 12, 2019September 26, 2019

Day 30 update of our project to learn Arabic in 60 days.

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