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What does ahlan wa sahlan mean in Arabic? In this article, I'll explain its meaning and usage.Author: Donovan Nagel

Sa'idi is the Arabic dialect of Upper (Southern) Egypt. Here are some of its popular curse words and insults.Author: Donovan Nagel

Let's learn some Arabic proverbs! In this list, you'll learn some of the most important (common and uncommon) Arabic proverbs in different dialects.Author: Amal Mrissa

Here you'll find a detailed list of some of the best and most popular Arabic boy names along with their audio pronunciation and meaning/etymology.Author: Amal Mrissa

Here you'll find a detailed list of some of the best and most popular Arabic girl names along with their audio pronunciation and meaning/etymology.Author: Amal Mrissa

In Arabic, there are many ways to say hello, and each dialect has its own variations. Here's a guide that covers the most common ways to greet people.Author: Ayoub A.

In Arabic, not only can you ask, 'How are you?'' in various ways, but each dialect has its own variations. Here's a guide that covers most of them.Author: Amal Mrissa

The Egyptian wedding was awesome, and throughout the night I spoke a ton of Arabic with hardly any problems. Here are five takeaways from my experience.Author: Eric Schenck

Today I'm going to share my opinion as an Arabic translator and lifelong learner on the best online Arabic courses available (most popular course products).Author: Donovan Nagel

The first edition of our series titled Egyptian Arabic: Easy Stories With English Translations is now available to order on Amazon.Author: Donovan Nagel

Native Arabic speakers will use an adaptation of Modern Standard Arabic which they refer to as 'white language' in order to be universally understood.Author: Donovan Nagel

I was sent a review copy of the book Musiqa al-Kalimat - Learn MS Arabic Through Popular Songs by Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama from the American University in Cairo.Author: Donovan Nagel

Talk In Arabic was created for Arabic spoken dialects. Is it worth it? How useful is it for learning Arabic? This review will answer these questions.Author: Giulietta Giordano

Today I want to share one simple resource with you that’s been around now for quite some time (several years in fact) called Diwan Baladna.Author: Donovan Nagel

Here you'll find some excellent links to high quality material online that will improve your listening skills in Arabic.Author: Donovan Nagel

I started to learn Arabic 17 years ago. Here's what I would do if I had the chance to study the language again (and what you should do as a new learner).Author: Donovan Nagel

One established website which has grown in popularity is ArabicPod101, one of many 101 language editions produced by Innovative Languages.Author: Donovan Nagel

Most resources are geared toward teaching you Modern Standard Arabic, a literary language that no person anywhere on earth speaks as a first, native language.Author: Donovan Nagel

Leading up to my flight here I was getting the same reaction from almost everyone - is Egypt really safe for foreigners?Author: Donovan Nagel

Cairo is one of the best and most rewarding places in the world for language immersion but it's easy to spend a long time here and never progress far at all.Author: Donovan Nagel

The comprehensiveness of the lessons and the high quality, natural Egyptian dialogues in Rocket Arabic outweigh its few negative points.Author: Donovan Nagel

Today I've decided to share a few lessons with you that I learned from almost marrying a girl in Egypt - a girl who only spoke Arabic. No English.Author: Donovan Nagel

I read a lot of comments on forums and other blogs, and have received emails from people asking questions about the difficulty of Semitic languages like Arabic and Hebrew.Author: Donovan Nagel

Learning Arabic or considering it? Here are 5 books I highly recommend you own...Author: Donovan Nagel

There currently is no Babbel Arabic but the good news is, there are some even better course and app alternatives for Arabic learners.Author: Donovan Nagel

The goal of 'Arabi Liblib is to help advanced students of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic to achieve a near-native level of proficiency through a focus on adjectives and expressions used to describe people.Author: Donovan Nagel