Assalamu-Alaykum! This is my very first masterpost, and I wanted to make it about a subject I only know too well. Arabic is my mother tongue and Iāve been into the Arabic culture for like my entire life. I am really eager to help people get more familiar with it, as I understand it might not be easy at all. The letters are different, the spelling is different, the phonetic is different, the culture is differentā¦ Thus I really admire people who chose to learn it.Ā You rock!
Anyway, here are the basics (in my own opinion) for learning the language and the culture. I tried to give all the information I had, but Iāll edit this post and eventually add more stuff :
madinaharabicĀ (the best website really)
salaam arabic (really handy for spelling and phonetic!)
myeasyarabic (the best website to get familiar with grammar & letters)
arabickeyboard (introduces you to not only the language, but also the history and culture of the arabic world)
alison (contains evaluation tests that can help you progress in your learning)
digitaldialects (funny games to help you memorize animals, numbers and colors)
firdaous (really great for vocab!)
as for apps (on itunes), we have AlphaBet ArabeĀ (for alphabet learning), AstridĀ (motivational app), and Arabic Dictionary
egyptianarabiccourse (helps you get familiar with the egyptian dialect)
speakmoroccan (learn to speak the moroccan dialect, aka mine!)
abjadiye (learn lebanese arabic for free)
arabic alphabetĀ (but also here)
language exchange sources
arabic proverbs (translated in english)
arabic survival phrases here & here
5 beautiful arabic expressions
lexilogosĀ (iāve been using it myself for all my essays and presentations)
lexilogos (yup again, but different section)
arabic etymological dictionaryĀ (with torrent & word document download links)
arabic dictionary + translatorĀ
Okay, i hesitated to put that one, but if you want to get into the arabic culture, it is very important to get to know the islamic side of it. (be careful, islamic culture does not necessarily mean arabic culture, but the two can easily be linked)
searchtruth (helps you with grammar and vocab using qurāan sentences)
legacyfordham (itās the islamic section of the university of fordham website. it gives you a general look on the islamic world eras)
maghrebspace (the website is in french though)
my top 3 classics (with free download links & online listening)
abdelhalim hafez here & here
top 10 arabic songs of january 2016
short history of arabic music + top arabic songs of 2015 here
my personal favorite songs
ya rayah - rachid taha (music video + lyric video + english translation)
aatini nay - fairouz (lyric videoĀ + english translation)
fi madrasat al hob - kadem saher (lyric video + english translation)
easy short arabic stories
5 recommended arabic books
YA arabic books listed by genre
al ayyam (trilogy) - taha hussein (pdf of the first tome here)
rihla jabaliyya rihla saāba - fadwa touqan
historiansofislamicart (contains links to each type of art)
metmuseum (history of calligraphy and useful links)
arabartgallery (my personal favorite : all types of art listed by era, and description of each)
as I said before, arabic is a tricky language, because it does not originate (like most other popular languages) from latin roots. therefore when you come accross arabic words or names written in latin letters, youāll find out different ways of writing the same word. any version is correct as long as the pronounciation is correct.
there are no vowels in the arabic alphabet. (well, not really, we have letters referring to āoā, āaā or āiā but we only put them when we stress on those vowels) so arabic letters are referring to consonants, with some of them only existing in arabic (for ex:Ā Ų¶Ā pronounced įøÄd). youāll probably learn it throughout the websites I gave, but bear in mind that the vowel sounds of arabic are put by tiny symbols above or under the letters called chakl. chakl helps you know how to pronounce a letter, if you should sayĀ āaā orĀ āoā orĀ āiā after that letter. in most texts youāll come accross - apart from language learning websites - youāll find words and sentences without chakl. and thatās because we, as native arabic speakers, have gotten so used to how a word is pronounced that we kinda know what chakl should normally be put. you should get used to it as well, it will be so much easier for you to read any kind of text.
practice arabic pronounciation and listening A LOT. it will be very useful for writing and reading, trust me.
oh and most importantly, iām open to anyone desiring to speak with a native arabic speaker! really, you can just message me, or email me (at [email protected]) or whatever you like. iāll be glad to give you additional tips along the way!
I think I said it all. I may or may not add stuff in the future, so feel free to follow me, or suggest me other things!
Iāll probably do a moroccan masterpost later, ideas are welcome here as well!
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