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What are the best resources for learning Arabic?

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Question added by Thurayya Al Qasim , Legal Counsellor , Ihqaq Law Firm
Date Posted: 2018/02/11
Nure kiron
by Nure kiron , Professor Head of the Acupuncture Department , Gonoshastho Medical College & Gono University Bangladesh

Learn and demonastration for momorised 

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by Deleted user

When I learned Arabic years ago, I was immersed in Arabic language and culture in Yemen.  Nothing beats a combination of good teaching with functional vocabulary and then being able to apply it practically in the field (restaurants, markets, giving/getting directions, etc.).

I am a linguist and acquire languages pretty easily, but I was able to become comfortable , confident, and pretty competent in Arabic with only two months of intensive training (2 lessons/day, 5 days/week).

The US Peace Corps was very diligent in choosing effective educators and we benefited from their skill, but those of us who went out and used what we learned immediately were much more successful than the others who did not.

Seek an Arabic teacher who speaks a dialect you want to be able to use (Fuss-hah, Khaleeji, Jordanian, Syrian, North African, Egyptian, etc.) and who is patient enough to start from scratch with you - from the letters up to full conversations.  Then you need to either independently, or by way of "homework" from the teacher, get out and practice...early and often.

Don't be afraid to sound a little funny when you speak at first...Arabic is quite a bit different from western languages in terms of the sounds produced, but with practice, you can train to become understood and find your conversation partners to be understandable.  Prefecting the grammar and gaining vocabulary tend to come easier once you gain confidence trying to communicate with simpler words and phrases. The best thing about learning Arabic is the positive reactions you get from native Arab speakers when you speak with them.  They appreciate your efforts and if you are negotiating prices with them in the souq, you can often get a better deal for simply trying things out in Arabic.

This is what has worked for me.  Perhaps it can have a similar result for others.

Anass Otuom
by Anass Otuom , مدرس ومحكم اكاديمي وباحث ومدرب معتمد ابحث عن عمل , عمل حر

there are  alot of resources in youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0psf0FHhf8

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by Deleted user

I've got no idea, this is not my field of knowledge, sorry

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