Maybe you’re a professional looking to boost to your career. Then again, maybe you’re a college student who wants to add a language to your future career skills. Perhaps you’re just bored with all the free time you have now and you figure, “Why not learn a language?” Whatever your reason for wanting to learn a new language, why not consider Arabic? Besides being a rich...
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Let’s face facts. If you’re learning Arabic, one of the hardest things to do is find ways to practice speaking in Arabic. Moreover, this can be especially true for those learning to read and speak Arabic for beginners. Finding listening tools to practice with is pretty easy thanks to a Google search on the World Wide Web. Also, there are a number of websites where...
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Welcome to Egypt, the land of a thousand minarets where no two mosques look exactly the same. Here you’ll find mosques over 1,000 years old next to mosques built just yesterday. Likewise, you’ll find some architecturally inspiring mosques, while others are just simple places of worship. However, to really take in the beauty of the mosques in Egypt, Cairo is the place to see some...
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You’ll hear it most of the time. You’ll speak it most of the time. You may even be able to think, immerse and dream in it some of the time. After a while, your new language comes to you as smoothly and naturally as if you were born in Amman. This is because you live there now as part of your total language immersion into...
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Two words will likely come to mind when you think of Arabic culture: history and richness. Indeed, Middle Eastern culture and traditions are mix of diverse people and groups. Thus, it’s doubtful in the understanding of Middle Eastern culture to write about Arabs without fitting them into one group. Likewise, it also seems doubtful that one can write about Arab culture without forcing it into...
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The Kingdom of Jordan is about the same size as the U.S. state of Virginia. And though Virginia may be a place for lovers, Jordan is a place for lovers of history and nature. In fact, since the dawn of mankind, people have been wandering through Jordan at some point in time. From the Nabataeans to modern day Arabs, each of them have left their...
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In English, definite nouns are usually preceded by “the” (i.e. the book, the students) and indefinite nouns with “a”, “an” or no article at all(i.e. a student, tables). Arabic also kind of works the same way as it has definite and indefinite nouns. In Arabic, the Arabic definite article attaches to the word that it precedes. theالـthe bookالـكتاب When the definite article comes before a noun, then that...
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So, you’ve decided to learn Egyptian Arabic and want to immerse yourself in the language and culture of the country. Mabrook! With plenty of Arabic language programs in Egypt to choose from, you’ve chosen one of the best countries to learn Arabic abroad. Here, whether you choose to stay for a month and learn Arabic in Cairo or stay for a year and learn Arabic...
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We’ve already told you about the perks of learning Arabic. It can boost your career, help you meet new people, and add new places to your travel bucket list. Indeed, Arabic is an ancient language that’s been around for thousands of years. On the other hand, millions of folks from all around the world speak the language today. Moreover, you’ll find that the people from...
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“Should I learn Modern Standard Arabic or a local dialect?” That’s the question our app users ask us the most here at Kaleela. However, it’s a question that none of us can really give a sure answer to. Truth be told, the reason is because the answer really depends on you and why you’re learning Arabic. Thus, to help you decide, we’re presenting the pros...
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