One of our favorite quotes is by the late Dr. Weston Agor, once a world-renowned professor of public administration. He once said, “Making common Arabic mistakes simply means you are learning faster.” However, if we believe the dear professor’s sage words are true, then most of us should have been speaking Arabic after only two weeks. Or at least that’s how we’ve all felt at...
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Making the pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the five pillars of Islam. It’s also every Muslim’s dream to make the journey at least once in their lifetime. However, what does making the Hajj journey entail? That’s the question we will answer today as we explain how to perform Hajj and Umrah. Additionally, we’ll also discuss some of the hajj rituals and their meaning. So,...
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What We Are All About There are about a million ways to study Arabic. If you keep reading, you will know way number million and one. As you can see from our articles, there are so many ways to start learning the Arabic language. Why do we study the Arabic language? There are endless benefits of the Arabic language. These include the importance of Arabic language in...
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When learning Arabic, or any language for that matter, the same question repeats itself: how do I do this the right way? Well, today we are introducing you to a new approach called the communicative one. If you already know all about the communicative approach, keep reading. This is because you will definitely understand more as to why it is exceptionally a smart approach in learning...
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There are many benefits to learning Arabic as a second language, but does learning a new language make you smarter? Well, scientists seem to think that it does. So, with that in mind, today let’s look at what happens to your brain when you learn a new language. You’re Never Too Old to Benefit from Learning Arabic Dr. Thomas Bak is a lecturer at Edinburgh's School of...
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Let’s put a pause to the learning shall we? Today is all about the fun facts about the Arabic language. Trust us: There are plenty of facts about Arabic. Is Arabic the most complete language in the world? Maybe. But there is a plethora of secrets of the Arabic language that will certainly shock you to the core. Don’t worry, this is not an Arabic language history lesson...
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By now you’ve likely noticed there seems to be more than one Arabic language. And you’d be right. In fact, today there are 30 Arabic dialects throughout the Arab region today. What’s more is that, once students figure this out, they often ask, “What is the hardest Arabic dialect?” If they are thinking to travel to Egypt, the question then becomes “Should I learn Modern Standard...
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Arabic has been around for quite awhile. So, just how old is the Arabic language? Well, it goes back to at least the 6th century, though some experts believe it could even be older. And a 1,500-year-old language surely has had to pick up some surprising facts that came along with it over the years. So, today, why don’t we let’s at some fun Arabic facts?...
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They say that blood is thicker than water. This is true, as family ties and bonds are the strongest ones known to mankind since the beginning of time. This is why we continued our notion of learning Arabic as a family in this second part. In the previous part, we talked about all the pros of learning Arabic for beginners as a family. Today, we...
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As a new Arabic learner, the two skills you’re likely eager to learn first are speaking and listening. In fact, we’d guess that most people want to learn to speak Arabic before any other language skill. That is, probably, you're more likely to improve speaking skills before you’ll learn how to improve your Arabic writing skills. However, what if we said to learn how to...
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