Hi everyone! I'm translating some sentences into Arabic and I'm having trouble with a specific sentence. The sentence is "Maryam and I drank tea". I know that when the sentence starts with a verb, the verb is conjugated as singular. But what conjugation does it follow in this case? شربتُ or شربَتْ? Thanks

I’m trying to say “What would you do if you were in my shoes?” and came up with

شو تعمل لو أنك محلي

Is this a good way to say that?

I have come to the realization that I am not self disciplined. I know 2 languages both of which I learned out of necessity and not out of enjoyment. My father is from Iraq and while I know that if I threw myself into the country I would pick up the language I don't have the ability to pack up everything right now and move there for three months. I have the capability to learn languages but I lose interest after a few weeks and lose all moment until two months down the line when I realized I have already forgotten everything I taught myself. Ive tried three language learning apps, two pen pall type, language exchange apps, two games I payed money for, tutors and books. I just dont stick with any of it despite my desire to learn.

I need some way to extrinsically motivate me to learn this language, a structured module of learning would be preferable but not a necessity and I need it to be on the cheaper end of things cause Im not a wealthy man. I'm thinking a course of some kind that I can pay for that provides both a lesson booklet and teacher. If I pay for it and have tests I might theoretically do better and learn longer, again the problem is momentum not determination or ability. Or maybe a short immersion retreat or getaway?

Any helpful insights or places I should look?

From my understanding they both mean to but some sites are giving me different answers.

Hello everyone,

I am trying to trace the origins and etymology of the Spanish word "alfolí". It was used in my hometown to refer to a building that had served in the past as a granary/barn/deposit.

After a quick search on the Internet, I learned that there are actually several variations of the word, such as "alforí" (with a Latin r instead of an l) or "alhorí".

I have tried to use Google Translate to see if the Arabic words are similar but the words it yields sound nothing like "folí" or alfolí".

Is this term familiar to any of you?

Thanks in advance for your attention and help. : )

Hello everyone,

I was born and raised in Spain. Spanish, as you may know, has many words that have an Arabic origin. For several reasons, we keep pronouncing the al- prefix that is part of those words even though we have already pronounced the Spanish articles "el" (for masculine nouns) or "la" (for feminine nouns) when referring to them.

Some easy examples:

El algodón (instead of the more logical "el godón")

El alfolí (instead of the more logical "el folí")

I would like to know if there are actual Arabic words in which this al- prefix is not just an article followed by the noun but a single entity. That is, the al- particle does not function as an article but it's part of the full word.

Thank you so much for your attention and help.

ما فارق بين الامر والامر مؤكد وما فارق بين المعلوم المضارع والمعلوم المؤكد؟ لا أفهم

I’m trying to find good podcasts where they speak Levantine Arabic, preferably women (I find them easier to understand), maybe younger as well just speaking about interesting topics. I’ve watched jinn and Al rawabi on netflix, I was almost thinking of something like if the Al rawabi girls had a podcast. Any recommendations? Thank you in advance.

Hello! Do any of you know of good bilingual books for English-Egyptian Arabic? Thank you!

(Bilingual books as in its half of it’s in English, half is in EA).

hello,

its the first the i see the word „الي“, i never heard it before, i understand the sentence, but i don’t know what this one word means, i’d be happy about some help

thank you

If someone could explain and provide a simple explanation that would be great, this is on my final tomorrow eek!

hi! wondering if you had any suggestion regarding YouTubers that makes video in arabic ? (i am learning litteral arabic but any dialect will be fine). maybe some girls doing GRWM or haul? that way i could understand a little bit what going on. thanks!

In high school, all of my friends were from south Yemen and because of this I decided I wanted to learn Arabic, so they taught me some things from their dialect. I always thought the keffiyeh was beautiful so I decided I wanted to buy an authentic one from West Bank and showed up to school with it. When all of my friends complimented it, they explicitly stated that where they’re from, many people will understand it as a “keffiyeh” perfectly fine but in their dialect, “keshideh” was the preferred term.

The thing is, since I graduated and we parted ways, I haven’t heard it referenced as such since; it’s also been years since this all took place and my memory has gotten foggy. Is this exclusive to the dialect in the specific villages they lived, is this a thing in the entirety of south Yemen (or even Yemen as a whole), or am I mistaking the way I heard it?

Thank you so much in advance 🙏🏼 شكرا جزيلًا لك مقدما

Just a survey if its easier to learn the alphabet as is or familiarize basic words first

المجرة و الكوكب 🪐

‏ في هذا كوكب هناك الليل و يوم. أحيانا هناك الشمس لكن بالعكس, هل تعرف دائما هناك القمر مع ١٠٠٠ النجمة كل لليل في هذا المجرة و كوكب.

Also if you can, what are some commonly used phrases or expressions one could add to enhance their speech.

Like today I learnt مرحبا يا هلا

Assalamu Alaikum brothers. I am Sayeed, born in Makkah. I lived in Makkah for 8 years, but my parents, who are Bangladeshi, took me to Bangladesh. However, I love Makkah more than Bangladesh, and I am willing to shift back there. When I was little, I was not taught much Arabic. So, I only knew simple phrases which I used to use when I was in a local madrasah. Now, I want to learn Arabic. I searched a little bit and found that Hejazi Dialect and MSA (Modern Standard Arabic) would be best for me as they are used in Makkah, Madinah, and Jeddah. I want to start from scratch. Assume I know nothing about Arabic. Now, how should I learn it? Please share guidelines and resources.

What do I need to change it for the genitive?

Between all versions of the language, despite them having the same alphabet:

• Arabic (MSA)
• Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
• Arabic (Kuwait)
• Arabic (UAE)
• Arabic (Bahrain)
• Arabic (Qatar)
• Arabic (Yemen)
• Arabic (Oman)
• Arabic (Iraq)
• Arabic (Jordan)
• Arabic (Syria)
• Arabic (Palestine)
• Arabic (Lebanon)
• Arabic (Egypt)
• Arabic (Sudan)
• Arabic (Libya)
• Arabic (Tunisia)
• Arabic (Algeria)
• Arabic (Morocco)
• Arabic (Comoros)

How different are the phonologies of the same words used between all variants? Also, do you know examples of words with the same spelling in all of them but their pronunciations differ?

I got a Netflix subscription so I can watch arabic shows and I see a lot of english shows dubbed in Arabic. Right now, rewatching One Piece live action in Arabic. It sounds majestic to my ears, just wanted to check with you all if the dub is accurate from a language perspective

I have a tutor but I'm looking for something geared towards kids like a textbook /workbook type of deal. Any suggestions?