Additional Resources
Ran out of videos for your preferred dialect? Try checking your favorite content creator's YouTube page. We may not have added their latest videos, and there might be more for you to enjoy! You can also try listening to videos at a higher level, but slowing the playback speed. In addition, check out our resource list below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Resources
For Multiple Dialects - Beginner to Advanced
- Mango Languages
- Lingualism
- Playaling
- TalkinArabic
- TV Garden (free international TV channels online)
- Shahid TV Streaming
- Shasha Movies
- Language Reactor (for finding shows and videos in Arabic)
- Netflix
Standard Arabic
- alHudood.net
- Harry Potter on Kindle Unlimited
- Harry Potter Audiobook on Spotify
- Scary Town Arabian
- Arabian Horror Stories
- Arabic All the Time
- Arabic for Ummah
- Learn Arabic with alJazeera
- Learn Arabic with Khasu
- Learn Arabic with Matto
- Dr. Mohamad Khaled Alfajr
Levantine Arabic
- Our Family Life
- Hikayat Simsim
- Saifi Institute - Classes, Textbooks, and Movie Scripts in Lebanese Arabic
- Ahlan Simsim (Standard & Syrian Arabic)
- Better Arabic Podcast
- School of Yalla
- Levantology
- Easy Lisan
- Arabic from Arabs
- Levantine Arabic, Made Easier
- The Shams Way
- Deewan Podcast
- Comprehensible Levantine Arabic (Lebanese)
- Hob Learning (Levantine Arabic)
- Simple and Easy Arabic Podcast (Levantine)
- The Arabic We Speak Podcast (Levantine)
- Levantine Arabic with Maha
- Learn Levantine Arabic on the Go
- PalWeb - Palestinian Arabic
- Real Syrian Arabic
- The Lovin' Beirut Show
- Dadtime Stories
- Girl Talk
- Sowt Media
- Derrad (Gaming)
- Ahmad Massad
- Arab Dystopia
- Arab Dystopia Playlist
- From Home with Nibal
- Arabic with Rana
- ElBulbul
- Haky bilAraby
- Monologue
- Maloom
- Stories in Levantine
- Marhabtain Arabic
Egyptian
- Learn Egyptian Easily
- Easy Egyptian Arabic
- Udemy: Egyptian Arabic
- Al-diwan Arabic Courses & Textbooks
- Heba Soliman
- Da7ee7
- Da7ee7 on AJ+
- Egychology
- Algue
- Midnight Questions
- Diaa Films
- Kareem elSayed Vlogs
- Mayar Travels
- Aya Habib
- Nadia elSayed
- Weladna Bekheir
Gulf (Khaleeji)
Mango Languages
To accelerate your learning, we recommend using other resources alongside AbjadPro:
We highly recommend Mango Languages for beginners. Mango focuses on building users' speaking skills through useful vocabulary and easy grammar explanations. You may be able to access it for free through your school or public library.
Lingualism
In addition to Mango Languages, dive into Lingualism for upper-beginner friendly books with accompanying audiobooks. Start at A1 and move up through the CEFR levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2), reading and listening at the same time to boost comprehension. AbjadPro has included many of Lingualism's videos on our site - you can get the transcripts on Lingualism's site to help you follow along with the videos.
Flashcards and Vocabulary Retention
Use Anki with Spaced Repetition System (SRS) to memorize words you see outside of AbjadPro. Include Arabic ↔ English cards and consult this guide for configuration tips. We recommend also recording audio from the video you are watching and adding it to each flashard as you are creating it. This can be done by clicking on the paperclip icon while creating the flashcard.
This video will help you set up your Anki account:
Tutoring and Speaking Practice
Once you know the alphabet and a few phrases, schedule lessons on iTalki. Start with short lessons and gradually increase frequency. Keep a running list of questions in Google Docs and share it with your tutor.
Don’t worry about speaking until comprehension is strong. You can’t have a conversation unless you understand what the other person is saying! Otherwise you're just giving a monologue. Focus first on building vocabulary, then learn grammar to understand why sentences are formed the way they are (preferably with a tutor). After that, focus on conversation practice.
Dictionary
Recommended dictionaries: Lughatuna is best for dialects, Reverso is great for phrases and idioms. Hans-Wehr is the authoritative dictionary for Standard Arabic, but it can be difficult to use for new learners.
Grammar Reference
Remember to focus more on vocabulary than grammar. However, when you have grammar questions, you can ask your iTalki tutor, read Desert Sky, or use ChatGPT for clarification when needed. ChatGPT is mostly trained on MSA, but understands several dialects. You can also read this book for free: All the Arabic You Never Learned the First Time Around.