A basic course in iraqi colloquial arabic , free download

This free course contains 15 great voice lessons that help you learn some basic things in iraqi arabic.

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Learn Arabic Numbers on your android mobile phone

Learn Arabic Numbers  is a great tool, on the go reference and study guide for learning Arabic numbers: provides full Arabic audio pronunciation and a mini flash card game to help you improve your Arabic number skills.

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Where to learn Arabic in United Arab Emirates

If you are interested in learning Gulf Arabic, there are many language centres to choose from in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

In Abu Dhabi:

Gulf Arabic Programme
Al Ain International Border, near Al-Buraimi
Tel: +971 3 7551858
www.gapschool.net
American Language Centre
Hamdan Street
T: 971 2 6272779
www.alcuae.com
Berlitz
An international language centre that offers private instruction, group courses as well as courses catered to corporate groups. It has branches in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
Zayed the 1st Street, Bin Haiyai Bldg.
T: +971 2 6672287
www.berlitz.ae
British Council
Villa No 7 Al Nasr Street
Al Khalidiya District
T: +971 800 225522
www.britishcouncil.org/me-uae

Nadia Secretarial Services Institute
Salam Street
T: +971 2 6774031
training@nadiame.ae
Mother Tongue Arabic Language Centre
Zayed 1st., M 2, Bin Fardan Building, Khalidiya
T: +971 2 6393838
www.mothertongue.ae
Areef Computer Institute
Al Yousef Center
Flat No:702, Hamdan St.
T: +971 2 6268580
www.areef.co.ae
Eton Institute
Offering over 100 internationally accredited language courses with the option of group, private and online
Rotana Office Complex- 205, Near Khalifa Park
T: +971 2 4499649
www.abudhabi.eton.ac
In Dubai:
Eton Institute
Offering over 100 internationally accredited language courses with the option of group, private and online
Dubai Knowledge Village, Block 3
T: +971 4 4386848
www.eton.ac
Berlitz Language Centre
Language Centre, Translation & Interpretation
Jumeira Beach Rd. Dubai - P.O.Box 71453
T: +971 (4) 3440034
Polyglot Language Institute
Teaches Arabic, German, French Italian and Spanish
T: +971  4  2223 429 / 2222 596
Arabic Language Protection Society
At Al Qasba, Sharjah
T: +971 4 223 7276
dr.radwan@eim.ae
Arabic Language Centre
At the exhibition hall of the World Trade Centre
T: +971 4 308 6036
Dar El Lim
Next to World Trade Centre
T: +971 4 331 0221
Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding
Bastakiya, near Dubai Creek
www.cultures.ae
T: +971 4 353 6666

free download - Basic Gulf Arabic Based on Colloquial Abu Dhabi Arabic

This volume, developed for an introductory course in Gulf Arabic, utilizes the dialect of Abu Dhabi, a leading member of the Federation of Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf. Although specifically developed for the University of Arizona Environmental Research Laboratory personnel, it can be used as a beginning textbook for college students and petroleum companies whose interests are linguistic, historical, economic, political, or social. Each of the 22 units contains: (1) a dialog or basic text built around a single topic of interest, (2) a translation of the text into English, (3) new vocabulary occurring in the text, (4) additional vocabulary related to the vocabulary in part three, (5) new grammatical points in the text, (6) pronunciation (included in the first 9 units only), and (7) practice drills. Unit 15 provides a review, and an Arabic-English glossary is appended

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Is Arabic difficult?

Is Arabic difficult?

YES - and no. Learning Arabic certainly takes time and practice, but there are not many irregularities in the grammar. It's much less complicated than Latin, and probably simpler than German, too.

If you speak a European language, the root system of Arabic is an unfamiliar concept. Arabic words are constructed from three-letter "roots" which convey a basic idea. For example, k-t-b conveys the idea of writing. Addition of other letters before, between and after the root letters produces many associated words: not only "write" but also "book", "office", "library", and "author".

Learning vocabulary may cause problems at first. In most European languages there are many words which resemble those in English. Arabic has very few, but it becomes easier once you have memorised a few roots.

Arabic has many regional dialects, and if you want to master one of these the only really effective way is to spend a few years in the place of your choice. For general purposes – such as reading or listening to radio - it's best to concentrate on Modern Standard Arabic (numerous courses and textbooks are available). This would also be useful if you're interested in Islam, though you would need some additional religious vocabulary.

There are 28 consonants and three vowels – a,  i, u – which can be short or long. Some of the sounds are unique to Arabic and difficult for foreigners to pronounce exactly, though you should be able to make yourself understood.

The normal word order of a sentence is verb/subject/object. The function of nouns in a sentence can also be distinguished by case-endings (marks above the last letter of a word) but these are usually found only in the Qur'an or school textbooks.

Feminine nouns add the suffix …aat to form the plural but masculine nouns generally have a "broken" plural which involves changing vowels in the middle of the word: kitaab ("book"); kutub ("books").

Arabic has very few irregular verbs and does not use "is" or "are" at all in the present tense: "the king good" means "the king is good". Subtle alterations in the basic meaning of a verb are made by adding to the root. These changes follow regular rules, giving ten possible "verb forms" (though in practice only three or four exist for most verbs. The root k-s-r produces:

• form I kasara, "he broke"
• form II kassara, "he smashed to bits"
• form VII inkasara, "it was broken up"

Sometimes these must be used with care: qAtala means "he fought" but qatala means "he killed".

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Major languages of the world

(Number of native speakers)
1.	Mandarin Chinese	836,000,000
2.	Hindi	333,000,000
3.	Spanish	332,000,000
4.	English	322,000,000
5.	Bengali	189,000,000
6.	Arabic	186,000,000
7.	Russian	170,000,000
8.	Portuguese	170,000,000
9.	Japanese	125,000,000
10.	German	98,000,000
11.	French	72,000,000
12.	Malay	50,000,000

The Arabic language

Introduction

ARABIC ranks sixth in the world's league table of languages, with an estimated 186 million native speakers. As the language of the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, it is also widely used throughout the Muslim world. It belongs to the Semitic group of languages which also includes Hebrew and Amharic, the main language of Ethiopia.

marhaban bikom! ( Hi )

There are many Arabic dialects. Classical Arabic – the language of the Qur'an – was originally the dialect of Mecca in what is now Saudi Arabia. An adapted form of this, known as Modern Standard Arabic, is used in books, newspapers, on television and radio, in the mosques, and in conversation between educated Arabs from different countries (for example at international conferences). 

Local dialects vary, and a Moroccan might have difficulty understanding an Iraqi, even though they speak the same language.

Arabic personal names
The components of names - abu, ibn, etc. How they are used and what they mean.

Alternative Arabic Dictionary
This lists the words that respectable dictionaries leave out. Not for anyone who is easily offended.

How to write your name in Arabic
A French site showing 167 first names written in the Arabic script. Includes some English names.

Names of Arabic origin
Mainly refers to place names in Spain, Portugal and the Americas.

Arabic Language Academy
The idea of maintaining linguistic standards, through an Arab equivalent of the French Academy, has been around since the 19th century. Report by ArabicNews. 

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