Ahlan ya ashabi! - أهلا يا أصحابي My name’s Qasim, I studied Arabic and Persian at Cambridge, and on this channel I break down how to learn Arabic efficiently and effectively for beginners.
I’ve learnt loads of languages and I want to help you out in your own language learning journey.
So if you’re interested in learning or improving your Arabic so that you can understand the Quran, appreciate the beautiful Arabic culture of even just travel around the middle East, do consider sticking around :)
As soon as you reach A2 level, going above is a very slow process. I have been learning French for more than 2 years right now, but intermediate level is very slow. I am improving, but its a slow process and will take lots of listening and reading to improve language to the level we process our native languages, and just accept the fact that it will take very long.
تعلمت اللغة العربية و العلوم الشرعية في ثماني سنوات في إحدي المدارس الهندية، ومازلت أحسنها ، من وجهة نظري ان يعلم المتعلم أن ايّ لغة لها اربعة جوانب . اولا: الاستماع ،هذا من اصعب جوانب اللغة .على المتعلم ان يكثر الاستماع كي يتدرب الدماغ على اللغة العربية .هذا الشيء الذي ينتج القراءة و التحدث. ثانيا :التحدث،الاستماع يقوي التحدث ثالثا:القراءة ،علي المتعلم ان يعلم بعض القواعد العربية .ويُكِثر قراءة الاخبار والمجلات رابعا :الكتابة ،علي الكاتب ان يعلم قواعد الكتابة و يمارس صفحة في اليوم. لابد ان يعلم أن الاستماع والقراءة أساس اللغة ، يقال ايضا التلقي . إذا كان التلقي قويا يكون المتعلم قويا في إلانتاج. والانتاج هي التحدث والكتابة. أما اللغة العامية(Regional dilect) فلاحاجة لها ، إن تريدها فسافر إلي أماكن التي تريد تعلّمَها العامية.
True, but it doesn't really matter. Not having a talent towards something isn't going to keep you from learning that thing. It just might take a little bit long than the person who has some talent.
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haha do you mean learning the forms? If so, just even knowing the forms super well is the hack lol. This seems like a good page with a nice table to do that from if you don't know them already :) - thearabicpages.com/2020/03/04/reference-arabic-verb-forms-table/
And much like major languages like spanish, it is sadly seen as inferior by many, and not important, due to oamguages like English and french being more influencial somehow
You’ve raised an interesting point. It’s a bit crazy considering that over 400 million people speak Arabic lol. Just goes to show how awesome and widespread the language really is, even if it doesn’t always get the same hype as English or French 🌍 Thanks so much for your comment :)
شكراً على تعليقك، فعلاً اللهجة السعودية واضحة جداً! ومع ذلك، في الفيديو ذكرت أن اللهجة المصرية ربما تكون الأفضل للتعلم بسبب كثرة الموارد المتاحة وانتشارها الواسع. لكن بالنهاية، أي لهجة ستتعلمها ستضيف لك الكثير. بالتوفيق في رحلتك اللغوية! 😊
Thanks for dropping a comment, I appreciate it! 😊 So glad you enjoyed the video! Levantine Arabic is an awesome choice tbh I agree. You sound like you already know quite a few languages haha so I'm sure you've got this 💪 🚀
Yo man - solid books imo, I've actually got all 3 but never fully gone through them page by page myself. But from what I've seen they are clear & well structured - if you can get into them then they'll deffo take you to a good upper intermediate level I think :)
اهلا أتعلم اللغة العربية أيضا لكن أعتقد عند هذا فيديو خطئا، you're supposed to say "how I learn Arabic in 6 months" like other videos. Lol nice video thank you for this video I feel like people make is seem like to learn in language It only takes you a few months instead of maybe like you said 5 years for you. Of course you can do it in a year and less than five definitely. But for the average person, 5 years is reasonable.
hahaha - thanks a lot man! Yeah I agree, can definitely do significant learning in shorter time frames, so it really does depend on your goals :) Ofc the university degree is kind of different, lots of language stuff, then other modules like history, classical Arabic, modern Arabic literature etc - but bare in mind that's also full time with time abroad too. But for most people to learn any language well it is going to take time tbh IMO. Appreciate your thoughts and glad you enjoyed the video 🙏
Oh yeah. Good news is that because of the verb forms and root system someone at a b1 level can know how to pronounce 80-90 % of written words but there are always random nouns or form 1 verbs whose pronunciation they might have to look up in a muajam but if they’re at that point suddenly the way they study and practice is the same way they’re going to be looking up words at c2 years from now albeit less frequently. That’s me right now I’m at probably b1 and it’s a very long journey from here but it’s also straightforward
Yeah exactly, there's definitely a certain point that once you get up to, things get easier and its just about more exposure and more studying and practice - that's my experience anyway. For sure, even at c2 it's still going to be the same process! It's definitely rewarding though - keep going and good luck :D
This is how I would approach learning Arabic from scratch - I've left some links to resources in the description for each stage so do check those out if you're not sure where to get started :)
Great tips, glad I came across your channel as a fellow arabic student. I study Arabic at the university of sussex and they briefly introduced the forms but I never fully appreciated their importance. Where do you plan on taking Arabic / Persian in the future?
That's awesome! Yeah, time spent on knowing the forms well is time well spent IMO - and it doesn't take too long to nail them! For me, my studying days have taken a back seat really (since work lol) and I just enjoy it these days - conversations with people I meet outside in Arabic/Persian is still really fun and I do still watch some Arabic stuff or listen to music. But let's see what the future holds :)
I learned Arabic to a C1 level by myself. And this advice is absolute gold. Personally, I would focus 1000/100 on immersion and learn the 10 words a day from the stuff that I immersed myself in.
As someone who is Arab and fluent in Arabic, this is really impressive keep up the good work. Even I still struggle in understanding certain Egyptian phrases as someone who is half Egyptian😭I'm curious to know if you're able to understand other dialects such as Levantine and Khaleeji! Many arabs even struggle to understand each other. Scoring a 1st is really great for someone who has been learning for 5 years! Nice content
Thanks a lot! Definitely understanding some dialects can be a bit challenging. I don't have too much experience hearing khaleeji but I think it'd be ok - and for the times when someone has spoken to me in khaleeji it's been fine. While I was in Iran I had quite a few friends who were from Syria, Lebanon and Iraq so got pretty familiar with those too - and i didn't feel it was that bad coming from Egyptian. But then again full-blown slang I probably might have a harder time with in those dialects 😂
I usually do a few things. I don't really do pure rote memorisation running over stuff again and again till it goes into my memory. But as I go over words I'll aim for deep concentration & focus on the words, any associations I can make with it to link up things in my mind that can help me remember it. Then I'll use spaced repetition too (not really a formal schedule) but generally reviewing past material at intervals. I'll make a video on this topic at some point :)
The superior way to immerse in any language but especially languages like Arabic which is a partial abjad is to find material that has both a written and spoken form. By listening and reading the content at the same time you’re developing listening comprehension + reading comprehension at the same time and so by extension you are better equipped when you try to speak or write. I unfortunately only know functional but not quite perfect fusha and want to learn to understand dialects from the levant and Egypt after further developing fusha to a really elegant level. For good fusha immersion I think assassins creed mirage is amazing especially the pc or Xbox one version which have Arabic sibtitles and interface to accompany the very professional fusha dub. بالتوفيق even though I suspect you may be more advanced than I
You're definitely right immersing with multiple angles at the same is really the way to go when learning a language like Arabic, agreed! Mastering fusha before diving into the dialects makes sense if you're into really elegant fusha as top priority. There is something about just pure elegant fusha stuff that is so satisfying - we had a teacher in Cambridge who was supervising me for my dissertation before he left for Hadvard, and diving through classical Arabic texts with him was genuinely just an incredible experience. I had no clue about this AC Mirage thing - I like Assassins creed so I might try it when I get some time, that sounds fun :D In any case, بالتوفيق and best of luck as you continue elevating your Arabic skills! Your approach sounds solid. And thank you for watching and commenting :)
This is actually one of the most underrated ‘how to learn Arabic’ videos. Articulated incredibly well with meaningful advice that one can apply straight away. I think it would be great if you made a video on explaining the forms for dummies. Just my two cents, but thanks for this!
