Arabic

Guide Note: This page contains resources for learning and studying the Arabic language.

Fast Facts:

1. Systems of Arabic:
   • Classical written Arabic
   • Modern standard written Arabic
   • Spoken Arabic (varies across countries and regions)
2. Read from right to left
3. Liturgical language of Islam

The Mahalo Top 7

1. Wikibooks: Open-content Arabic Textbooks
2. MadinahArabic.com: Arabic Language Course
3. Wikipedia: Arabic language
4. Stanford University: Writing Arabic
5. Arabic Vocabulary Guide: عربي : دليل المصطلحات  
6. Gulf Arabic: Arabic Language Lessons Online  
7. Slate Magazine: Why learning Arabic is so hard (2005)  

Arabic Lessons Online

• Babel Arabic: Beginning, intermediate, and advanced lessons    
• Foreign Service Institute: Arabic Lessons
• Volunteer educational community: Welcome to #Arabic  
• Al-Duroos - الدروس: Arabic language lessons and learning resources
• Wikibooks: Arabic/Basic Phrases
• Speak7.com: Learn Arabic For Free  
• Syrian Arabic Language Course
• LangMedia: Arabic in Jordan (Palestinian Dialect)

Arabic Writing Lessons

• University of Victoria: Introduction to Written Arabic
• Islamicart: Arabic alphabet
• Arabic Alphabet: Learn the arabic alphabet online
• Transliteration.org: Numbers in Arabic
• Wikibooks: Arabic/Arabic alphabet
• Wikipedia: Arabic alphabet
• Ancient Scripts: Arabic Writing History

Arabic Dictionaries and Communication Resources

• English - Arabic - English Dictionary
• Ectaco Online Dictionary: Engish - Arabic Dictionary
• Muftah Alhuruf: Arabic Virtual Keyboard

Arabic Lessons and Activities for Kids

• EnchantedLearning.com: Arabic Language Activities  
• Islam4Schools: Arabic Alphabet
• Little-Horus.Org: Learn Arabic
• Fun with Arabic: Alphabet song

Arabic Podcasts and Videos

• The Arabic PodClass: Arabic Language Podcast
• ArabicPod: Learn Arabic Podcasts
• YouTube: Muslim Kid School (Arabic Alphabet)
• YouTube & Google Video: Learn Arabic Search

Arabic Books

• Amazon.com: Beginner's Arabic Script: An Introduction to Reading and Writing Arabic
• Amazon.com: The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read & Write It
• Amazon.com: Arabic For Dummies
• Amazon.com: Arabic Practical Dictionary
• Amazon.com: Berlitz Arabic Phrase Book
• Amazon.com: Arabic at a Glance: Phrase Book and Dictionary for Travelers

Arabic Blogs and Culture

• Encyclopaedia of the Orient: Arabic language  
• Internals: Blog about Arabic language and culture

Resources in Arabic

• BBCArabic.com | الصفحة الرئيسية
• Al Jazeera: الجزيرة نت
• Al-Ahram: جريدة الأهرام - الصفحة الأولى
• Al-Watan: جـريـدة الوطن
• CNN in Arabic

Arabic Classes and Programs

• Pimsleur: Eastern Arabic | Egyptian Arabic  
• Rosetta Stone: Learn Arabic: Learn to Speak Arabic
• University of California: Arabic Without Walls

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