Arabic Learning Resources
Beginners
Fun with Arabic
A simple, colourful introduction to basic Arabic writing and grammar. Test your Arabic with a quiz.
Abjad: Learn to read and write the alphabet
Learn to recognise basic letter shapes, the names of letters, and become familiar with the various character forms of the same letter.
Speak 7
Lessons in speaking, grammar, vocabulary, expressions, phrases and more.
Madinah Arabic
Madinah Arabic is one of the most comprehensive Free Arabic Courses online. It includes Flashcard applications, interactive questions and much more.
SurvivalPhrases - Arabic Podcast
Learn Arabic travel phrases with SurvivalPhrases.com. A website that has all the essential travel phrases including: Greetings, at the restaurant, traveling, visiting, or sightseeing.
AL-BARAEM.TV - Writing the Arabic alphabet
Learn how to write the Arabic alphabet.
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Intermediate
The world of stories
Improve your language learning while enjoying reading these short, animated stories (once you are on the page click on the open book picture).
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Alarabi magazine
Improve your reading and understanding with these useful short cartoon stories, choose a story by clicking on the title or on the cartoon itself.
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ArabicPod
Listen to episodes of Arabic lessons in speaking, grammar, vocabulary, expressions, phrases and more.
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Advanced
Arabic newspapers online
Newspapers from different Arab countries.
Doroob.com
Challenging website helps improve reading and understanding of Arabic stories and poetry.
SurvivalPhrases - Arabic Podcast
Learn Arabic travel phrases with SurvivalPhrases.com. A website that has all the essential travel phrases including: Greetings, at the restaurant, traveling, visiting, or sightseeing.
Alarabi magazine
Improve your reading and understanding with these useful short cartoon stories, choose a story by clicking on the title or on the cartoon itself.
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Dictionaries
Arabic - English dictionary
Type the Arabic word using on-screen Arabic keyboard to get the English equivalent instantly.
Firdaous dictionary on-line
English - Arabic dictionary with translation to phonetics.
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Culture
BBC Arabic
BBC News in Arabic with audio and video clips.
Arabic culture
Comprehensive general information on Arab countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Country profile: Egypt
Egypt, past and present.
Islamic Arts and Architecture Organisation
A website dedicated to providing information and resources related to Islamic history, art, architecture, calligraphy, and more.
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Media
Al-majalla
An online Arabic magazine.
Middle East online
A site dedicated to news and current affairs across the Arab world.
Arabic newspapers online
On-line newspapers from different Arab contries.
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Podcasts
Doroob podcast
SurvivalPhrases - Arabic Podcast
Learn Arabic travel phrases with SurvivalPhrases.com. A website that has all the essential travel phrases including: Greetings, at the restaurant, traveling, visiting, or sightseeing.
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