Arabic Resources List (MSA)

MSA has very few resources so I decided to share a resource list! (I got all of these from an Arabic discord server by the way: Let's Learn Arabic)

For the core basics of Arabic learning (Lessons in Arabic)
Teaches all Arabic grammar in great detail (http://allthearabicyouneverlearnedthefirsttimearound.com/)
Italki, great for finding teachers (Sign in - italki)
Anki, one of the best flashcard apps (https://apps.ankiweb.net/)
For learning the Arabic alphabet (http://arabicquick.com/learn_arabic_alphabet/)
Really good short stories in Arabic (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7RpCYE5gLKF3Wus9QmIXHuy4p81lpaVA)

Textbooks
Mastering Arabic 1 and 2 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Arabic-Paperback-Jane-Wightwick/dp/1137380446
A Focus on Contemporary Arabic (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Focus-Contemporary-Arabic-Conversations-Speakers/dp/0300224044/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+focus+on+contemporary+arabic&qid=1628185907&s=books&sr=1-1)
Easy Arabic Reader, great for beginner to intermediate level (https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Arabic-Reader-Jane-Wightwick/dp/0071754024)
Colloquial Arabic of Egypt, by the same people who made Mastering Arabic
(https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B014KS6IV2/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1)

Glossika - Great if you don’t lose motivation after a week

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Additional Resources - particularly for people who want books

hindawi.org - collection of thousands of free ebooks including, children’s and young adult collection (with translations of well known English works.

arabcast.org - audio recordings of thousands of free MSA audiobooks - including some audio versions of young adult titles in the hindawi.org collection

If you have a mac “books” - the bookshop in books can be searched for both texts and audiobooks. Try any common search term like “حرب” ، “قصر” , or whatever might represent a genre you’re interested in.

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I found this website useful and interesting: CultureTalk on LangMedia | LangMedia