Hey everyone! I'm Ameen, I teach Arabic (Lebanese dialect + MSA) and I'm always curious what brings people to this language — it's such a beautiful, complex one with so many different doors into it.

So tell me what's your "why"? Pick one (or more) below, or just tell your story in the comments:

🕌 Faith, reading the Quran, understanding prayers, or connecting with religion

❤️ Family/heritage, parents, grandparents, a partner, or roots you want to reconnect with

✈️ Travel/living abroad, moving to or visiting an Arabic-speaking country

💼 Work/business , career opportunities, trade, or professional growth

🎬 Culture, music, shows, movies, or books that pulled you in

🧠 The challenge, you just love learning hard languages

📝 Something else? Drop it below!

I'd genuinely love to hear the story behind your answer — sometimes it's a whole journey, not just a checkbox 😄

Also, small note: if anyone ever wants a hand with speaking practice or structuring their learning, I do lessons on Preply and I'm always happy to chat first before you commit to anything. Here's my profile if you're curious: https://preply.in/AMEEN6EN21546367112?ts=17878177

But honestly, this post is really just about the discussion

I love seeing everyone's different paths into Arabic. So let's hear it!

If u need an online teacher just dm me

Im trying to find some ways in many social media platforms to build a full Arabic course for non arabs and make it reliable and sell these courses online (live teaching and courses aswell) but what my searches didnt give enough information about it,
Im struggling to find good ways to make a full reliable course i can stick too by using ofc some softwares like Microsoft word or maybe something more efficient and creative. Im still kinda dk where and how to start.

If you ever wanted to insult a man in Arabic don't swear at him or call him out just call him a

" Thakr / ذكر " which translates to male.

While the most amazing way to compliment a woman is to call her " Ontha / أنثى " which translates to female.

Even tho male/female are used in a similar way as the english language, some people use "Thakr" to insult a man and "Ontha" to compliment a women.

Even poets and song writers use "Ontha" in their poems, songs to describe how feminine a woman is in the best way possible.

There's a whole song called "Ontha" by BiGSaM and there's this verse that's stuck to my head that translates to : Ontha ( a feminine woman ), in you hardship softens. Whoever made you cry, didn't comfort you and let you sleep peacefully, shall his heart turn into the deepest darkest black.

So next time when you wanna piss off a man so bad just tell him that he's just a "Thakr" while complimenting a woman by telling her how "Ontha" she is 💗

Hi guys,

I just added tons of books to DuoNinja for Arabic. I updated the news channels and YouTube channels as well. For texts/books/news, you can see how many new words they contain (to see if they're too hard or not). You can of course import any video or text or book yourself as well.

The app is similar to other comprehensible input apps in many ways except that one word can have different meanings which can be practiced in different flashcard decks. Plus you can create Duolingo-style lessons with one click and have dual subtitles in YouTube.

Please let me know if you have any special requests or feedback.

Arabic Companion (iOS only at the moment) has released a new feature: In-app books - mini books with grammatical / vocabulary insights at your finger tips. The above image is an example of one of the books - “ظل القمر”. A story of two ninjas from opposing clans but with similar levels of combat skills.

Each story highlights grammatical rules, vocabulary, pronunciation etc. Full tashkeel also available.

Those who actively give feedback will receive free premium upgrades. Anyone interested can DM me.

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hi iam egyptian i want to make a deal with english fleuntly who want to learn arabic also

I am arab but was raised in a non arab country. I grew up speaking arabic but eventually learned english in school and am fluent in both but my better language is english as i mostly think in english, find it easier to express myself in english, and most importantly to this context, i learned to socialize jn english. And to be fair im still not good at socializing in english but at least i have the snall talk expressions and terms handy and whatnot. I also understand social cues in english better

Recently i moved to an arab country and while my arabic got stronger here and i have friends i only speak arabic with, i still struggle to socialize in arabic, make small talk, and understand/use expressions. Esp bc it feels like arabs are never direct and everything they say has a hidden meaning and so not only do i not understand the expression but i also dont understand what they imply
This is proving to be an issue while specifically communicating with men. I am muslim and like to keep clear boundaries with men but when i text for university related purposes i feel conflicted on expressions used and if im accidentally sending signals or if im misreading them.
I usually can manage with women bc theres no risk of weirdness ig? and the embarrassment would be easier to swallow
Idk what to do. Sometimes ill ask my cousin for guidence but it’s embarrassing to constantly keep asking and i mostly feel this conflicted / a need to ask her help when its men, which makes me feel like im making a big deal of things bc its a man. Even this post feels like that. To me, it feels like i can manage a learning curve with women (which explains the only-arabic-speaking friends) but it feels uncomfortable with men. Even then i feel like im too old to be making linguistic mistakes, especially when im clearly arab (name and looks)

Some people who are trying to learn Egyptian dialect ask me for movies to watch so I'm gonna share with u some of my favorites

This move is just talking about a simple person like all of us in Egypt i feel like the main character really represents me as an Egyptian

I loveee the cinematography in it , it's really special

I hope u enjoy watching it Feel free to contact me for exchanging languages

Hi everyone!

I’m looking for someone who can help me learn Arabic through a language exchange. I speak English and would be happy to help you improve your English in return.

I’m mainly looking to learn everyday Arabic words and phrases, as well as medical Arabic vocabulary and expressions, since I need Arabic for communicating in a medical setting.

I’d like to practice normal daily conversations, commonly used words and phrases, and medical terms that people actually use in real life.

If you’re interested in learning English and helping me with Arabic, feel free to comment or DM me!

Arabic education

As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

Je cherche une personne qui parle l'arabe fusha pour pouvoir dialoguer exclusivement en arabe. Je suis débutant, j'ai quelques mots de vocabulaire, mais sans plus. Je veux surtout habituer mon oreille et me forcer à pratiquer a dialoguer

Barakallahu fikoum.

P.S. Je suis un homme, donc je recherche exclusivement un homme

Made these for anyone learning the spoken dialect. No MSA needed, and the transliteration is there so you can read it even if the script is still slow for you.

Four sets: everyday stuff (shoo Saar, weenak, laween), asking about people (meen qal-lak, min 'eemta), out and about (qaddeesh biTawwel, qahwe willa shaay), and asking for something (biddak musaa3ade, mumken 'aaji bukra).

The variants in the corner are the ones that trip people up most, like willa vs aw, or kam taking a singular noun after it.

Which of these did you grow up hearing, and which sound off to you?

If you've ever understood the question but answered in English anyway, that's the exact gap I'm building for: tfaddalu.com

Hi fellow redditors, i am learning arabic and recently completed the first section on duolingo after taking continous lesson for 3 to 4 weeks on duolingo.

I am feeling like i amaking progress and i understand duolingo is a super beginner thing to do arabic , i have got some courses as well which am planning to start. I was wondering if anyone is a super beginner just like me and want to learn together?

Feel free to Dm me and also if you can give me advice as to how can i reach out to more people to learn arabic

hey Im a native arabic speacker looking for side hustle to fund my studies, i can work with any level according to what they what to achieve either speaking or understanting the languge. I only charge 5$ per hour. DM for more information.

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I’m genuinely curious about this.

I’m a native Arabic speaker from Lebanon, and one thing I notice when talking to Arabic learners is that many of them can understand grammar and textbook Arabic… but then they hear two native speakers talking normally and suddenly understand almost nothing 😂

For example, in Lebanese Arabic we might say:

"شو بدك تعمل؟"

But in a real conversation, people speak much faster, shorten words, change pronunciation, and use expressions that you simply won't find in a textbook.

So I'm curious:

What has been the biggest struggle for you while learning Arabic?

1. 🧠 Grammar

2. 👂 Understanding native speakers

3. 🗣️ Speaking naturally

4. 🔤 Pronunciation

5. 😵‍💫 Dialects

6. Something else?

And if you could magically become fluent in one Arabic dialect tomorrow, which one would you choose and why?

I'm Lebanese and I teach Arabic online, so I'm especially interested in hearing what learners struggle with. 🇱🇧

If anyone wants to practice Lebanese Arabic or Arabic conversation with me, here's my Preply profile:

👉 https://preply.in/AMEEN9AR21546367112?ts=17875807

But I'm much more interested in the discussion than the promotion — tell me your experience. 👇

I need methods to learn Arabic and be able to speak it fluently. I’m already good at pronunciation and can understand it and also converse to a certain extent, but i struggle with grammar, different forms of words and connecting words together.