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HomeLanguagesArabicBasic Egyptian Arabic: Learn to Speak and Understand Egyptian Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs (Basic) |
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Fairly Dreadful Jan 02, 2009 Although the accents are authentic, the course is way too basic and repeats the same dialogue throughout the 5 discs with only minor changes. The best book I have found for Egyptian Arabic is Wightwick and Gaafar's "Colloquial Arabic of Egypt".
Good to hear the language, but the chosen phrases???? Sep 09, 2008 I started to wonder about this series of discs when the primary phrase I learned out of Lesson 1 was. "I understand Arabic." I didn't.
But as my first exposure to Egyptian Arabic, it did get my ear in the right mode and gave me a few basics I could take with me.
very helpful Aug 27, 2008 THis is a great way to learn arabic. Different approach, makes you repeat quite a lot but i realized that what i learned i remember and that when i visited egypt a few times people understood what i said
Excellent for those intending on visiting Egypt Jul 23, 2008 I decided to learn some Arabic before a two week holiday to Egypt. What I learnt from these lessons made such a difference to my time (and enjoyment) in Egypt. You only learn the basic tourist Arabic but it's enough. The locals understood my pronunciation and were very impressed. I was treated differently (better) than my fellow travelers. I wasn't hassled as much and the locals seemed more interested in me than selling me something!
Be patient though. As the language was so foreign to me, I had to listen to the first CD several times before I felt comfortable with the learnings but it became easier with each CD.
My only negative was that it was too short. I would have liked to learn more.
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Great, if slightly boring... Jan 09, 2007 I've made it most of the way through the CDs, and I feel that I've retained 99% of the vocabulary. The program uses hypothetical conversations to teach both vocabulary and grammar - a method which seems to work very well for my brain. The "teacher" guides you, sentence-by-sentence, through a conversation (repetition is key) until you can handle one side of the conversation on your own. The conversations themselves are a bit unimaginative - but one can't fault them too much for that (especially since they contain very useful everyday vocabulary). Overall, a very useful resource!
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