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| AbuCS Newbie Denmark Joined 3760 days ago 1 posts - 1 votes | Message 1 of 10 30 January 2014 at 7:31pm | IP Logged | ||
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I want to start learning MSA.
I want to ask if anyone has some material, movies, tv shows etc. in MSA with good English subtitles. There is some on youtube, but i would like a variety and just some more. Anyone of you got some suggestions? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| fabriciocarraro Hexaglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member Brazil russoparabrasileirosRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4524 days ago 989 posts - 1454 votes  Speaks: Portuguese*, EnglishB2, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French Studies: Dutch, German, Japanese | Message 2 of 10 30 January 2014 at 7:35pm | IP Logged | ||
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When I was looking for books for Arabic I found one for MSA called "Standard Arabic: An Elementary-Intermediate Course" that is amazing. The book is very comprehensive and well-structured, and I'm sure it's one of the best out there (or maybe the best) to learn MSA. It's a little expensive though, but I'm sure it's worth its price.
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| aspie.sharaf Tetraglot Newbie Denmark Joined 4177 days ago 21 posts - 39 votes Speaks: Danish*, English, Serbo-Croatian, Dutch Studies: Persian, German, Russian, Arabic (Written), Turkish, Thai, Polish, Bulgarian, Pashto, Urdu, French | Message 3 of 10 30 January 2014 at 8:31pm | IP Logged | ||
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I use Assimil l'arabe. It is the best book that I have used out of many, since I started with MSA in 2008.
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| Doitsujin Diglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5129 days ago 1256 posts - 2363 votes Speaks: German*, English | Message 4 of 10 30 January 2014 at 8:35pm | IP Logged | ||
This book is great as a reference grammar, but, IMHO, it's not suitable for absolute beginners, because it was originally designed as a university textbook for classroom use. For self-study I'd strongly recommend "Easy Arabic Grammar" by Jane Wightwick and Mahmoud Gaafar. It's cheap and contains just enough grammar to get started. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| fabriciocarraro Hexaglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member Brazil russoparabrasileirosRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4524 days ago 989 posts - 1454 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, EnglishB2, Italian, Spanish, Russian, French Studies: Dutch, German, Japanese | Message 5 of 10 31 January 2014 at 3:13am | IP Logged | ||
Really? I didn't use it for long, because I was focusing on Egyptian Arabic, but I didn't think it was hard to follow at all, at least in the beginning. I forgot about Assimil! It's indeed very very good, but I recommend learning the alphabet before starting with Assimil, that way you'll be able to get more of it. Also, if you're in the beginning, you might wanna use Michel Thomas to get a grasp of the language. I went through the whole course and loved it! BUT it teaches you Egyptian Arabic, not MSA, so it might get you confused when you go to a MSA book, since some conjugations and word order change, as well as the lack of declensions in the dialect. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| maydayayday Pentaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5028 days ago 564 posts - 839 votes Speaks: English*, German, Italian, SpanishB2, FrenchB2 Studies: Arabic (Egyptian), Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Polish, Persian, Vietnamese Studies: Urdu | Message 6 of 10 31 January 2014 at 2:30pm | IP Logged | ||
and for the script try "Mastering Arabic Script" also known as "Easy Arabic Script" by the same pair. (They also made the Michel Thomas method for Egyptian Arabic). 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Heriotza Groupie Dominican Republic Joined 4489 days ago 48 posts - 71 votes Speaks: Spanish* | Message 7 of 10 31 January 2014 at 3:54pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'd suggest you to use 'Alif Baa' to get started with the alphabet. It's the best book out there to learn not only the alphabet but to get a good grasp of the pronunciation of Arabic, since it includes a lot of audio-drill in that regard. For a begginer stage, apparently the best book is 'Arabic for Life'. I haven't used it myself, but it's the one I'm planning to start with when I decide to learn this language. Linguaphone Arabic and Assimil L'arabe are probably the most comprehensive MSA textbooks in the market, so should have a look at them too. As for reference grammar, 'Arabic grammar made easy' is said to be one of the best and easiest to follow.
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| aspie.sharaf Tetraglot Newbie Denmark Joined 4177 days ago 21 posts - 39 votes Speaks: Danish*, English, Serbo-Croatian, Dutch Studies: Persian, German, Russian, Arabic (Written), Turkish, Thai, Polish, Bulgarian, Pashto, Urdu, French | Message 8 of 10 31 January 2014 at 5:00pm | IP Logged | ||
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Don´t use 'Arabic for life' for selfstudy. I have tried that, it's not a good idea.
Start with 'Mastering arabic' and also 'Easy arabic grammar' After completing 'Mastering arabic' you can start with 'Ultimate arabic' together with 'Mastering arabic 2'. By that time you are more than ready for Assimil l'arabe. If money is not a problem, then you could buy 'Rosetta stone MSA'. It´s good for Pronunciation Exercises, and it also gives a somewhat decent vocabulary. But Rosetta stone is only a supplement and should only be used for pronunciation and maybe vocabulary training it is unsuitable for anything else. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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