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Marieke, Former moderator
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Jul 27, 2011 05:39PM
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Not a free resource, but a great one especially as it offers both Egyptian dialect and "Eastern" dialect!http://www.pimsleurarabic.com/
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http://www.pimsleurarabic.com/"
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my only caution with pimsleur is that they use rather old-fashioned/out-dated Arabic. at least that is the case with Egyptian...i used it before i visited Egypt in 2007 and got some puzzled looks and even some friendly laughs. when i a asked if i had said something wrong, i was told "no, it's not wrong at all. but that is how my grandmother would talk."
but no matter where or how a person learns Arabic (or any foreign language), a person must be prepared to laugh at her/himself! :D
Mistakes in speaking foreign languages could fill an entire book, and it would hit the best seller list for comedy.
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we should maybe start working on that!
Marieke wrote: "my only caution with pimsleur is that they use rather old-fashioned/out-dated Arabic. at least that is the case with Egyptian...i used it before i visited Egypt in 2007 and got some puzzled looks and even some friendly laughs. when i a asked if i had said something wrong, i was told "no, it's not wrong at all. but that is how my grandmother would talk"Hhhmm. Interesting. My (Egyptian) husband hasn't noticed anything about the Arabic I learned (although I never finished all 30 lessons - LOL!). But there are SO many variations of Egyptian Arabic spoken within the country - by region, by class, by occupation, etc.
So, yes to a book on language mishaps! I'm sure I could write a huge volume just on mine alone. ;-)
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I don't see the novels themselves, but I'm linking here to the first book: آخر نساء لنجة. I don't see books listed on Goodreads for the other two authors: خولة السويدي and ميثاء المهيري.
Mashallah, all female authors!
