Introduction:

Arabic is a Semitic language that emerged first in the 4th century. More than 400 million people around the world speak the Arabic language, it is an official language in 27 countries and a national language in 6 other countries.

In this blog, we will see how you can learn the Arabic language on your own efficiently

• Have an Arabic alphabet chart to learn letters. 

Daily spend your time for about 20 minutes a day on a letter or two and with this, you will learn the Arabic alphabet in less than a month. You can download this alphabetical chart here and use them to study the Arabic alphabet

• Hear to the alphabet spoken by native speakers

To pronounce the alphabets correctly mimic the sounds that are pronounced by a native speaker. Make sure you stay consistent with the dialect since the sound may differ

You can watch and listen to the Arabic alphabet videos and the sound each letter makes on Youtube.

There are also many similar videos on YouTube.

• Using Online Resources

There are many language learning resources that may be available for free or for paid versions. But the free courses will not give you fluency soon compared to the paid ones. 

You can Download Arabic language courses from the US Foreign Service Institute (FSI)  These courses include the Levantine (Jordan, Lebanon) and Hijazi (Saudi Arabia) Arabic dialects.

• Download learning apps on your mobile devices

Many of the mobile learning apps use the gamification method to learn the language, which turns your learning into a game to win awards and bonuses as you unlock each new section. 

They will help you to expand and reinforce your vocabulary and basic grammar, but you cannot achieve fluency through this. Some popular apps are Tinycards, Duolingo, Memrise, and Clozemaster which are free to use. 

• Listen to Arabic music

Hearing Arabic music is a great way to immerse yourself in the language and you will become more familiar with common words and phrases. When repeating the song lyrics, reinforces the words and phrases in your mind.

These music streaming services have an Arabic channel or playlists. You may also download your favorite albums or watch music videos of some of the songs you like.

• Learn children’s Arabic books

You will learn well when you start with the children books, as it has contents from the basic level, also an effective way to start reading Arabic and can help you practice your writing as well.

For free children’s ebooks, visit this link

• Watch Arabic movies and television. 

Watching Arabic movies will allow you to listen to more natural Arabic conversations. You can also watch dubbed movies in Arabic, if you find a movie that you have watched earlier, then it will be so much easier to comprehend a lot more of what’s going on and what the characters are saying.

These use a limited vocabulary and exposes you to more realistic unscripted conversations.