Conversational Arabic

[Woodrow]

I have about 30 audio conversational Arabic files on my PC. To be honest I forgot the source of them They are quite easy to follow. If most of you feel they can be of help, I will be very happy to upload them to my Putfile account and post links to them here. I will only be able to upload 2 or 3 per day as they are large files.

They are a complete basic course in conversational Arabic, in the Saudi dialect. Some of the lessons can be facilitated with a work book, which I do not have. However, just for learning basic conversation they are adequate as is.

Here is a link for Lesson one. Let me know what you think.

http://media.putfile.com/ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_01

[cleo]

How different is Saudi Arabic vs Egyptian Arabic? I am trying to learn the latter.

[Woodrow]

How different is Saudi Arabic vs Egyptian Arabic? I am trying to learn the latter.

The primary difference is the pronunciation of the words. The Saudi dialect is a bit closer to the pronunciation used in the Qur'an. The dialects that seem to be the hardest to understand internationaly are the Moroccan Dialect (Mahgrib) and the Yemeni dialect. I origanly learned the Mahgrib, and found that very few people I met understood it. Although the people in Morocco seem to have no problem understanding the Saudi.

[Woodrow]

Please let me know if there is any interest in these audios. If so I will continue posting them here. Here are links to lessons 2 and 3

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_02

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_03

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[Umm Safiya]

:sl:

Please do continue to post them, barak Allâhu fîk akhî.. :)

[Woodrow]

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_04

[Beblessed]

Jazak'Allah khair bro for sharing thts really good 4 the ppl whu tryna learn Arabic

[Woodrow]

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_05

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_06

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_07

[Najiullah]

JazakAllah bro
great links Masa'Allah:)

[Woodrow]

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_08

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_09

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_10

[Woodrow]

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_11

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_12

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_13

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_14

[muslim_friend]

How does one download the files?

[neoinsane]

superb links

[*LJ*]

Asalamu alaikum,

JazakAllah khair, I've only listened to the first one but I think it'll be helpful for me and many others inshaAllah :). Its a shame theres no books with them or anything, I don't know what half the words mean lol, but its definitely good for pronunciation.

Do you know of any way I can download them straight onto my computer? I think it says I need to buy quicktime pro or something.

JazakAllah again,

Salam:)

[Woodrow]

At the Moment, I don't think they can be down loaded from Putfile. However, I am going to upload them to another host also that will store them in a downloadable format.

[Woodrow]

I just opened a yousendit account. I load the files temporaly to it. However, each file will only be stored for 14 days or until 100 people have downloaded it. I just uploaded lesson 1. You can download it here. Remember this link will expire on June 12 or when it has been downloaded by 100 people.

Lesson one download link.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...FF3801644D1C0B

I will finish putting up the putfile links so all can hear them after I have them all posted I will start putting up download links to them on a regular basis.

[SistaHH]

Jazakhallah Khair brother,

This is exactly the kind of thing I have been looking for! I am trying to learn Arabic so it is really useful.
Wassalam

[Woodrow]

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_15

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_16

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_17

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_18

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_19

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_20

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_21

[Najiullah]

jazakAllah for more links u r doing a great job

[*LJ*]

I just opened a yousendit account. I load the files temporaly to it. However, each file will only be stored for 14 days or until 100 people have downloaded it. I just uploaded lesson 1. You can download it here. Remember this link will expire on June 12 or when it has been downloaded by 100 people.

Lesson one download link.

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...FF3801644D1C0B

I will finish putting up the putfile links so all can hear them after I have them all posted I will start putting up download links to them on a regular basis.

Asalamu alaikum,

JazakAllah khair again. Thank you so much for doing that brother, these will be really useful inshaAllah.

Salam

[Woodrow]

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_22

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_23

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_24

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_25

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_26

[Woodrow]

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_27

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_28

ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_29

[Ruenz]

Jazakallah for providing such useful links

[Woodrow]

At last the final Lesson:

http://media.putfile.com/ahlan_wa_sahlan_lesson_30

The putfile links that are posted will be available indefinetly as long as each one is viewed at least once every 6 months.

The downloadable links that I am starting(lesson one was already posted) are on my yousendit host. They only stay up for 14 days or 100 downloads, whichever comes first. I will be posting them a few per day, along with the latest date each is good until.

I am still searching for a host that I can store them indeffinetly on in a downloadable format.

[Woodrow]

Please view the putfile links before downloading the downloads here. Be certain you want to have it taking up space on your HD. The putfile links will be there indefinetly. Remember, a work book originaly came with the course. The course can still be usefull without the book. A suggestion on the written questions. Try to write out the answers in a transliteration of your own alphabet, if you do not know the Arabic alphabet. The definitions of all the Arabic words are covered on the various audios, listen carefully. Hopefully you will find this short course to pick up a fair understanding of day to day conversational Arabic, and be helpfull in understanding the Qur'anic Arabic. I am repeating the download link for lesson one here to keep every thing close to the same place.

Here are the first 3 lessons for downloading. The links will end on June 12 or when 100 downloads are completed on each one.


Lesson One:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...FF3801644D1C0B

Lesson 2:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...D0444F61170A3F

Lesson 3:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...B3DCDF4FD4A3D2

[muslim_friend]

:sl:

jazakAllah bro for the links. I heard the first one and i enjoyed it.It would be much better with the book at hand.

[Woodrow]

:sl:

jazakAllah bro for the links. I heard the first one and i enjoyed it.It would be much better with the book at hand.

I'll agree it would be much better with the book. Sadly, I never had the book. I'm not too certain as to where I got it from originaly, but it is an older course and had become public domain, the book wasn't with it.

[Woodrow]

These Download links will expire on June 13

Lesson 4
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...A5FACF7E63FE4F

Lesson 5
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...C71E8258D4386D


Lesson 6
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...C3F1370AE48347


Lesson 7
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...43E0A200DB0444


Lesson 8
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...99934221885BE9

[Woodrow]

These links will expire on June 14

Lesson 9
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...B1CA206767D03F


Lesson 10
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...AC850001514416


Lesson 11
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...A7A3244F4B60F3


Lesson 12
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...6D7E126B490EB2

[Woodrow]

These links will expire on June 15

Lesson 13:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...D61B585BC05E50


Lesson 14:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...87A9E3750104AC


Lesson 15:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...4D6C7D732B620A

[Woodrow]

These links will expire on June 16:

Lesson 16:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...6E75852D4FD6AA


Lesson 17:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...15D25237585505


Lesson 18:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...C39AEA4FEEA8EE

[Woodrow]

These will expire on June 17:

Lesson 19
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...D2D92C607D4454


Lesson 20
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...965DCC27F8C534


Lesson 21
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...880FEB65FFE04B


Lesson 22
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...84292475306A4B

[Woodrow]

These links will expire on June 18:

Lesson 23:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...2B876345C47053


Lesson 24
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...2896D771440291


Lesson 25
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...0AB9F80B4A54DB


Lesson 26
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...080B2621EB3601

[Woodrow]

These links will expire on June 20:

Lesson 27
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...E078DA29047037


Lesson 28
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...0EE86310409F0F


Lesson 29
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...34BBF0283B1DE0


And the last one:

Lesson 30
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...1A8E157F800B94

[Uma Rayanah]

:sl:

Mashallah...Mashalllah..:brother:

keep da gud work comin... MAY ALLAH REWARD U 4 IT....

:w:

[muslim_friend]

:sl:

JazakAllah Bro Woodrow.. :thumbs_up

[MinAhlilHadeeth]

JazakAllah kahyr akhee. Seems very useful!
:w:

[SistaHH]

Jazakhallah Khair. The recordings are very useful to help practice pronunciation.

[IceQueen~]

they sound just like pimsleur's arabic course?

[searchingsoul]

Which form of Arabic would you suggest learning?

When I was in school my Spanish was taught from the Cuban dialect. I found that it was much different than the dialect used by Mexicans. Being that I'll have little communication with Cubans, but daily communication with Mexicans, I wish that I hadn't learned Spanish via a Cuban.

What would people suggest for a person living in the USA? Which Arabic dialect would be most beneficial?

[muslim_friend]

:X i totally 4got about this thread... i've downloaded only 12 files so far..

[Woodrow]

they sound just like pimsleur's arabic course?

It could be.

I originaly downloaded it from a website, the downloads are used by several free online Arabic lesson sites. I merely combined them into a single location and placed them on Put file then uploaded in a downloadable format..

[Woodrow]

Which form of Arabic would you suggest learning?

When I was in school my Spanish was taught from the Cuban dialect. I found that it was much different than the dialect used by Mexicans. Being that I'll have little communication with Cubans, but daily communication with Mexicans, I wish that I hadn't learned Spanish via a Cuban.

What would people suggest for a person living in the USA? Which Arabic dialect would be most beneficial?

I would suggest the Saudi Dialect. One reason is because that is more in line with the Qur'anic and also because if you learn to read the Saudi, you can read any dialect, although the word pronunciations will differ. The only reason I would suggest a local dialect is if a person were to spend some time in that locale.

[Woodrow]

:X i totally 4got about this thread... i've downloaded only 12 files so far..

If you missed some of the downloads mention here which ones and I will redo them on yousendit.com for downloading.

[umm-sulaim]

Nice thread akhee, mashaAllah!

[muslim_friend]

If you missed some of the downloads mention here which ones and I will redo them on yousendit.com for downloading.

From 13-30 akhi.. If it's too much trouble, then don't bother.

salam

[Books]

Great links mashaAllah, keep them coming if you can.

[syilla]

i'm sorry...i just realise this thread...

sorry if i'm a slug...

anyone please upload one for me...hehee....my arabic is very very bad....

[Woodrow]

I hope all will forgive me. I had gotten side tracked and didn't realise how long it has been since I had put the lessons up for down loading. I will begin uploading them onto my yousentit.com account again and reposting them. They are slow uploading so it will only be 2 to 5 per day. Each will be downloadable for 14 days from the date they are posted. I'll restart from lesson 1 and redo the series. Please be patient, it will be tomorrow before the first group is finished uploading.

[al-fateh]

:sl:

how is everone here

[Woodrow]

Here are the first 3 lessons. The download links will expire on August 20th.

Lesson one:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...CDD51A6FD9B938



Lesson 2:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...C06A0B54C5B175



Lesson 3:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...B1EC28330A7040

[syilla]

thank you so much...but it takes time for me to d/load.

jazakallahukhayr...

[Woodrow]

Keep in mind these lessons are audio and are conversational Arabic. The pronunciations will differ from the Beautifull recitations of the Qur'an. Use these as a guide for language understanding only. also the work book is not available. However, it is not essential, to learning the daily conversational Arabic.

Here are more lessons. The link for these will expire on August 21

LESSON 4:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...DC1A0F21AFD411


LESSON 5:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...2666D228724889

LESSON 6:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...55797766E3D79A


LESSON 7:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...A96346647C2FC2

LESSON 8:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...1986EB4E4FA165

[Woodrow]

These will expire on August 22

LESSON 9;

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...8BFCEA1C210C11





LESSON10:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...3B58976D351FC5





LESSON 11:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...B9ED7343757397





LESSON 12:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...7F11F97703DB48





LESSON 13:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...3D5BB85E6C44DD





LESSON 14:

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...E679D55BF6C91B

[Woodrow]

These links will expire on Aug. 25

Lesson 15

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...FFB0F64D070845



Lesson 16

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...CCD045637A6166



Lesson 17

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...44CE2A15F74984