A bit of Arabic

What it actually is

Bite-sized episodes of slow, clear Modern Standard Arabic — stories and everyday vocabulary — that you can follow well before you could handle news or native podcasts. Learner podcasts in formal Arabic are rare, which makes this worth the shelf space on your phone. Most episodes are free with some behind a paywall, and MSA listening practice will not train you for conversation in any actual dialect.

What it covers

• Listening
• Vocabulary

How it teaches

• Comprehensible Input — Acquire a language by understanding lots of messages slightly above your level, rather than by studying rules.

Listed for

• Arabic

Official links

• Apple Podcasts ↗
• RSS ↗

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