Arabic Immersion
Surrounding yourself with words and sounds and music is definitely the very best way to learn any language. We are looking into courses abroad at the moment and will soon be able to recommend one or two. Until then, feel free to do your best to immerse yourself where you live, using the following suggestions… for example, use a dictionary to print words like “table”, "door", "window", "kettle", "bed", "chair", "mirror" etc and stick them onto those items around the house. Over time these words will automatically become part of your vocabulary, without even trying to memorize them! You could also in time join some verbs, like eat, open/close, wash, boil, sleep, sit, look, etc so as to associate them with the objects. Try it! Internet freebies: Immerse yourself right away by... ~Listening to the radio abit each day and tune in your ears! ~Keeping up with the news each day! ~Looking up the weather (at least in Egypt) each day! ~Keeping up with Arabic media (tv programs, movies, etc)! ~Using www.google.com/intl/ar/ instead of Google in English and set your results criteria to languages in Arabic… ~Listening to music and looking for the lyrics to your favorite songs! For example here is a song by Hasnaa, called Bamba.
Help Others Live & Learn ArabicAre you a time and tested language learner? If so we'd love to hear about how you learned this language. Did you go on any Arabic immersion courses abroad? How did it go? Please e-mail us your tips using the form below. Your shared language learning experiences will save other language learners' time, energy, and money. In fact, that is the the mission of Live & Learn Languages!
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