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Beginner - Missing keys

For all you beginners out there, this lesson is another treat! We're teaching extremely important cultural and religious phrases that are used only on certain occasions. Arabic is such a rich language and there is usually something to say for every occasion. In English you can probably get away with thank you or sorry most of the time, but if you really want to impress your Arab friends then you will need to be more equipped in Arabic.
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7 Comments

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    hamelans@hotmail.com says
    Sun 22nd Mar 09@08:45 pm

    Fantastic lesson. I love this one. Thanks again for the great work.
  • plop says
    Tue 24th Mar 09@07:36 am

    hi lads - cannot download the mp3 file(i use it via i tunes in my i pod- very usefull) - got a message : "file does not exist" - as if the basket is empty-anything changed ? i never had the problem -
  • Moshaya says
    Tue 24th Mar 09@08:52 pm

    There was an issue with the server at the time. It should be ok now grin
  • Desmond says
    Thu 21st May 09@09:36 pm

    The noun "museebah", which occurs at the beginning of this lesson, will be familiar to students of classical Arabic. It occurs 75 times in the Qur'an and is apparently related to "saub", a very ancient word which denoted the moment when an arrow hits its target.
  • maryrosenavoa says
    Wed 8th Jul 09@04:54 am

    thank you....this lesson is very helpful....MARHABA from philippine
  • Desmond says
    Fri 18th Sep 09@07:06 am

    It might be helpful to point out that "miftah" (key) is a derivative of the verb "fataha" (to open). Like "miknasa", "miqass" and "minshaar", "miftah" is a noun of instrument ("ism al-ala"). Nouns of instrument have been dealt with in another podcast.
  • Darby says
    Sun 27th Nov 11@08:12 am

    I love the speaking practice (and PLCs in the other lessons), both are very useful and interesting. Thanks for making this website so useful and interesting smile

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