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Lower Intermediate - Arabic Coffee

Learn how to order coffee in this lower intermediate podcast; Arabic coffee, that is. Arabic coffee can be enjoyed all over the Middle East, varying in colour and flavour from country to country. There are two ways of preparing it, it has its own special coffee pot and cups and it comes without sugar (hard luck all you sweet-toothed listeners). Anyway, listen in and learn more about Arabic coffee, and if you're not interested in coffee (we guess some of you probably aren't!), there are plenty of new Arabic words for you all, so enjoy the show...
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3 Comments

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    ray100 says
    Wed 14th Oct 09@09:36 pm

    I like this lesson as it is one of those lessons that includes useful voacabulary and gives an insight into an aspect of Arabic culture.
  • Arthur says
    Tue 7th Dec 10@04:10 am

    My arabic spelling frequently does not indicated the word,or words, I thought I had spelled correctly do not share my sentiments. However,in another month or two I will get out of the dunce cap row and,press on.

    أنا أحب القهوة! كأس كامل والأسود ، من فضلك.

    (I love coffee! A full cup and black please.
  • psibear says
    Wed 31st Aug 11@08:56 pm

    I'm very surprised to hear that sugar isn't taken in Arabic coffee although the drinks of choice in the Arab countries I've visited have been tea (Egypt) or French style coffee (Tunisia & Morocco) and, there, a huge amount of sugar is added so I had to learn very quickly the colloquial for no sugar ('outside').

    In Morocco, their cappuccinos were far too milky so I learnt to ask for 'café cassi' (from the French, coffee 'broken' - cassé - with milk) or نصف (و) نضف 'half & half'.

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