Mumtaz Arabic: Recent Episodes
Mumtaz Arabic
Mumtaz Arabic is a fun and conversational podcast series which will introduce you to Arabic and give you some handy tips for learning the language.
Featuring Mohanned Qassar of the Institute of Australia Middle East Business & Education.
In this, the final episode of our first season, Mohanned, Marita and Damian share their top tips for Arabic language learners.
The team discuss some of the common phrases used by Arabic speakers, including those that make the jump to English.
The team discusses the history of Arabic numerals and then Mohanned teaches Marita and Damian the numbers zero to ten.
Mohanned explains how the Arabic script works and teaches Marita and Damian how to pronounce some of the trickier letters.
Marita, Mohanned and Damian look at some examples of English words borrowed from Arabic, and Arabic words borrowed from other languages.
The team discusses the meaning and use of "inshallah" and other common Arabic words that have religious origins.
Marita, Mohanned and Damian discuss the history of the Arabic language, learn how it's used around the world, and practise some handy vocabulary.