Episodes

  • Beginners Arabic Lesson 29: Lifelong Arabic learning. A conversation with my mum Dr Rokkiah Tawi
    Jan 27 2026

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    This has got to be one of my favourite episodes, because I got to chat with my beautiful mum Dr Rokkiah Tawi about her lifelong passion for learning Arabic. Like a true Asian mum, she forced me to learn Arabic, until I loved it. In this episode, we’ll hear about how as a little kid, she used to defy ‘shoot to kill’ curfew orders during the Malaysian communist insurgency to learn the Quran; to how she uses simplified Arabic grammar to memorise a third of the Quran at the young age of 76. I hope you enjoy it!

    #arabic #arabiclearning #Quran

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    48 mins
  • Intermediate Episode 13: Want to Study Arabic in Morocco? My sister Melati shares her experience in Arabic!
    Jan 4 2026

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    My sis Melati and her husband recently came back from studying Arabic in Rabat, Morocco at the Mimbar Institute. She shares her experience in Arabic!

    #Arabic #learnarabic #arabiclanguage

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    14 mins
  • Intermediate Episode 12: How I Learnt Arabic - An Interview with SBS
    Jun 16 2025

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    I recently did an with SBS Arabic on how I learnt Arabic. Keep listening after the interview, because we will be picking out some words and phrases that you can use in your day-to-day conversation.

    Here is the link to the full interview.

    #Arabic #learnarabic #arabiclanguage

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    15 mins
  • Beginners Arabic Lesson 28: At the Restaurant
    Jun 11 2025

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    Check out our latest beginners episode on words related to going to a restaurant. صحتين / Sa7tain "Two healths for you!"


    #Arabic #Arabiclanguage #learnarabic

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    For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to our E-mail list ⁠HERE⁠!

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    11 mins
  • Intermediate Episode 11: Dubai Bling? Shaher shares what it's really like moving to Dubai
    Nov 23 2024

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    Shaher moved to Dubai 7 years ago. A thriving career and a couple of kids later, it doesn’t look like he’s coming back any time soon. Shaher talks about his experience living there with his young family. If you’re thinking of moving to Dubai, this episode is for you.

    This episode is mostly in Arabic, but stick around until the end to learn some new words.

    #Dubai #expat #arabic #learnarabic

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    38 mins
  • Beginners Arabic Lesson 27: Practising the Past Tense with Singer Kulsoom Creates
    Aug 24 2024

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    As part of a charity auction I owed the phenomenonal singer Kulsoom 3 Arabic classes and it took us 3 years to complete! In this lesson we practise the past tense and demonstrate that it doesn't take much to learn some sentences, even if you average 1 lesson a year!


    Check out Kulsoom's amazing songs, here is her pre-save link for her covers which will be released in September 7 inshallah:

    Check out her YouTube channel and Instagram

    #Arabic #Learnarabic #languagelearning

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    20 mins
  • Intermediate Episode 10: Do people even speak FuS7a (formal Arabic) in the Arab world?
    Jun 6 2024

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    In this episode we speak to Omar who I randomly met at a protest. We have a chat about if anyone actually speaks formal Arabic in the Arab world. Should you learn formal Arabic? Or dialect?


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    16 mins
  • Intermediate Arabic Episode 9: A chat with Haidar a Turkomani Kurdi Iraqi who grew up in Iran
    May 18 2024

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    Shaakumaaku?! In this episode we talk with my mate Haidar someone who encompasses the whole Middle East! We talk about the beautiful diversity of Iraq, civilisation, Iraq under Saddam, languages and end with a few essential Iraqi phrases. Although this is an intermediate episode, stick around until the end and learn some interesting words and phrases. Don’t forget to give us a thumbs up, subscribe and leave us a rating! Shukran :)--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arabicwithimran/message

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    For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to our E-mail list ⁠HERE⁠!

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    Follow us on Instagram: arabicwithimranlum and check out my other podcast Muslim Money.

    #arabic #learnarabic

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    22 mins