Situational Egyptian Arabic 1: Kalaam Kull Yoom

Finally, I've discovered a system for learning Egyptian Arabic that satisfies an adult intermediate learner! The books and recordings from Lingualism are not only helpful but also entertaining and relevant to daily, modern life in Egypt. I plan to use these materials indefinitely. Having studied MSA for several years, and having rejected so many on-line programs that target beginners, I was delighted to discover Lingualism's unique approach and varied techniques for bringing an intermediate student to the next level of proficiency.

Two extremely useful books for those who love Egypt and Egyptian colloquial Arabic. Hundreds of dialogues from everyday life full of everyday expressions as used by native speakers that can be used easily wherever you are in Egypt.

In my view Lingualism produces by far the best books for learning colloquial Arabic (Aamiya) and the two Kalaam Kull Yoom books are no exception (I studied already 7 other Lingualism books and a couple of their Anki decks). Moreover, there is a real gap in Aamiya learning materials for everyday conversations (in the cab, in the restaurant, etc ...), these books do exactly fill this gap. As an advanced student of Formal and Colloquial Arabic I still do sometimes struggle in all too simple everyday situations which then makes me switch to Fusha which is something to avoid if you want to keep the conversation natural. The books exactly address my need to improve here. They are of course no stand alone course but a very good add-on even for advanced beginners and lower intermediate ECA learners. As usual the free audio on the website is of very good quality, texts are in Arabic script, Latin translieration and English. Accompaniying Anki decks would be good but I guess they'll be out soon. The books also give very informative cultural background. 100% recommended!

There's always situations where we find ourselves in wondering what to say and how to say it, book 1 gets you started on that, it's got different situations and you can imagine yourself in that situation and how you would respond in said situation whether it's transportation or eating out.