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Arabic with Imran Lum

Dr Imran Lumarabicwithimran.com

Arabic with Imran is all about getting people to love learning Arabic by speaking, making mistakes and just having a go!

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Episodes

Intermediate Episode 12: How I Learnt Arabic - An Interview with SBS

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! 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 For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to our E-mail list ⁠ HERE ⁠! Follow us on Instagram: arabicwithimranlum and check out ...

Jun 16, 202515 min

Beginners Arabic Lesson 28: At the Restaurant

This episode offers a practical beginner's lesson on navigating an Arabic restaurant, providing key vocabulary and phrases. It covers how to express hunger, order various meals and drinks, inquire about serving times, and even common dining etiquette phrases like "Sahtain." The lesson also delves into the grammatical concept of "Ism Makan" to help learners understand the structure of Arabic place names, making it a comprehensive guide for eating out.

Jun 11, 202511 minSeason 1Ep. 28

Intermediate Episode 11: Dubai Bling? Shaher shares what it's really like moving to Dubai

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! 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 For our free 6-Part series on basic Ara...

Nov 23, 202438 minSeason 2Ep. 11

Beginners Arabic Lesson 27: Practising the Past Tense with Singer Kulsoom Creates

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! 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 Instag...

Aug 24, 202420 minSeason 1Ep. 27

Intermediate Episode 10: Do people even speak FuS7a (formal Arabic) in the Arab world?

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! 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? For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to our E-mail list ⁠ HERE ⁠! Follow us on Instagram: arabicwithimranlum and check out my other podcast Muslim Money....

Jun 06, 202416 minSeason 2Ep. 10

Intermediate Arabic Episode 9: A chat with Haidar a Turkomani Kurdi Iraqi who grew up in Iran

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! 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 ...

May 18, 202422 minSeason 2Ep. 9

Intermediate Episode 8: On being Palestinian, Rangas, Surf Lifesaving, AFL and Racism - A conversation with Young South Australian of the Year, Layan Saadeh

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In this episode we speak to the proud Palestinian and the 2021 Young South Australian of the Year Layan Saadeh. Born in Saudi arabia, Layan moved to Australia at the age of ten in 2014. She shares her unique experiences of immersing herself into Surf Lifesaving and Aussie rules footy as young Palestinian Muslim woman. We’ve crossed over 400k downloads so a massive shukran jazeelan to all the listeners. If you’re enjoying them, p...

May 05, 202447 minSeason 2Ep. 8

Beginners Arabic Lesson 26: Good, Better, Best! The ism at-tafDeel (اسم تفضيل)

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! This episode is on the ism at-tafDeel (اسم تفضيل) which is part of Sarf. The best way to think about it is how to say something is better than something else. Or how to say good, better, best. We’ve just crossed 300k downloads so a massive shukran jazeelan to all the listeners. If you’re enjoying them, please don’t forget to give us a rating and please share with other Arabic learners. For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic ...

Sep 14, 20237 minSeason 1Ep. 26

'Intermediate Episode 7: On Singing, Studying at Oxford, Melayu and Kelantanese with Iman Farrar

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In today’s Ep, we chat to the superstar singer/songwriter and activist Iman Farrar! We discuss how she learnt Arabic, what it’s like studying at Oxford University then for the Malay speakers we switch to Bahasa Melayu and talk about growing up in a multilingual household and learn or I attempt to learn some Kelantanese. Biography: Iman is a Muslim artist, student, singer and songwriter. Iman lived across five countries while gro...

Jun 25, 202342 minSeason 2Ep. 7

Beginners Arabic Lesson 25: Using Basic Arabic to Memorise Hadith

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! Every Ramadan in Arabic class, we get students to come up with their favourite ayaat (verses) of the Quran or Hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad saw) and we translate it and try to memorise it. The key lesson here is with basic rudimentary Arabic, you’re able to break down the ayah or Hadith word for word and it makes your favourite ayah or Hadith that much more special because the meaning hits different in its original lan...

Jun 06, 202310 minSeason 1Ep. 25

Beginners Arabic Lesson 24: What are your Hobbies?

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! What are your hobbies? It sounds like a question you'd ask when reviewing someone's biodata for marriage. I've never heard this question in a conversation and I've never used it. That said, there are some interesting vocab that you can learn from saying what your hobbies are. So, what are your hobbies? For those of you who want that little bit extra, join our private Arabic Telegram Channel where I'll be sharing clips, quizzes a...

Mar 20, 20236 minSeason 1Ep. 24

Beginners Arabic Lesson 23: Jom Belajar Bahasa Arab dengan Melati Lum! (In Malay)

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In this episode my sister Melati and I practise our sketchy Malay and at the same time learn how to say some phrases in Arabic on what Melati studied and where she worked. For non-Malay speakers skip to 7mins and 30secs for a short lesson. Melati Lum has a background in criminal law having prosecuted a wide range of serious offences in the courts. She's an Australian, Malay/Chinese, Muslim mum who loves getting lost in a good bo...

Mar 12, 202311 minSeason 1Ep. 23

Beginners Arabic Lesson 22: Tips on Learning Languages with Nejra - Part B

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! Join us again with the amazing Nejra, a writer and PhD Candidate at Monash University, specialising in poetry, philosophy, and Islamic intellectual history. In this episode we get some tips on how she learned three languages at the same time; French, Arabic and Bosnian so join us for that! For those of you who want that little bit extra, join our private Arabic Telegram Channel where I'll be sharing clips, quizzes and articles t...

Feb 12, 202319 minSeason 1Ep. 22

Intermediate Lesson 6: In Conversation with Nejra. On Identity, Sandžak and Learning Arabic - Part A

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! Join us with the amazing Nejra, a writer and PhD Candidate at Monash University, specialising in poetry, philosophy, and Islamic intellectual history. In this chat, recorded in August 2022, we discuss our family origins, mutual love of languages and her journey into learning Arabic. This is the first part of our conversation, the second part will be in English (mostly) and we'll get some tips on how she learnt three languages at...

Feb 04, 202325 minSeason 2Ep. 6

Beginners Arabic Lesson 21: Shopping for Clothes in Arabic

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In this episode, Mals joins us to chat about clothes in Arabic and how to ask for different clothes at a shop. If you like the podcast, please hit us up with a rating and comment. Don't forget to share it with other Arabic learners! Check out my Instagram page @arabicwithimranlum and my new podcast series Muslim Money . --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arabicwithimran/message For our free 6-Pa...

Sep 19, 202213 minSeason 1Ep. 21

Beginners Arabic Lesson 20: Direction phrases with Chantelle En español!

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In this episode, we chat to our friend Chantelle who also teaches us a little Spanish. For the non-Spanish speakers, just skip ahead and I'll break down some direction phrases discussed. If you like the podcast please share it with other Arabic learners and check out my Instagram page @arabicwithimranlum ma3a as-salaama! Also, I'm launching a new podcast series called Muslim Money , so please follow and stay tuned for the launch...

Aug 02, 202210 minSeason 1Ep. 20

Intermediate Lesson 5: Interview with Financial Journalist Hassan Jivraj

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! Salams and ahlan! Apologies it has been ages since I've posted a new episode. I've been working on a new podcast series called Muslim Money which I'll be launching soon. In one of the episodes, I chat with the phenomenal Hassan Jivraj who is a London-based Financial journalist primarily focusing on Middle Eastern debt capital markets, Islamic finance and international political economy. We initially connected discussing Islamic ...

Mar 21, 202221 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Beginners Arabic Lesson 19: Introductory Phrases with Shaher

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! One of the beautiful things about Arabic and Arab culture is that when you meet someone you don't just say 'Hi'. You want to know everything about them and what's going on in their life. You want to know about their health, their family, their parents, their kids, their work etc. In this lesson Shaher will be teaching us some of these phrases. If you like the podcasts check our my website Arabic with Imran which has more free co...

Jul 31, 202111 minSeason 1Ep. 19

Beginners Arabic Lesson 18: What to say when you visit people on Eid with Silma Ihram

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! Given Eid is in a couple of days, in this lesson we have a chat with my mother in law Silma Ihram and learn some phrases that you can use when you visit people or have people over. Here is a link to Silma's documentary Silma's School . If you like the podcasts check our my website Arabic with Imran which has more free content and check out my Instagram page @arabicwithimranlum ma3a as-salaama! --- Send in a voice message: https:...

Jul 17, 20216 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Beginners Arabic Lesson 17: Conjugating اكل or He Ate in the Past Tense with Melati Lum

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! I hope you all are enjoying Ramadan. In this beginners lesson I chat to my sister Melati Lum and we will be going through some sentences using the verb اكل or He Ate in the past tense. Melati is releasing her third book in the Ayesha Dean series called Ayesha Dean: The Lisbon Lawbreaker. Melati is a writer with a background in criminal law who has prosecuted a range of serious offences in the courts. She's an Australian, Malay/C...

Apr 19, 20217 minSeason 1Ep. 17

Beginners Arabic Lesson 16: Conjugating رجع or He Returned in the Past Tense with Jean

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In this podcast we chat our friend Jean and fellow Co-Founder of Markaz in the beautiful city of Queenstown, NZ to learn how to conjugate the verb رجع. I hope you enjoy this episode and don't forget to check out my website arabicwithimranlum.com a free resource for Arabic students with over 70 instructional videos and 140 pages of worksheets. If you have any feedback or if you find these useful I'd love to hear from you. Hit me ...

Apr 06, 20218 minSeason 1Ep. 16

Intermediate Lesson 4: What to Say in Ramadan with Bahi

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! As Ramadan is fast approaching, in this podcast we chat to my Saudi bro Bahi from Makkah and learn some phrases we can use in Ramadan with our friends and family. Try them out this Ramadan and don't forget to keep us in your prayers! Check out my website arabicwithimranlum.com a free resource for Arabic students with over 70 instructional videos and 140 pages of worksheets. If you have any feedback or if you find these useful I'...

Mar 28, 202113 minSeason 4Ep. 4

Beginners Arabic Lesson 15: Mixing up the Past Tense with Faruq

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In this podcast we chat again to our friend Faruq and step through some past tense sentences. Remember to practise as if you're part of the conversation. Check out my website arabicwithimranlum.com a free resource for Arabic students with over 70 instructional videos and 140 pages of worksheets. If you have any feedback or if you find these useful I'd love to hear from you. Hit me up on Instagram @arabicwithimranlum Imran --- Se...

Apr 14, 20207 minSeason 1Ep. 15

Intermediate Lesson 3: Conversation with Kamal on his life and Algeria

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In this podcast we chat to a friend of mine Kamal about his life and and how he ended up in Australia. We talk about the different languages and cultures of Algeria. After the lesson, Anisa and I step through a few words and phrases. Check out my website arabicwithimranlum.com a free resource for Arabic students for more videos and worksheets. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arabicwithimran/m...

Mar 30, 202023 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Intermediate Lesson 2: Conversation with Shaykh Abdurrahman Mawar

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! Check out our second intermediate lesson with our teacher Shaykh Abdurrahman Mawar. Don't forget to sign up to our website for free and like our IG page ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arabicwithimran/message For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to our E-mail list ⁠ HERE ⁠! Follow us on Instagram: arabicwithimranlum and check out my other podcast Muslim Mon...

Feb 04, 202016 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Beginners Arabic Lesson 14: Mixing up the Past Tense with Yusra

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In this lesson, we chat with our student Yusra and go over some past tense sentences. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arabicwithimran/message For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to our E-mail list ⁠ HERE ⁠! Follow us on Instagram: arabicwithimranlum and check out my other podcast Muslim Money....

Jan 07, 20206 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Intermediate Lesson 1: Introductory phrases when you greet or meet someone

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! Vary rarely do you meet an old friend and just say hi, how are you. In Arabic, you'd ask how their parents are, their kids, their spouse, work, life, health among many other things. In this intermediate lesson, we're going to go through these phrases. Before we start the interview, Anisa and I will be going through some tips and how we're going to teach these intermediate lessons. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters....

Dec 15, 201917 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Beginners Arabic Lesson 13: Conjugating سافر or He Travelled in the Past Tense with Barry Danielian

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! Check out my Arabic Podcast Lesson with the phenomenal brother Barry Danielian who is a retired former trumpet player for Bruce Springsteen's E-Street Band. He has toured and performed with many of the biggest names in the music industry, including Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand, Billy Joel, and James Taylor. He was one of New York City’s most in demand session players and arrangers, racking up hundreds of recordings with l...

Nov 03, 20196 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Beginners Arabic Lesson 12: Basic Past Tense Sentences in Arabic with Faruq

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In this lesson, we mix it up with our Arabic student Faruq. We're still focusing on the past tense verbs and developing basic sentences around them. Today we go through a day in the life of the great man himself Faruq; how he went to work, ate a banana with colleagues and of course going to Arabic class, exciting stuff! We also briefly talk about the times of the day. You can use the five prayers as time markers so before the Ma...

Oct 18, 20195 minSeason 1Ep. 12

Beginners Arabic Lesson 11: This and That - Demonstrative Pronouns

Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! We did this lesson at like 11:30pm after all the kids finally went to sleep so apologies if it sounds like we’re going to sleep ourselves! In today's lesson Anisa will be taking you through the demonstrative pronouns or asmaa2 ul-isharah (أسماء الإشارة). You'll learn how to say 'This is a...' to masculine and feminine objects. We’ll also walk you through asking 'What is this?' ma hadha? ما هذا؟ (m) or ما هذه؟ (f) and the term 't...

Oct 12, 20198 minSeason 1Ep. 11
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