Rapid Arabic: Volumes 1 & 2

By: earworms Learning

Narrated by: Marlon Lodge

Earworms mbt(c) is a revolutionary accelerated technique that takes the hard work out of learning. By listening a few times to these specially composed melodies, with their rhythmic repetitions of Arabic and English, you will pick up essential words and phrases that will not just be on the tip of your tongue but burnt deeply into your long-term memory in next to no time.

If you like music, and want to make rapid progress without any formal knowledge of language learning, Earworms mbt(c) Rapid Arabic (bundle) is the course for you. Now you can buy Volume 1 and Volume 2 together and save money. Volume 1 is your survival kit of essential words and phrases to get you by on your trip abroad. You will feel you are learning within minutes and might just be amazed by how easy acquiring a language can be! Volume 2 will have you talking about yourself (past, present, and future), chatting, and even flirting!

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Easy to listen to

Where does Rapid Arabic: Volumes 1 & 2 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This book is very easy to listen to. The narrators' voices are pleasant and they seem to have a good raport with each other. I like how the male plays the role as the learner and asked questions of the teacher, like I would ask if I was in a class.
You will not learn conversational Arabic with this audiobook but you will learn a few key phrases such as ordering food, asking for directions, booking a hotel etc.
I listen to this on the way to work each day and I'm getting better and better at remembering the words and phrases.

Any additional comments?

Use this as an introduction course, then if you want to get serious, buy a full language course or get a tutor.

Helpful

This is useful if you picture the thing/ scene the words represent in your mind as the words are being said. Follow along in mental pictures.

be sure it's the dialect you need.

I liked it but, found that the dialect of this is more Egyptian. I'm in KSA and am constantly corrected on my pronunciation of words and phrases that aren't recognizable in KSA

Nicely done

Pros: Easy to follow style - if I was single and trying to flirt with a middle Eastern girl, would be handy :)


Cons: little more formal setting wound make it valuable to engage in daily business

I like the breaking into parts.

A fun approach to teaching a language. I like that they explain the subtleties.
I've seen a review that says the Arabic taught here is a mixture of Arabic flavors. It's a shame the book doesn't give an introduction which explains what specific Arabic is taught here. But knowing that I still picked this book because of the good presentation.