Podcasts by Arabic with Imran Lum

Beginners Arabic Lesson 26: Good, Better, Best! The ism at-tafDeel (اسم تفضيل) from 2023-09-14T23:00:58

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’v...

'Intermediate Episode 7: On Singing, Studying at Oxford, Melayu and Kelantanese with Iman Farrar from 2023-06-25T00:30

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 swi...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 25: Using Basic Arabic to Memorise Hadith from 2023-06-06T05:02:12

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...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 24: What are your Hobbies? from 2023-03-20T11:37:56

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, ther...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 23: Jom Belajar Bahasa Arab dengan Melati Lum! (In Malay) from 2023-03-12T01:39:51

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 a...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 22: Tips on Learning Languages with Nejra - Part B from 2023-02-12T00:52:44

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 h...

Intermediate Lesson 6: In Conversation with Nejra. On Identity, Sandžak and Learning Arabic - Part A from 2023-02-04T01:18:32

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 d...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 21: Shopping for Clothes in Arabic from 2022-09-19T13:58:53

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 t...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 20: Direction phrases with Chantelle En español! from 2022-08-02T02:46:03

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 ...

Intermediate Lesson 5: Interview with Financial Journalist Hassan Jivraj from 2022-03-21T15:23:41

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, ...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 19: Introductory Phrases with Shaher from 2021-07-31T07:30:59

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 wan...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 18: What to say when you visit people on Eid with Silma Ihram from 2021-07-17T00:00

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 ...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 17: Conjugating اكل or He Ate in the Past Tense with Melati Lum from 2021-04-19T01:52:02

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 re...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 16: Conjugating رجع or He Returned in the Past Tense with Jean from 2021-04-06T01:00

In this podcast we chat our friend Jean and fellow Co-Founder of Markaz in the beautiful city ...

Intermediate Lesson 4: What to Say in Ramadan with Bahi from 2021-03-28T16:16:25

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 d...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 15: Mixing up the Past Tense with Faruq from 2020-04-14T13:32:06

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. 

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Intermediate Lesson 3: Conversation with Kamal on his life and Algeria from 2020-03-30T23:37:59

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 s...

Intermediate Lesson 2: Conversation with Shaykh Abdurrahman Mawar from 2020-02-04T13:19:42

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 Listen

Beginners Arabic Lesson 14: Mixing up the Past Tense with Yusra from 2020-01-07T09:29:01

In this lesson, we chat with our student Yusra and go over some past tense sentences. 

Intermediate Lesson 1: Introductory phrases when you greet or meet someone from 2019-12-15T21:47:38

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 interme...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 13: Conjugating سافر or He Travelled in the Past Tense with Barry Danielian from 2019-11-03T04:59:25

Check out my Arabic Podcast Lesson with the phenomenal brother Barry Danielian who is a retired former trumpet player for Bruce...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 12: Basic Past Tense Sentences in Arabic with Faruq from 2019-10-18T23:44:17

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 ...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 11: This and That - Demonstrative Pronouns from 2019-10-12T03:44:55

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 ...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 10: The Sun (الشمس) and Moon (القمر) letters with Shaykh Abdurrahman from 2019-09-29T06:08:24

In this lesson we’re going to learn the definite and indefinite construction with our main man Mawlana Abdurrahman. He is going to teach us how to pronounce words starting with the Sun and Moon let...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 9: Developing sentences around the Past Tense Verb ذهب / he went with Nawal from 2019-09-21T22:33:17

In this lesson we expand on the verb ذهب / he went. We learn some sentences around the verb in the past tense with Nawal.

Beginners Arabic Lesson 8: Conjugating the Past Tense Verb ذهب / he went with Inty from 2019-09-16T12:50:26

In this lesson we chat to Anisa about her journey learning the Arabic language and she talks about the importance of finding someone that you are comfortable speaking Arabic with. Finally, I cha...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 7: Conjugating the Past Tense Verb فعل with Faruq from 2019-09-09T16:31:33

In this lesson, Anisa and I talk about the importance of finding the جذر or the Arabic trilateral root in words and we chat to our student Faruq on conjugating the verb فعل or he went in the pas...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 6: Arabic Pronouns with Zoe from 2019-09-03T18:15:30

Zoe is one of our buddies that is going to help us go through some basic Arabic pronouns. She has an interesting Arabic connection, her ‘jeddu’ was from Lebanon and migrated to Australia in the ...

Beginners Arabic Lesson 5: Arabic Letters with Mawlana Abdurrahman and Yusuf from Chicago from 2019-08-31T04:07:02

In this lesson we go through how to pronounce Arabic letters correctly.

Beginners Arabic lesson 4: More Basic Phrases with Inty from 2019-08-27T06:12:54

In this Arabic lesson we go though some more basic phrases.

Beginners Arabic Lesson 3: Basic Arabic introductions (in French) from 2019-08-24T03:39:08

This lesson is a little bit random, we got through basic Arabic introductions but in French with our friend Madina. Please excuse my dodgy French! Don't forget to follow us on Instagram Listen

Beginners Arabic lesson 2: Asking 'How are you?' from 2019-08-24T02:01:15

In this lesson, Anisa and I go through how to say 'How are you?'  in Arabic and I have a chat to my friends Kareem and Shams from Chicago. Formal Arabic is often very different from colloquial Arab...

Beginners Arabic lesson 1: Introduction and essential Arabic words from 2019-08-18T00:09:09

In this lesson, we introduce ourselves and go through some essential words.