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Social Expressions in Levantine/Syrian Arabic Dialect
2 students
Social Expressions in Levantine/Syrian Arabic Dialect
Part 1 - Social interactions such as greetings, someone's wellbeing, expressing gratitude and common phrases
Created byRazan Homssi
Last updated 1/2025
English
What you'll learn
- Learn key phrases and expressions used in routine social interactions, both what to say and expected replies
- Improve ability to engage in everyday conversational skills such as greetings, expressing gratitude and someone's wellbeing
- Improve Arabic listening and pronunciation skills, and learn the correct spoken colloquial Syrian Arabic
- Improve fluency with locals using the correct social etiquette, customs and social norms
- Understand commonly used colloquial idioms and expressions
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Course content
2 sections • 21 lectures • 2h 4m total length
Requirements
- Be able to speak Arabic at Intermediate level
- Be able to read and understand English at intermediate level
Description
This is Part 1 of a 3 part course covering social expressions in colloquial Arabic in the Syrian dialect.
In this course, you will learn the common expressions used in everyday social interactions, such as making greetings, offering thanks or compliments, at special occasions, saying goodbye and even when sneezing or coughing. The course is given in colloquial Arabic with English commentary and notes. The colloquial Arabic used in the course can be understood in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine. The course gives all commonly used expressions together with the replies that can be expected. The Introduction explains how to pronounce the English phonetic transliteration and there are notes on language and culture in each lesson to allow better understanding of the meaning for some of the common words. In addition, each lesson includes the usual meaning in English of the expression, plus a more precise translation if noticeably different from the usual meaning.
Who is the course for
This course is suitable for those with intermediate level Arabic who wants to improve their ability to understand native speakers in various situations and be able to confidently use culturally appropriate Arabic expressions in casual informal conversations such as with friends, colleagues, family and locals.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone wishing to improve their colloquial Syrian Arabic to better communicate with people in common social interactions
- Anyone who has routine interactions with Syrians, such family, friends and work colleagues