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Kevin مرحبا! إسمي I am interested in Arabic English exchange. Levantine dialects would be good, as I am a bit more familiar with that having visited Syria many years ago. Trying to remember some of what I have forgotten. I love to talk about Music and Culture.
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Mohamed Fouad
Arabic
Oct 31, 2015
Thank you Kevin You are a wonderful student Very nice looking forward to the next lesson
Ayman Nazzal
Arabic
Oct 9, 2014
Another interesting talk with Kevin about Gibran passage and literature. I know Arabic literature is hard, on the other hand, I find you, Kevin, hard working. I like to meet you again. Looking forward
Ayman Nazzal
Arabic
Oct 6, 2014
I'd like to thank you, Kevin, for the nice time! I belive your knowledge of Arabic is very good, your vocabulary and pronounciation are really good. Nice to meet you, and looking forward to meeting you again,,,
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    I've studied both. My family focuses on Chinese ( Cantonese and Mandarin) and I focus on Arabic. I can't answer your question about which one would be more useful because I don't know you or your interests or goals or where you live or how much time you want to put into this or ... You get the idea. You have to check into both and think about what you want. Both are " hard languages" in the sense that they are farther from English ( if that is your native language) involve different writing systems and have vast historical and geographical reach ( which means a large vocabulary and many different ways to explore). Both are fascinating but take a commitment. Do you want to travel eventually? Are there native speakers you want to interact with where you live? Lots to think about. Chinese writing is beautiful and rewarding and takes a lot of work. Arabic writing is beautiful but relatively easy to learn. CHinese tones take getting used to but the grammar is easier. Arabic grammar is fascinating but more complex. Have Fun!!
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    So is the languages partner search just gone and niy just hidden? Did they say why?
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    How much does this sweater cost? How much is this sweater?
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    I think they are close in meaning. Dream of may be somewhat more specific than dream about. But I looked on line a bit and don't see any good distinction between these terms. If there is, it is very subtle.
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    Not sure how to add to the thread.Arabic shows with Arabic subs are hard to find. There is this old Egyptian Movie "Al Mumia'" that is free on internet with both Arabic and English SRT files. You can then take the SRT file and make an Arabic script document from it. In Fusha. https://archive.org/details/The_Night_of_Counting_the_Years Also saw some Ted Talks in Arabic that have arabic subs.
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    For aural oral practice I love Pimsleur. They have series for Levantine, Egyptian and MSA. You need to supplement with other texts and writing, but Pimsleur does what it does very well. 

    Some of the podcasts like arabicpod or Arabic 101.pod are good supplements and can add variety. 

     

    Kevin 

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    Are there any questions?... Simply asking for questions from an audience or class after a presentation. "Is there any question that the earth is round?" "Is there any question that the Chinese economy went through the fastest period of growth of any country in the latter part of the 20th century?". As Peachey pointed out, this is a rhetorical question that implies that a reasonable person would not question the statement. And you would generally need something to come after the "Is there any question" part. "Is there any question of this ?" Something that would generally never be disputed.
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    As to the private versus public prison: Most prisons are directly operated by the state. The employees are employees of the State Government. But in some places the government has tried to cut costs by subcontracting prison construction and management to private companies... They would have to still follow State guidelines and be inspected, but the supervision would not be as direct. And they would probably save money as the subcontractors would pay their employees less. This is controversial of course.
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