Watch films.
Watching films in Arabic with English subtitles is one of the best ways to learn. Also what’s the same movies if possible in Arabic subtitles with English audio. Use the shadowing technique and speak the dialogues along the speaker to be able to learn the accent, the word pronunciation, the places in a sentence where breathers are taken and so on and so forth.
Learn with songs. Just like films, songs are an excellent way to learn in a playful way. Improve your listening in Arabic, I recommend you listen to the authentic audio resources available online that could start from a radio, audiobooks, podcasts, Spotify playlists etc.
Read authentic Arabic resources that you can find either in the library or online. You could start from children’s storybooks, and progress your way to magazines, articles online blogs and newspapers. When you read, read aloud and if you are not very comfortable reading in front of anybody you could read in your room in front of a mirror to a plant or to your pet.
Build your vocabulary. Children’s books will also prove to be a contributing resource for your vocabulary building. Maintain a journal or a diary where you capture the ‘most used words’ in the Arabic language. These commonly used words will be of help to you when you start to build your first conversation. A word of caution kindly do not try to be overambitious trying to capture tricky, huge or fancy words which have no use in the day to day life. If you try to capture such heavy words in the beginning it will prove to be counterproductive and will discourage you from learning the language further.
Find a partner.
After having learnt a few basic days to day phrases and words it is always a good idea to try speaking Arabic with an Arabic speaker and what could be better than speaking with the Arabic native who’s available at a time that you want to speak with him. You could try finding a conversation partner online at sites such as Hello Learner, Italki, Language partners, Conversation partners, Tandem
Don’t be scared to try and make mistakes. Accept it graciously. It’s natural. Mistakes help you catch yourself and play a vital role in helping you succeed.
Practice. Practice is something you can never avoid and should never take lightly. It would cost you a lot in the long run if you choose to ignore practising.
Sign up for an intensive course. To further your learning to the next level join a comprehensive course quch qs Arab Academy, Arabic online etc, that helps you master the language, on all four parameters reading, writing, listening, speaking.
Be consistent.
Study every day even if it is for less time. Studying on an everyday basis bit by bit will help you retain information better and make you proficient in the language faster than learning it for hours at a stretch on weekends.
