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Eastern Arabic - Levantine Arabic

Eastern Arabic or Levantine Arabic (Arabic: Shami) is a group of Arabic language varieties spoken in the onehundred kilometers wide eastern Mediterranean coastal strip known as the Levant.

The Levant is coposed by

Western Syria

Lebanon

Palestine

Israel

Western Jordan

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This geographical area covers the western wing of the "Fertile Crescent", so called because it clearly appears green on satellite photos.

The are where the Eastern Arabic language is spoken can be further dtailed:

To the east, in the desert, the North Arabian Beduinic dialects are spoken.

In the north, between Aleppo and the Euphrates valley, there may be a transition zone towards North Mesopotamian dialects.

Levantine Arabic can be divided into two major branches:

North Levantine (Syria)

South Levantine (Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan)

The South Levantine Arabic shows closer relationship with Egyptian Arabic.

North Levantine Arabic, which is also rooted in classical Yemeni Arabic, shows more relations with classical Najdi Arabic.

Customer testimonials about EGYPTIAN ARABIC Pimsleur audios:

I haven't taken a lot of time thus far, but even so this method seems to be working better than Rosettastone. I am quite pleased. -- Darlene Torzon, Hidden Meadows, CA

Because of the difficulties of Arabic, I am unsure how this method would work with complete beginners. People do need to conjugate verbs in some order or they get lost, and to map material learned orally into written Arabic would be trickly. But for someone who knows arabic and needs to learn egyptian, this is neat. All the content is in audio, so one can listen to it in the car or on the bike. The Pimsleur method of systematically bringing up reviews of vocabulary seems to help with memory consolidation. -- H. Abadzi, Alexandria, VA USA

What satisfied customers say about the EASTERN ARABIC Pimsleur audios:

My wife is Syrian from Damascus, and I found these tapes much more useful than the class I took from an Egyptian teacher. The spoken dialects are very different. Now my wife's family is actually understanding the things I say, it's worth every penny. -- J. Spencer

I have no problem with the Pimsleur method of learning. They do an exceptional job teaching you how to speak a language. I wanted to learn Syrian Arabic and these recordings were invaluable. -- M.Tallgrass, Washington DC