Resources
Here is a list of links that can be useful to improve your Levantine Arabic (click on the name of the ressource to access it).
WEBSITES
1000 words in Levantine, verbs and their conjugaison as well as quizzes.
The website intends to help foreigners to learn Levantine Arabic. It provides audio resources, tips and grammar lessons.
APPLE STORE
Essential Levantine Arabic by Timothy Whithing
List of vocabularies (adjectives, functionnals, nouns, verbs). The app works with Iphone and MacBook.
Wokabulary 5 by Coding Friends GmbH
This application is really useful for writing all your vocabulary, but it is paid (you can connect your Iphone to your Mac but you have to pay twice). You can list your words, take quizzes on flashcards, and see how many new words you’ve learned so far. Wokabulary 6 also exists but it is much more expensive and it is not a one-time payment. There are other statistics, but to be honest it seems overwhelming.
BOOKS
Stories in Levantine Arabic (Read Levantine Book 1) by Borhan Alzibi
Seven stories, written in different styles, different styles with the translation in English. The book is in Syrian dialect.
Sindbad’s Seven Voyages in Levantine Arabic (Read Levantine) by Borhan Alzibi
Short stories describing the voyages of Sindbad in the mythical frame of the Arabian nights. The book is in Syrian dialect. Criticism : on kindle, the text in English does not follow the text in Arabic which can be difficult for comprehension.
Palestinian Arabic Verbs by Matthew Aldrich & Ahmed Younis, Lingualism
107 conjugaison tables for basic verbs with examples. An exhaustive list of Palestinian verbs is also included as well as conjugaisons lessons.
AUDIO
TELEVISION
Public channels promoting Jordan, its territory, its culture and its food. Most of the intervenants are Jordanian and therefore speak the levantine dialect.
NETFLIX
Jordanian series exploring the multiple drama of a school for girls in Amman. There is two seasons. All actors speak in pretty clear Jordanian dialect.
Jordanian series describing the chaos caused by a Jinn discovered after a school trip in Petra. The is only one season. It is in Jordanian dialect.
SPOTIFY
Interviews of foreigners or locals between 5 to 60min in Levantine Arabic, for all levels. The podcasts are easier to understand than most of the shows in dialect, so they are a good choice if you have a beginner or intermediary level.
YOUTUBE
Short animated cartoons depicting various scenes from the life of a Jordanian family. The channel regularly posts new videos.