Arabic with Imran Lum

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  Beginners Arabic Lesson 35: Conjugate the verb 'He drank/ shariba/ شرب' in the present tense with Ily 15.09.2026 4min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! Practise conjugating the present tense with the root verb 'He drank/ shariba/ شرب' with my nephew Illy. Don't forget to practise the words yourself during the pause. If you'd be interested in us running an online Arabic course, let us know in the comments :) #Arabic #learnarabic #arabiclanguage Support the show For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to our E-mail list ⁠HERE⁠! Support th...
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  Beginners Arabic Lesson 34: Introducing how to say 'Who' in Arabic with Anisa 08.09.2026 7min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! While I'm trying to find the time to finish the Three Part Series on Islam & Trade in the Malay Archipelago, here is yet another basic Arabic lesson on how to say 'Who' in Arabic with Anisa. Don't forget to smash the like and subscribe. Leave a comment if these episodes are helpful. #Arabic #learnarabic #arabiclanguage Support the show For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to o...
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  Beginners Arabic Lesson 33: The Definite Article with Anisa 01.09.2026 6min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! While I'm trying to find the time to finish the Three Part Series on Islam & Trade in the Malay Archipelago, here is another basic Arabic lesson with Anisa. In this episode, Anisa will be going over the definite article "ال". Remember to practise saying the words during to pause, and say it loud! #Arabic #learnarabic #arabiclanguage Support the show For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to...
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  Beginners Arabic Lesson 32: Basic Arabic Phrases with the Fam 23.08.2026 4min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! While I'm trying to find the time to finish the Three Part Series on Islam & Trade in the Malay Archipelago, here is a basic Arabic review lesson with the fam bam. #Arabic #learnarabic #arabiclanguage Support the show For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to our E-mail list ⁠HERE⁠! Support the show HERE! Follow us on Instagram: arabicwithimranlum and check out my other podcast...
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  Episode 31: Series on Islam and Trade in the Malay Archipelago. Part 1 - Who are the Austronesians? 07.03.2026 45min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! This episode begins a three-part series on Islam and trade in the Malay Archipelago. Before we can understand how Islam spread through Southeast Asia, we first need to understand the people who inhabited the region long before its arrival — the Austronesians. In the first episode, Anisa and I talk about how these remarkable seafaring peoples spread across the Indian and Pacific Oceans, from Taiwan and the Philippines through ...
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  Episode 30: Introduction to a Three Part Series on Islam and Trade in the Malay Archipelago 07.03.2026 12min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! This is an introduction to a three-part series on Islam and Trade in the Malay Archipelago with my other podcast: Muslim Money with Dr Imran Lum Before we can understand how Islam spread through Southeast Asia, we first need to understand the people who inhabited the region long before its arrival — the Austronesians. In the first episode, we will hear how these remarkable seafaring peoples spread across the Indian and Pacifi...
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  Beginners Arabic Lesson 29: Lifelong Arabic learning. A conversation with my mum Dr Rokkiah Tawi 28.01.2026 48min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! This has got to be one of my favourite episodes, because I got to chat with my beautiful mum Dr Rokkiah Tawi about her lifelong passion for learning Arabic. Like a true Asian mum, she forced me to learn Arabic, until I loved it. In this episode, we’ll hear about how as a little kid, she used to defy ‘shoot to kill’ curfew orders during the Malaysian communist insurgency to learn the Quran; to how she uses simplified Arabic gr...
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  Intermediate Episode 13: Want to Study Arabic in Morocco? My sister Melati shares her experience in Arabic! 04.01.2026 13min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! My sis Melati and her husband recently came back from studying Arabic in Rabat, Morocco at the Mimbar Institute. She shares her experience in Arabic! #Arabic #learnarabic #arabiclanguage Support the show For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to our E-mail list ⁠HERE⁠! Support the show HERE! Follow us on Instagram: arabicwithimranlum and check out my other podcast Muslim Mon...
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  Intermediate Episode 12: How I Learnt Arabic - An Interview with SBS 16.06.2025 14min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! I recently did an with SBS Arabic on how I learnt Arabic. Keep listening after the interview, because we will be picking out some words and phrases that you can use in your day-to-day conversation. Here is the link to the full interview. #Arabic #learnarabic #arabiclanguage Support the show For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to our E-mail list ⁠HERE⁠! Support the show HERE!&nbsp...
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  Beginners Arabic Lesson 28: At the Restaurant 12.06.2025 11min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! Check out our latest beginners episode on words related to going to a restaurant. صحتين / Sa7tain "Two healths for you!" #Arabic #Arabiclanguage #learnarabic Support the show For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to our E-mail list ⁠HERE⁠! Support the show HERE! Follow us on Instagram: arabicwithimranlum and check out my other podcast Muslim Money. #arabic #learnarabic
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  Intermediate Episode 11: Dubai Bling? Shaher shares what it's really like moving to Dubai 23.11.2024 37min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! Shaher moved to Dubai 7 years ago. A thriving career and a couple of kids later, it doesn’t look like he’s coming back any time soon. Shaher talks about his experience living there with his young family. If you’re thinking of moving to Dubai, this episode is for you. This episode is mostly in Arabic, but stick around until the end to learn some new words. #Dubai #expat #arabic #learnarabic Support the show For o...
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  Beginners Arabic Lesson 27: Practising the Past Tense with Singer Kulsoom Creates 24.08.2024 20min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! As part of a charity auction I owed the phenomenonal singer Kulsoom 3 Arabic classes and it took us 3 years to complete! In this lesson we practise the past tense and demonstrate that it doesn't take much to learn some sentences, even if you average 1 lesson a year! Check out Kulsoom's amazing songs, here is her pre-save link for her covers which will be released in September 7 inshallah: Check out her YouTube channel...
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  Intermediate Episode 10: Do people even speak FuS7a (formal Arabic) in the Arab world? 07.06.2024 16min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In this episode we speak to Omar who I randomly met at a protest. We have a chat about if anyone actually speaks formal Arabic in the Arab world. Should you learn formal Arabic? Or dialect? Support the show For our free 6-Part series on basic Arabic to get you started, sign up to our E-mail list ⁠HERE⁠! Support the show HERE! Follow us on Instagram: arabicwithimranlum and check out my other podcast Muslim Money. #ar...
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  Intermediate Arabic Episode 9: A chat with Haidar a Turkomani Kurdi Iraqi who grew up in Iran 19.05.2024 21min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! Shaakumaaku?! In this episode we talk with my mate Haidar someone who encompasses the whole Middle East! We talk about the beautiful diversity of Iraq, civilisation, Iraq under Saddam, languages and end with a few essential Iraqi phrases. Although this is an intermediate episode, stick around until the end and learn some interesting words and phrases. Don’t forget to give us a thumbs up, subscribe and leave us a rating! Shukr...
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  Intermediate Episode 8: On being Palestinian, Rangas, Surf Lifesaving, AFL and Racism - A conversation with Young South Australian of the Year, Layan Saadeh 06.05.2024 47min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In this episode we speak to the proud Palestinian and the 2021 Young South Australian of the Year Layan Saadeh. Born in Saudi arabia, Layan moved to Australia at the age of ten in 2014. She shares her unique experiences of immersing herself into Surf Lifesaving and Aussie rules footy as young Palestinian Muslim woman. We’ve crossed over 400k downloads so a massive shukran jazeelan to all the listeners. If you’re enjoying th...
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  Beginners Arabic Lesson 26: Good, Better, Best! The ism at-tafDeel (اسم تفضيل) 15.09.2023 7min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! This episode is on the ism at-tafDeel (اسم تفضيل) which is part of Sarf. The best way to think about it is how to say something is better than something else. Or how to say good, better, best. We’ve just crossed 300k downloads so a massive shukran jazeelan to all the listeners. If you’re enjoying them, please don’t forget to give us a rating and please share with other Arabic learners. For our free 6-Part series on basic Arab...
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  'Intermediate Episode 7: On Singing, Studying at Oxford, Melayu and Kelantanese with Iman Farrar 25.06.2023 42min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In today’s Ep, we chat to the superstar singer/songwriter and activist Iman Farrar! We discuss how she learnt Arabic, what it’s like studying at Oxford University then for the Malay speakers we switch to Bahasa Melayu and talk about growing up in a multilingual household and learn or I attempt to learn some Kelantanese. Biography: Iman is a Muslim artist, student, singer and songwriter. Iman lived across five countries while ...
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  Beginners Arabic Lesson 25: Using Basic Arabic to Memorise Hadith 06.06.2023 10min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! Every Ramadan in Arabic class, we get students to come up with their favourite ayaat (verses) of the Quran or Hadith (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad saw) and we translate it and try to memorise it. The key lesson here is with basic rudimentary Arabic, you’re able to break down the ayah or Hadith word for word and it makes your favourite ayah or Hadith that much more special because the meaning hits different in its original ...
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  Beginners Arabic Lesson 24: What are your Hobbies? 20.03.2023 6min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! What are your hobbies? It sounds like a question you'd ask when reviewing someone's biodata for marriage. I've never heard this question in a conversation and I've never used it. That said, there are some interesting vocab that you can learn from saying what your hobbies are. So, what are your hobbies? For those of you who want that little bit extra, join our private Arabic Telegram Channel where I'll be sharing c...
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  Beginners Arabic Lesson 23: Jom Belajar Bahasa Arab dengan Melati Lum! (In Malay) 12.03.2023 10min

  Would love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, send us a message! In this episode my sister Melati and I practise our sketchy Malay and at the same time learn how to say some phrases in Arabic on what Melati studied and where she worked. For non-Malay speakers skip to 7mins and 30secs for a short lesson. Melati Lum has a background in criminal law having prosecuted a wide range of serious offences in the courts. She's an Australian, Malay/Chinese, Muslim mum who loves getting lost in a good...