The goal of #TeamMaha is to make the process of learning and speaking Arabic a bit less maddening for you all, whether that be through offering language study advice, detailed vocabulary and grammar notes, or a bit of much-needed comic relief. We focus mainly on Egyptian Arabic (Team Maha) and Syrian Arabic (Team Nisreen), but you’ll also find posts on Modern Standard Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Iraqi Arabic and other dialects.
The original #TeamMaha site went down in 2024. This is an archive. All credit for the content goes to Chris Hitchcock, Caitlyn Doucette, and guest authors.
الدُنيا زَحمة “ad-dunya za7ma“ aka, “It’s really crowded [right now/today].” A bit of an exaggeration, but at the same time, not really, because Cairo is SO. crowded. all the time. [الدنيا = world, زحمة = a nice catch-all word for crowded-ness–not just for cars.]
The goal of #TeamMaha is to make the process of learning and speaking Arabic a bit less maddening for you all, whether that be through offering language study advice, detailed vocabulary and grammar notes, or a bit of much-needed comic relief. We focus mainly on Egyptian Arabic (Team Maha) and Syrian Arabic (Team Nisreen), but you’ll also find posts on Modern Standard Arabic, Moroccan Arabic, Iraqi Arabic and other dialects. ...
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