Jacob Halpin

3.5 stars

A nice little primer on learning Arabic. Some of the points are more helpful before beginning to learn (like choosing a dialect to study), and others (like the grammar hints) would be better reviewed after learning a little.

I was confused when Halpin detailed how many hours it takes (roughly) to reach each CEFR level. It wasn't clear whether the hours listed were fir one level to the next only, or if they were cumulative.

I appreciated that the author was upfront about Arabic being hard and that it's unlikely that most people will achieve a high level in it.… (more)