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Posted by Samera (Member # 10717) on :

Hi and Salam aleikoum!
My brother and I are looking to study Arabic this summer in Cairo. We want to study Modern Standard Arabic in a school that's hopefully a) fairly cheap (well compared to the AUC anyway!) and b) easily accessible from where our flat is, in Abdeen, down the road from the American University of Cairo and c) with good feedback from students. If anyone could give any reviews or links to relevant sites it would be much appreciated.
Many thanks in advance,
Samera

Posted by Roukas (Member # 10767) on :

try this link
http://www.language-learning.net/quick_5_2_2_10_2_41.html

Posted by Taher (Member # 10503) on :

This link will show you all the schools. Qortoba and Fajr Center are the best.AUC is the most over priced in all of Cairo and not the best

http://www.ahlussunnah.net/lugah/institutes/africa/egypt_inst.htm

Posted by ahmedmagdy (Member # 10691) on :

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and when u will come egypt tell me and i will help u and i hope too we will be friends
becues i need lerned english very well and i can lerned u arbic very well and my email
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Posted by ihthus (Member # 8318) on :

quote:
Qortoba and Fajr Center

This schools give you fosha not modern arabic. All schools that teach modern arabic are quite expensive

Posted by somone (Member # 5435) on :

Check 4U Arabic school
They are teaching :

-MSA Modern Standard Arabic.
-ECA Egyptian Collecuial Arabic
-Conversation courses
-live and study Arabic in Sinai.
-Calligraphy Course.

www.4uarabicschool.com
info@4uarabicschool.com

Posted by Taher (Member # 10503) on :

ihthus! Fosha is Modern Standard Arabic. The other kind of Arabic is Amayya which is colloquial. It is spoken but not a written language. I have a friend who is American/Bengali and went to Egypt for a number of summers and studied both at Fajr Center and Qortoba. He is now more than fluent in Arabic. Not exagerating. Qotoba offers private lessons for $3 per hour by the way

Posted by Dalia_06 (Member # 10593) on :

quote:
Originally posted by ihthus:

quote:
Qortoba and Fajr Center
This schools give you fosha not modern arabic. All schools that teach modern arabic are quite expensive

The Fajr gives classes in Ammeya as well.

In addition to what has been mentioned here I would check out ILI and Kalimat (which are supposed to be quite good) and I would also look into hiring a private tutor – if you study together with your brother that might be a good option, and it's cheaper than a school.