How I'm learning EGYPTIAN ARABIC (Masri) so fast | week 1

I’ve wanted to learn Egyptian Arabic for 7 years, and decided to stop procrastinating - yalla beena.

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I'm Joanna Franco, aka Jo, a multilingual storyteller, documentarian, language lover, and lifelong learner. If it's going to grow my mind, wellness, global understanding, finances, or love, I'm all about it. You may know me from my Netflix Show, The World's Most Amazing Vacation Rentals, or from Shut Up and Go, my former channel and company with over 1.2 million subscribers and 600+ videos in travel! Welcome to the next chapter.

⌚️Timestamps:

00:00:00 Learning a new language unlocks new opportunities.
00:05:11 Learn different languages, make lifelong connections.
00:08:01 Learning language, translating personality, developing curiosity.
00:11:40 Regretful, morning review of learned expressions.
00:14:13 Impressed by learning Arabic despite distance.
00:20:44 Ideal revision at night improves morning recall.
00:21:57 Arabic letters have different forms, like faces.
00:24:58 Closing up, documenting language progress across platforms.

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[JayPalfrey]

Jo, you are AMAZING!! such a fast learner! Arabic is a hard language but you made it look so easy!! Great job :)

[JennyKravitz]

So when Arabic speakers say "I'm doing well" they always say "el hamdulilah", as in Thank God? I admire this so much, it is such a humble way to express gratitude

[katyoutnabout]

Fun fact i learned in college: sleep is SO good for memorization, my prof recommended taking a nap immediately after stuying

[NedalReads]

Woooowwww this is perfect for someone who has been learning for a very short period. Keep the great work 💖💖

[HolaJulen]

This video was so inspiring. Now I want to learn egiptian arabic to visit my friend Hana in Cairo!

[seifeldin.]

"once you learn how to learn, you can learn everything" Jo Franco, best life quote ever

[raida]

I won't tell my grandma that you've learned Arabic before me or she'll kill me for still not knowing it yet. Amazing work okhti!!!!

[scoshi]

I’m not Egyptian but I am Arab and I’m so happy you’re enjoying Arabic so much <3
Lucky for you Egyptian cinema/media is one of the biggest in the Arab world so you have endless Egyptian movies to watch!

[intellectgrime]

I'm a native Egyptian and I can confirm what Ahmed was saying: da ginan, masha2allah! Your accent is on point, and the method is sick. Thanks for sharing :)

[aislinnmatagulay]

"definitely not a Romance language"

I felt that in my soul 😂

[JoyElias]

Ayy Jo speaking arabic, I'm lebanese ur arabic is even better than mine 😂

[imeneyahiaoui]

choosing the Egyptian dialect is actually really smart, it's one of the easiest to understand for us other Arabic dialects speakers thanks to Egyptian cinema, and also because it's the closest to the MSA.
The downside is that u may find other dialects hard to understand (especially maghrib dialects).
Keep it up!

[StarRoseAngelic]

I hate making mistakes or looking silly in front of people, so it gives me anxiety to practice language learning with others, even a tutor. A large barrier to language learning for me is just getting out of my own head. This was a very inspiring video :)

[youssefhanna]

As an Egyptian, I'm super impressed! Your arabic is amazing, the fact that you learned all this in such a short amount of time is mind-blowing! I was smiling through the whole video. Looking forward to your next trip to Egypt 🙌

[patriciacamilo]

Current marital status: in love with Jo's hair.

[mousad.abusisi]

"this shirt is a lil haram" GURL U KILLED ME
i'm so happy tho that u r learning arabic

[MrNoha]

He said the Egyptians watching this are not gonna believe the speed of ur progress. He didn't lie, Jo! 🔥👍 I'm quite shocked even though I know that you're a language prodigy, it's still weird how you could seamlessly pull off one of the HARDEST languages in the world in such a short span of time! BRAVO 🥳 T'es magnifique! ❤️

[talil]

Wow. What you learned in 4 days took me a whole semester to understand. This video is so helpful with the resources. I definitely need a tutor. Arabic is no joke. The eyptian dialect/personality matches you. Eyptians are full of life and humor.

[Lalouxox]

Girl, I'm so proud of you, arabic is my native language and always imagined it must be incredibly difficult for anyone to learn but you are rocking it!! I absolutely love your energy and thirst for knowledge, not only limited to learning the language itself but by learning about for example memory and how it works and how to improve it.. just wow. Special word in arabic: Ma Ashtarek, means : how great you are. Keep it up!! xoxo

[maj]

the translating your personality thing is such a smart way to look at it