Mohammed

Mohammed is an extremely helpful and talented teacher who is always willing to review work or answer questions outside of class time. He is incredibly knowledgeable about MSA grammar and uses a great combination of explanations and examples. I would highly recommend him!

Arabisch, so sagt man, ist eine sehr schwierige Sprache. Mit Muhammad als Lehrer und Gesprächspartner macht man aber trotzdem recht mühelos Fortschritte. Seit etwa 2.5 Monaten machen wir jede Woche eine Stunde. Mein Wortschatz wird immer grösser, Verben sind kein Problem mehr, und Sprechen wird immer einfacher. Ich bin kein Sprachtalent, um so mehr freue ich mich solche Fortschritte zu spüren.

Today was another great lesson with Mohammed, with both freeflowing conversation in Arabic and continued reading of a short story set in Jordan. Both are helpful for improving my Arabic, and also enjoyable. Mohammed explains words and features of the language I didn't know about, and it is always nice to talk with him or read/discuss a text together.

As usual, today's lesson with Mohammed was great. We mainly just had a conversation, pausing sometimes for Mohammed to explain a new word I hadn't know before. I appreciate Mohammed's patience, depth of knowledge, and attention to detail when addressing grammatical mistakes or explaining a pattern in the language.

Had a great lesson with Mohammed today, as usual. We talked a bit and then continued with the text we have been reading, which is a short story set in Jordan. Reading with Mohammed provides a great opportunity to learn new phrases in Arabic and understand the grammar and flow of the language better. Mohammed has also selected very good texts for us to read, which are both at a good level for me and written in colloquial Arabic that is similar to the Levantine Arabic we have been learning together.

Today's lesson was another great chance to improve my Arabic skills through conversation and reading. This two-part approach that Mohammed uses is great for identifying and filling gaps in my knowledge. Some new words/phrases I learned today included بتخطر على بالو (to pop into one's mind [eg ideas, questions]), أنصدم (shocked), and طاقة (energy).