Learn Iraqi Podcast

How to ask and tell the time in Iraqi dialect? In this third episode you'll learn how to use time expressions in real-life situations: booking a dentist appointment and asking which day and time is available. If these lessons are too short and you would like private lessons, please email me at learniraqi99@gmail.com 💌

How to ask and tell the time in Iraqi dialect? In this second episode about this topic you'll learn how to say "a quarter past ..", "a half past ..", and "it's late", and how to ask what time someone will do something. If these lessons are too short and you would like private lessons, please email me at learniraqi99@gmail.com 💌

How to ask and tell the time in Iraqi dialect? An essential thing to know! In this episode you'll learn how to ask "What time is it?" and how to respond "1,2,3...12 o'clock" and practical phrases like "What time will you go?" and "What time is the flight?". If these lessons are too short and you would like private lessons, please email me at learniraqi99@gmail.com 💌

This is the final episode of this 3-part series at the airport. Your plane is almost departing and you need to find the gate by asking an employee. Hurry! If these lessons are too short and you would like private lessons, please email me at learniraqi99@gmail.com 💌

In the previous episode you asked how to get to the airport. Now, you are in the taxi and have a little chit-chat about your flight with the driver while he's bringing you to the airport. If these lessons are too short and you would like private lessons, please email me at learniraqi99@gmail.com 💌

Iraq is becoming an increasingly popular travel destination. In the following three episodes, you'll learn how to get around at the airport. First: let's get to the airport. If these lessons are too short and you would like private lessons, please email me at learniraqi99@gmail.com 💌

In the Iraqi dialect there are multiple ways to ask for the price of a product. You'll learn each of them in this episode, so that you can ask for the price before buying some lemons, tomatoes and apples at the market!

This is part 2 of how to buy groceries in Iraqi. Next stop: the bakery. Here, you will learn how to order flatbread and a particular kind of Iraqi bread called Samoon.

This time we've got a very practical episode for you, essential in daily life: buying groceries. Learn how to buy some common products on the market, and don't forget to put it into practice on your next visit to Iraq!

A listener of the podcast asked: "Can you make a podcast describing daily routines or how to describe a day, please?". So here is the first part, learn how to describe your morning routine in Iraqi!

Learn the 5 most common verbs in Iraqi: "to make/do", "to happen", "I see", "I say", and "I want". Hopefully they come in handy some time! And if you have any requests, please leave a comment.

This episode features... 4 common words: "breakfast", "water", "the market", "to have lunch", and 4 common phrases to use each of the words.

Today we'll talk about the simple tenses, as well as some regional variations in saying continuous verbs, and you'll learn how to say yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Visit our website for articles about Iraqi grammar and more: https://bit.ly/m/iraqi

In Iraq, it's usually sunny and hot. But this episode also will be helpful for the British kind of weather. Memorise these filler phrases about the weather to avoid awkward silences.

What time is it? It's time to learn how to ask what time it is! In this episode you will learn how to do so.

Learn how to ask & answer open-ended questions, such as: 'When did you come to Iraq?'

Learn how to ask a close-ended question (that can be answered by yes or no) and an open-ended question, such as: 'Where are you from?' or 'What do you think of Iraq?'.

Do you believe it? We made this whole episode for just a single word: سوى (sawwa) - to do, to make. Or, conjugated to the first-person to say 'I do/make' : أسوي (asawwi). He does/makes: يسوي (yasawwi). You will use this word a lot in daily life!

Two small grammar explanations in this episode: how to conjugate a verb gender for second person singular in present simple (you eat rice) and imperative (eat!). Because unlike in English, in Iraqi/Arabic verbs are gendered.

Would you like to eat or drink something? In this episode you will learn how to order a refreshing drink.

By now, you've already learned a few greetings. But like any language, there are many ways to greet someone. In this episode you will learn some more variants such as good morning or afternoon, and how to say goodbye.

After this episode, you will no longer be nervous when a stranger comes up to you on the streets of Basra or Baghdad and starts speaking Iraqi to you.

A negative sentence or phrase is one that contains a word such as "not", "no" or "do not". Learn how to negate a sentence in Iraqi by listening to this episode of Learn Iraqi Podcast.

You've made good progress so far! After this episode, you'll be able to say that you speak Iraqi.

I'm from Iraq. Where are you from? Learn how to say it in this episode.