Arabic with Sam
Simon's Arabic journey: Sweden, Cairo, Dubai @SimonSaysSquat on the Arabic in 60 Steps Podcast!
22 Dec 2022
Simon and I have quite a lot in common. We both became Muslims at a relatively young age, learned Sign Language, married into the Somali community and love the Arabic language... So please feel free to skip to the parts which interest you the most: 00:22 - Simon Says Squat 01:55 - Sam of Somalia 04:46 - Life in Dubai 06:48 - Tolerance vs coexistence 10:51 - Sign Language 16:42 - Simon's Arabic language journey From Sweden to Egypt. 26:46 - Do all Scandinavians speak perfect English? 30:10 - Difference between studying Arabic in Dubai and Egypt? 35:25 - In between Egypt and Dubai. 38:33 - How Simon Ended up in Dubai 44:52 - Islamic studies in Dubai 49:12 - Simon's final advice Simon is personal trainer originally from Sweden but living in Dubai. On top of being a gifted linguist as we cover in this episode, Simon runs an online fitness business and is active in creating content. All of his links are here: Website: https://simonsayssquat.se/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonsayssquat/ TikTik: https://www.tiktok.com/@simonsayssquatFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/simon.wallgren _____________________________________________ Join Arabic in 60 Steps. π Join us on the Arabic in 60 Steps Program today: https://www.arabicin60steps.com Our INTENSIVE program! https://www.arabicin60steps.com/INTENSIVE Get a block of 12 X 1 hour 1-1 lessons with me! https://www.arabicin60steps.com/offers/Lc9BYzAU/checkout? Become a member of the YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQBvNOK3eSkYJdgps1MooZg/join _____________________________________________ Arabic in 60 Steps on other platforms. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@arabicin60steps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arabicin60steps Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Arabicin60Steps Podcast: https://anchor.fm/arabicin60steps Website: https://www.arabicin60steps.com/ Email: [email protected] _____________________________________________ Affiliate links to stuff I love and use. (The channel will make a small commission) π΄ Find a Speaking partner or teacher on Italki: https://www.italki.com/affshare?ref=af7830056 (Get $10 free lesson credits when you spend $20 ππ») πΆ Where I study Islam: AMAU: https://www.amauacademy.com/?referral_code=DHkgeacegcFBgB πΆBuy Arabic books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Pjku4Y π΅I host my Arabic programs on Kajabi! You can start your FREE trial here today: https://app.kajabi.com/r/brBzKaYZ πΆ Arabic workshop: https://arabicworkshop.com/checkout/?add-to-cart=3336&ref=SamBurr π For 20% off the yearly plan, use code arabicwithsam20yearly π For 20% off their lifetime plan, use code arabicwithsam20lifetime πMy favorite notebooks are 'Dingbat's'. I currently have their purple hippo one! https://bit.ly/3FWIYOu
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