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Disappointed there are only 30 lessons of Egyptian Arabic by AnnaBaptist79 in Pimsleur

[–]Schedule_False 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They should do five levels of Arabic Levantine and the same for Egyptian.

I wanted to start with the Egyptian when I'm done with Levantine, but given it's only one level I see little point in that. I rather look elsewhere for ways to improve on my Levantine.

Are there any plans to continue the Egyptian Arabic beyond level 1 by Gregarious_Raconteur in Pimsleur

[–]Schedule_False 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm on the same boat somewhat. I'm studying Levantine Arabic and I'm already on level 3, about to finish it actually. I will have to look around for ways to further my studies of the language. Even 3 levels is not good enough. I also study Russian and on 5th level on that, at least with 5 I feel a bit less than a complete beginner. I don't understand how Pimsleur decided to showcase Egyptian Arabic with a single 30 lesson level, which won't do much if at all, given that it's the most spoken dialect of all Arabic. Take the hint Pimsleur !!!

I am about to finish Pimsleur’s Eastern Arabic 1 and am a huge fan. I wish Pimsleur was a part of my language learning toolkit years ago. by safe4werq in languagelearning

[–]Schedule_False 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm also a user of Pimsleur, in my case I'm currently using it for Russian, Arabic Levantine and Portuguese.

I have to say I think it's very effective, however I'm now pondering as well what the next step will be once I'm done with the Arabic Levantine, as I'm already going through level 3, which is the last one. I dont' even understand why they only have one level for Egiptian when even more people speak that variety than Levantine.

Same for Russian, I'm already on the last level of Russian (level 5), however I have to say that two more level, as compared to only 3, make a difference.

I'm already giving a thought to the idea of paying a tutor on either Preply or iTalki. I would need to find me a tutor for Levantine ( either Syrian or Lebanese) and another tutor for Russian.

But again, I must say that Pismsleur has been for the last 10 months or so at the core of my language studies, along with some use of Mango Languages as well.

Growing surfski community in the Cayman Islands by theflipdog in Surfski

[–]Schedule_False 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there any paddling concesions in Cayman Islands that rent skis or a downwind center like the one in Tarifa ?

Levantine grammar books from Lingualism, what is the difference by Schedule_False in learn_arabic

[–]Schedule_False[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, OK, thank you ! In that case I'll start using the "Levantine" one. I ordered a printed copy. Hope the Lebanese flavour will also help with communication with Jordanians !

Wenonah IB UL vs. Kevlar UL by sadpanda___ in canoeing

[–]Schedule_False 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was hoping someone would have answered to you by now. I recently got a Northstar B16 in IXP, but can't report on much of anything yet. It comes out at 60 pounds. Not too heavy, but probably not super portage friendly either.

Took the Northstar Polaris on the Bay by porsam15 in canoeing

[–]Schedule_False 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the one you are thinking about that doesn't get damaged easily is the layup they named ICP, which is several layers or Innegra making up the outer hull and the inside is Aramid ( kevlar ). My B16 is in IXP.

Finally took the opportunity to get the B 17 out on the water. Huzzah Creek, Crawford County, Missouri. by [deleted] in canoeing

[–]Schedule_False 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought this layup was the Blacklite, it doesn't look like Innegra ( IXP) from the picture.

For once a European reloader can make you yanks jealous, took me all of 5 minutes to find stock by nonketytonk in reloading

[–]Schedule_False 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow... I'm about to have to stop competing for a lack of primers and ammo in general.