(Coming soon!)
Learn Arabic with ArabicPod101.com. In our first ever Arabic Culture Class, we’ll get to Mounia’s center of operations, Casablanca! We’ll also get to know more about Chama, Mounia’s partner and a fellow resident of Casablanca!
After listening to the first Arabic Culture Class, be sure to stop by and let us know what you think. Your feedback is important to us.
Over the coming weeks we’ll be moving into full production mode. So now is the perfect time to get started with ArabicPod101.com!
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20 Responses to “Arabic Culture Class #1 - Casablanca, Where East meets West”
João Paulo says:
April 15th, 2008 at 2:06 am
I’ve never been to Casablanca, but I looked for some pictures in the internet and the city really looks huge and beautiful.
Just one point, you said the name “Casablanca” came from Portuguese, but hasn’t it come from Spanish? In Spanish we have the words: “casa = house” and “blanca = white”. In Portuguese it would be “Casabranca”. A little different.
Thank you for this cultural lesson. I really enjoyed it very much!!! 
Alec says:
April 15th, 2008 at 7:26 am
Very interesting. Thank you Mounia and Chama!
I would definitely love to visit Casablanca one day.
Alec says:
April 15th, 2008 at 10:16 am
Hello there,
Just put the file to my iPod and noticed that the Arabic won’t encode in the lyrics on the iPod. In iTunes it’s fine, just not on the iPod.
Wondering if there’s a fix to this?
watermen says:
April 15th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Interesting lesson. Great start. I am just curious, does most Moroccan speak French?
ArabicPod101.com says:
April 15th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Hello everyone! The Arabic Culture Class PDF was just released! Apologies for the delay.
Watermen, yes. Many Moroccans do speak French! 
maxiewawa says:
April 16th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Nice lesson! Sounds like a place I should visit!
Can you spell some of the places you mention? I’m looking them up in google maps, and I’m not sure how to look for some of the French sounding places. Shukran in advance!
Edward says:
April 17th, 2008 at 4:09 am
Thank you for the podcast, keep up with the good work!
I have never been to Casablanca, but you make it sound worth visiting.
Angele says:
April 17th, 2008 at 9:43 am
I should add Waterman but not all French speak marrocan ! unfortunately 
Angele
Frenchpod101
watermen says:
April 18th, 2008 at 5:42 am
When is the next lesson? If I join the FCC and subscribe now, are there going to be lessons soon?
Jacqueline says:
April 18th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Interesting lesson!
Can’t wait for your other lessons!
_petiteclaire_ says:
April 19th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Max, here are the spelling for the places with french names in the lesson.
Let me know if I missed some or you need some more info. 
Villeneuve (new town)
Villa Sevago
La Corniche
Restaurant Le Balcon
_petiteclaire_ says:
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Will there be a lesson this week ?
I’m anxious for the language lessons to actually begin !
Timothy says:
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Hey everyone!
Sorry about the slow response, I just didn’t want to give you guys bad information.
We are very busy finishing up the lessons and supporting materials. We hope to start sending out lessons next month إن شاء اللّه (In sha’ allah - God willing). In the mean time, we’ll have an Audio Blog for you in a couple of days, and more to come.
Oh yeah, and we also have some other really nice things coming for you soon!
Bouks says:
May 3rd, 2008 at 2:29 am
I would love to see that architecture. I will possibly be visiting Algeria this summer…maybe I can add Casablanca onto my trip as an extra stop!
I lived for a long time in Marseille, France…they have a “Corniche” there, too.
Is Moroccan couscous spicy? Algerian couscous is usually mild, but my friends from Tunisia like to make it spicy. Both are “ta’aam laziz” (delicious food) 
Musouka says:
May 17th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
@ Alec:
Sadly, Apple doesn’t support Arabic (or Hebrew, Persian and other right-to-left scripts) on the iPod or the iPhone (but you can find unofficial hacks for the latter). There have been many rumors of coming support but nothing has ever materialized. You may wanna drop them a line and let them know that you want it.
Alec says:
May 17th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Thanks Mouska.
I did send them an e-mail following the posting of that comment. It seems that I’m not the only one that wants the support, as there was already a discussion in the Apple forums regarding the matter.
Anyhow, I suppose it’s best to simply wait.
James says:
May 20th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
I decided to go back and listen to all the Arabicpodcasts during some down time at work (something not so difficult to do at the beginning before things speed up ).
The city of Casablanca has now entered my list of places I intend to visit in the near future. You’ve sparked my curiosity with your marvelous descriptions, and now I must see for myself. At least when my language skills improve a bit. You have a member for life.
Mounia says:
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Thank you all for your great comments! Since many of you now have Casablanca on your (top) list of places to visit , let me just say that April-June is the best season. Not too humid and not too hot, it’s a great time to be strolling along La Corniche (seaside). Another great time of the year to be here is September through December.
Plan ahead! And you’ll need some Arabic to get by…
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