Learn Iraqi Podcast

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.