Expat Starter Pack — Saudi Arabic Phrasebooks (N° 01 + N° 02 + N° 03)
Expat Starter Pack — Saudi Arabic Phrasebooks (N° 01 + N° 02 + N° 03)
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Speak Saudi Arabic — A1 video course
17 short video lessons, 48 speaking challenges and an A1 certificate — at your own pace.
$99
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Three phrasebooks. Pay for two, the third is free.
The Expat Starter Series covers the three places your Arabic actually gets tested in Saudi Arabia: the first week, the supermarket, and the office. Bought separately they're $30. Together they're $20.
What's in the pack
- N° 01 — Saudi Arabic for Your First Week as an Expat. Taxis, directions, coffee, the corner shop, and what to say when you don't understand.
- N° 02 — Survive the Saudi Supermarket. Weights, prices, the butcher counter, asking for what you can't find.
- N° 03 — Survive the Saudi Workplace. Greetings, meetings, HR, feedback, and the lines that go round an office all day.
Over 250 phrases in total. Every single one in Arabic script, easy transliteration and plain English — so you can use it today and learn to read it later.
You'll be able to say things like
- شوي شوي — shwayy shwayy — "slowly" — the phrase that gets anyone to repeat themselves kindly
- بكم الكيلو؟ — bikam al-keelo? — "how much per kilo?"
- يعطيك العافية — ya3Teek al-3aafya — "more power to you" — heard in every Saudi office, every day
- أبشر — abshir — "consider it done"
Who it's for
English-speaking expats living in Saudi Arabia, or about to move. Absolute beginners — no alphabet, no grammar, nothing to study first.
How you get it
Instant download after checkout: all three PDFs at once. Works on any device, yours forever.
Ready to go past phrases into real conversations? Saudi Arabic for Beginners — Book 1 takes you from zero, with full audio.
Customer Reviews
“It's a nice introduction to learning Arabic as spoken by Saudis. It's basic but allows you at least hold a conversation with someone who only speaks Arabic.”
“I have actually been watching your SaudiLingo videos for a while, and they have been really helpful throughout my Arabic learning journey. For me, it has always been practical and very dialect focused which is really helpful.”
“Nicely done! The phrases are very useful. The text is clearly enunciated and slowly spoken, so one can hear and understand each word. I found it helpful to be able to read the text in Arabic as it’s being spoken, so I could stop and practice saying the words out loud. Repetition, repetition, repetition!”
“Very helpful and unique tools for students wanting to develop Saudi dialect”
“I have been taking private lessons with Saudi Lingo for a couple of months now (I also bought the book for beginners). I can confidently say that everything is 110% worth the money. The lessons are extremely well structured and I very quickly became comfortable with the Saudi dialect. I plan to keep taking lessons with Saudi Lingo until I am fluent and would recommend anyone who wants to learn the dialect quickly book a lesson! The books and their accompanying audio are also excellent, and pair perfectly with the private lessons.”
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Practical Saudi Arabic you can use today — Arabic script, easy pronunciation and English.
