📘 Resources to check out:

STAGE 1 - Learning the Arabic Alphabet:

- Arabic Alphabet Course (with audio for pronunciation): https://www.learnarabiconline.com/ara...
- YouTube Video on Arabic Letters:    • Learn Arabic Alphabet by Madinah Arabic  

STAGE 2 - Foundation in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA):

- Al-Kitaab: popular textbook which we also used at Cambridge, though I think a bit boring and slow, particularly for self-study. https://amzn.eu/d/9LzpIIp
- Deheuvels Arabe Moderne: A straightforward and quick-progress textbook we used at the Sorbonne, great for French speakers. https://amzn.eu/d/58fmYld
- Mastering Arabic: A good self-study option, accessible for beginners. https://www.bloomsburyonlineresources...
- All the Arabic You Never Learned the First Time Around: For any grammar points you want to check or for grammar nerds to read through - genuinely the best explanations for most Arabic grammar-related concepts are found here IMO, free downloadable PDF. https://allthearabicyouneverlearnedth...
- 1-on-1 Arabic lessons: I haven't used this myself but I have some friends who have. https://preply.com/

STAGE 3 - Learning Dialect for Immersion:

- Tandem Language Exchange App: Connect with native speakers for practice. https://www.tandem.net/
- 1-on-1 Dialect lessons: You can also find those on preply. https://preply.com/
- ArabAcademy: Online Egyptian dialect course and/or lessons. https://www.arabacademy.com/