What to watch in Arabic

The pinnacle of Egyptian cinema, literary language — for advanced learners.

Chahine's classic, mid-century colloquial Egyptian.

Naguib Mahfouz adaptation, colloquial Egyptian.

Another Chahine classic, rural Egyptian dialect.

A musical with songs — easier listening, simple plot.

Modern Egyptian dialect, well-known adaptation.

Popular modern thriller, lively colloquial speech.

Modern Egyptian romantic drama.

Contemporary Egyptian film, colloquial speech.

Comedy, simple everyday Egyptian.

Popular 2000s Egyptian drama about marriage and friendship.

Lebanese drama, heavy social themes and colloquial Levantine.

Popular Egyptian series, modern colloquial language.

Egyptian series, colloquial speech of female characters.

Sitcom-style series, simple everyday Egyptian.

Modern Ramadan drama, current colloquial Egyptian.

Ramadan series, modern colloquial Egyptian.

Ramadan series, colloquial Egyptian.

The most famous Syrian musalsal — a Damascus neighborhood, genre benchmark.

Gulf drama in Kuwaiti dialect — a rare taste of Gulf Arabic in series.

The Arabic "Sesame Street" — MSA, a classic for beginners.

Egyptian kids cartoon, simple Egyptian dialect.

Emirati 3D cartoon — a rare chance to hear the Emirati dialect.

Emirati kids cartoon, simple language for beginners.