20 questions for people who are passionate about Arabic
Lisan al-‘Arab (لِسان الْعَرَب), the famous dictionary of Classical Arabic, contains 9273 roots (and 4,493.934 words). A huge playground for people who are passionate about Arabic. In the series 9273 roots, I will interview people who teach, work with or simply love Arabic – people with dedication and passion for Arabic.
Each person is unique in a certain way. They will come from different parts of life and from all parts of the world, ranging from teachers, diplomats, journalists, language nerds, translators as well as more experienced and established experts.
Every person is asked the same 20 questions.
If you know an interesting person, please let me know!
So far, the following people have been interviewed:
20 questions for: Jan Hoogland (#31)
I am a big fan of the Oxford Arabic Dictionary. Therefore, I am honored that one of the creators of this exceptional dictionary was available for the…
20 questions for: Betül Aslan (#30)
I have always come across excellent Arabic speakers in Turkey. Betül Aslan is one of them. "The reason for learning a language is the most critical…
20 questions for: Georg Binder (#29)
An Austrian kid goes on vacation to Egypt and is so enthusiastic about Arabic that the 14-year-old starts learning Arabic on his own back in Austria.…
20 questions for: Uchechi Kalu (#28)
"From zero to fluent" is possible, says Uchechi Kalu. Learn more about Uchechi in Episode 28 of the "9273 roots"-interview series: The woman who…
20 questions for: Marco Rateitschak (#27)
"7 years for fluency plus a lifetime for mastery", that's the time needed to master Arabic, says Marco Rateitschak. Learn more about Marco in Episode 27…
20 questions for: Andreas Dietrich (#26)
"Obviously you collect languages", says Andreas Dietrich. Episode #26 of "9273 roots": The man who is interested in how Semitic languages are connected.
20 questions for: Connor Seidenschwarz (#25)
Episode #25 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the man who likes over-complicated board games and is passionate about Arabic: Connor Seidenschwarz
20 questions for: Yehia Moldan (#24)
Episode #24 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the man who takes Arabic calligraphy to a new level: Yehia Moldan.
20 questions for: Sami Morcos (#23)
Episode #23 of "9273 roots": An interview with Sami Morcos – the man who created a great website that converts any number into Arabic text.
20 questions for: Nesrin Amin (#22)
Episode #22 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the woman who explains Egyptian Arabic expressions by annotated movie clips: Nesrin Amin.
20 questions for: Nikolaos Van Dam (#21)
Episode #21 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the ambassador and authority on Syria who worked in almost all Arab countries: Dr. Nikolaos Van Dam.
20 questions for: Ghada Wali (#20)
Episode #20 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the woman who uses LEGO to teach Arabic: Ghada Wali.
20 questions for: Daniel Falk (#19)
Episode #19 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the the man who masters simultaneous Arabic – German interpreting: Dr. Daniel Falk
20 questions for: Zora O’Neill (#18)
Episode #18 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the woman who wrote a book about her journey to the Arabic language: Zora O'Neill
20 questions for: Mohammad Wehbe (#17)
Episode #17 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the man who subtitles Arabic songs on youtube: Mohammad Wehbe.
20 questions for: Brian Powell (#16)
Episode #16 of my series "9273 roots": 20 questions for the man who works for one of the best translation companies for Arabic: Brian Powell