Iraqi Arabic Learning Books
Conversational Arabic Quick and Easy: Iraqi Dialect
If your desire is to learn complicated grammatical rules of Iraqi Arabic, this book is NOT for you. However, if you need to actually hold a conversation while on a trip to Iraq then this book is what you have been looking for. The Nitzany Method is designed for fluency in a foreign language while communicating in the first person present tense. Nitzany believes that what is most important is actually being able to understand and be understood by another human being right away. Therefore, unlike other courses, all words in this book are taught in English transliteration, without having to learn the complex alphabet. More formalized training in grammar rules can come later.
​Modern Iraqi Arabic
This is an introductory textbook ― suitable for classroom or self-study ― for those with no previous knowledge of Arabic or those who know Arabic but want to learn the Iraqi dialect. A detailed discussion of the consonants, vowels, and other characteristics of Iraqi phonetics ― including pronunciation exercises on the CD ― serves the needs of travelers, businesspeople, diplomats, and scholars who want to learn to speak the language quickly and efficiently. Using the dialect of middle-class Baghdad, twenty lessons are arranged in a story-like format and are based on everyday travel situations. The book contains basic dialogue, grammar, vocabulary, drills, and an extensive glossary. A section of idiomatic phrases, accompanied by their cultural, religious, or proverbial explanations, offers insight into current Iraqi culture.
The Georgetown Dictionary of Iraqi Arabic
This is a modernized, up-to-date dialectal Arabic language resource that promotes successful daily communication with native Arabic speakers. Students, teachers, and scholars of Arabic will welcome this dramatically overhauled edition of one of the only Arabic dialect dictionaries of its kind. Created in cooperation with Georgetown University Press and the Linguistic Data Consortium (LDC) of the University of Pennsylvania, this new dictionary draws from the LDC's extensive lexical database of colloquial Iraqi, and includes more than a thirty percent increase in terms for contemporary speech than found in the original dictionaries. This comprehensive reference focuses on conversation, emphasizing the colloquial speech of educated residents of Baghdad. 
​A Basic Course in Iraqi Arabic
This is a comprehensive introduction to the Iraqi Arabic dialect spoken by Muslim Baghdad residents, transcribed and not in Arabic script. It does not assume prior knowledge of Arabic. A Basic Course in Iraqi Arabic contains ten chapters of phonology to explain the sounds, and thirty more covering grammar and vocabulary. The phonology chapters all contain extensive drills. The grammar chapters start with a dialogue or brief narrative, then explain new vocabulary and points of grammar, and conclude with drills. The book is enhanced with a bound-in CD with audio MP3 files to accompany the text and drills.
​A Short Reference Grammar of Iraqi Arabic
A Short Reference Grammar of Iraqi Arabic is the only volume of its kind, reflecting Iraqi Arabic as spoken by Muslims in Baghdad. With all the Arabic transcribed, it is written for beginners as well as Arabic speakers wanting to learn the dialect. It covers the phonology, morphology (word formation of nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and numerals, achieved by adding prefixes and suffixes to roots), and syntax, teaching the reader how to make the sounds, form words, and construct sentences.

Iraqi Arabic Language Courses​

​Live Lingua Free Online Iraqi Arabic Courses
Live Lingua Iraqi Arabic material includes 1 ebook and 147 audios. Just select the course you want to use and enjoy!

Iraqi Arabic Learning Portals

Learn Iraqi Arabic at TalkInArabic
An online resource portal that contains tons of video and audio learning materials recorded by native Arabic speakers accompanied with downloadable PDF lesson notes/transcripts and MP3 files. In addition to Iraqi Arabic, TalkInArabic offers materials in various other dialects such as Levantine, Saudi, Algerian, Moroccan and Egyptian Arabic. Should you sign up with TalkInArabic, you will have full access to lessons from all dialects. Most suitable for intermediate learners. 
Iraqi Arabic Video and Audio Recordings at NFLC E-Learning Portal
Managed by the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland, this e-learning portal contains a huge collection of video and audio recordings of Iraqi Arabic (and other Arabic dialects as well) for students at different levels. You need to register (it's FREE) to be able to access the learning materials.

Iraqi Arabic Learning Videos

Iraqi Arabic Learning Podcasts

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Iraqi Arabic Learning Apps

Iraqi Arabic Basic Phrases
This app was originally developed as an entry to the 2010 "Apps for the Army" competition, and it is based on the modules publicly available online from the US Defense Language Institute. While this app's subject matter relates mainly to military topics, the app is broadly useful with content relating to a range of topics including Greetings and Introductions, Numbers, Days of the Week/Time, Directions, Locations, Descriptions (Colors, Shapes, Sizes, Tastes, Qualities, Quantities), Emergency Terms, Food and Sanitation, Fuel and Maintenance, Lodging, Medical Terms, Military Ranks, Occupations, Parts of the Body, Relatives and Weather.​

1-on-1 Iraqi Arabic Lessons at italki

italki is the most flexible and affordable language learning platform that connects students with the most dedicated teachers around the world for 1-on-1 online language tutoring through video chat. At italki, you can choose an experienced Iraqi Arabic teacher for your personal tutor based on your goals and interests.

Here is a step-by-step instruction to find a native Iraqi Arabic teacher at italki:
  1. Click on the following banner, an italki page will open in a new window.
  2. Click the "From" button on the top-left corner of the page.
  3. Search for "Iraq" (You may need to click "Show More" and type "Iraq").
  4. Tick on "Iraq".
  5. ​Click "Apply".
  6. Choose your Iraqi Arabic teacher and schedule a lesson with him/her right away.

Good luck and enjoy your lesson!
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