Learning & Languages
Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Yiddish — from someone actively doing it. Not tutorials. Skeptical of most conventional language advice. Interested in what linguistic structure reveals about how people think.
Hebrew became the mother tongue of millions; Modern Standard Arabic remains a formal register nobody speaks at home. Both underwent deliberate standardization in the same historical window — the difference reveals what language revival actually requires.
A beginner-friendly Turkish phrase list with IPA cues, early pronunciation notes, and why Duolingo basics miss what you actually need first.
I will now start a weekly vlog in Hebrew - similar to what I do with the Daily Derja.
What I do when a word refuses to stick—why brute force fails, and how I hack the brain’s tagging system.
An explanation of the new Arabic pages
Tunisian Arabic Verbs With Causative Forms
Current Tunisian Arabic study stack: Anki workflows, mnemonics, Easy Tunisian Arabic, and Obsidian notes.
Jacob meets a friend for coffee and visits the doctor
Some AI generated images for Tunisian vocabulary words.
My methods for learning Arabic
Starter notes for Moroccan Darija with greetings, transliterations, and embedded audio.
