2006-10-17 04:29:52 · 10 answers · asked by lulu 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Check what country you want to go to, and learn the local colloquial Arabic. When you're proficient, you may notice substantial variations between Maghrebi, Egyptian, Iraqi and Syrian Arabic.
Avoid Classical Arabic. It's very good for studying literature and religious writings, but otherwise it's like learning Homeric Greek when you want to spend the summer around the Aegean.
2006-10-17 05:01:15 · answer #1 · answered by Svartalf 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you take a class in the U.S., you will learn Modern Standard Arabic.
But you will need to go to the Middle East at some point to learn a colloquial dialect.
The Egyptian dialect is very popular.
Look at the American University in Cairo website for information about their Arabic Language Institute.
2006-10-17 04:40:53 · answer #2 · answered by fatima 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
North Arabic (known just as Arabic) is very useful compared to South Arabic (also known as Himyaritic) as it is widely spoken in Africa and the Middle East by 180 million people as compared to South Arabic which is spoken by 50, 000 people only. But Iranian would definitely be a good bet also...becuase it is becoming very popular
2006-10-17 04:40:15 · answer #3 · answered by Yersh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Colloquial or the everyday language of the people in that country. The Classical language is much harder to learn and isn't used too much in everyday speaking. Good luck, both are really difficult.
2006-10-17 04:35:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends where you are traveling and speaking to. There are Gulf dialects, Lebanese, Egyptian, etc. Standard Arabic is written in the Quran and all Arabs understand it.
2006-10-17 04:40:02 · answer #5 · answered by farahwonderland2005 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are two types of spoken Ariabic. Even though the written language is the same, pronunciation changes. There are the Egyptian and the Levantine versions. Levantine is spoken by the lebanese, Palestinians, Syrians, etc. Egyptian is spoken to the West of these countries,
So, it depends on your purposes which one you choose. For the most part, they understand eachother very well.
2006-10-17 04:37:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The most common Arabic language spoken today and in history is Hebrew
2006-10-17 04:38:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
At this point, Farsi is the best language to learn, as it is in high demand by many organizations including ESL school programs and the US government.
2006-10-17 04:39:02 · answer #8 · answered by SilverRain_Jae 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
None ! it is useless! Learn English instead!or Hindi
2006-10-17 04:34:25 · answer #9 · answered by Blue lion 2 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Gibberish. That is what the terrorists speak.
2006-10-17 04:37:47 · answer #10 · answered by Spirit Walker 5 · 0⤊ 6⤋