Are the different dialects among Arabic-speaking countries like New York/Texas(minimal difference), Britain/U.S.(quite a few differences), or like a completely different set of phrases, words, and sounds?
2006-10-20 04:45:13 · 5 answers · asked by tyhardin 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
first off all dear u have to know that all Arab have one language known as fesha ....
which is teached at schools and colleges so all Arab understand it and communicate others with
second this fesha is not used in daily conversation instead every Arab country has its own way to pronounce Arabic
but it is steel the same language
so there are differences but they do not form an obstacle that prevents them understanding each other
in short u can say it is like the case of Britain and USA
i hope u get my point
2006-10-20 05:08:59 · answer #1 · answered by gadeermk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a common Arabic language that is written and read, as well as spoken professionally in speeches and TV news and other program broadcasts. This common Arabic language is known as "classical" Arabic, or "Fusha" in Arabic. It is the same language of the Qur'an. It has very well established gramatical rules that are taught in every Arabic school in the world.
In addition to Fusha Arabic, each Arab country has their own "colloquial" form of Arabic. They share certain words between different countries, but some words are completely different. For example, in "Bilaad El-Sham" or countries of the Sham (Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine) the word for "what" is "shoo". "shoo hayda?" means "what is that". In Egypt, you would say "ay da?" So some words are completely different, others have the same root.
Since Egypt is considered somewhat the "Hollywood" of the Arab world from long ago when movies began (I think around the 1920s if I'm not mistaken), the Egyptian colloquial language can be understood by almost everyone, to a certain extent, since that's what actors speak in the movies.
I hope this gives you an insight on the differences.
2006-10-20 19:24:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
oh yes it differes
in general we all learn the same language which is formal arabic but when spoken it has different accents even in the same country u can find several accents
for example i dont understand the arabic they speak in saudi arabia nor in kuwait etc....
i'm lebanese by the way and we do have integration of english words in our language not used in formal arabic
2006-10-21 14:42:27 · answer #3 · answered by cactus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dialect in every region of the world tends to change every 300 miles. So no big deal. Every language has many flavours and its good.
2006-10-20 04:54:27 · answer #4 · answered by JIM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
201 millions thats why they cannot communicate
2006-10-20 04:47:22 · answer #5 · answered by jean marc l 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋