I want to know the diffculities of learning Arabic with a non arabic background.?

Answer 1

Actually arabic is one of the most difficult languages to learn, but its beautiful.
-one of the main difficulties is that there are certain letters in arabic that is almost impossible for non-arabs to pronounce, its a scientific fact.
-written arabic is totally different from the arabic we (arabs) use when we talk, thats why non-arabs learn written arabic and they can be perfect at it, but still cant have conversations with it, u just have to be among arabs to practice.
-many countries speak arabic, but with different accents, for example, i'm egyptian and it sooo hard for me to understand what a moroccan or tunisian say, although they speak arabic too but the accent is different, so if u learn arabic dont expect to understand all arabs.
-arabic is written from right to left, and is more like drawing:)
-certain letters can be pronounced differently according to the word itself, so it needs some practice on writing.
-its is a bit difficult to read someone's handwriting cause we have two types of writing called "naskh" and "rekaa", naskh is mostly used by young people and children, while rekaa is used by grownups, as it requires writing fast u know.
i guess thats enough, i hope u dont hate it now;), its not impossible to learn arabic, but practicing is the most important thing, and remember many non-arabs made it, so why cant u:)
Goodluck

Answer 2

I have heard that it is a difficult language, but not as difficult as an Asian language. I can tell you that some of Spanish comes from Arabic, and Arabic has influenced other Western languages (think about how much history includes "the Moores") so you might be able to find more similarities than you think. The students who took it at my university (in Texas) seemed to catch on to it and enjoy it. Hopefully your professor will be a good one.

Some people are more prone to learning a language than others. There are actually "language tests" that are given by the military to see who are good canditates for language school.

Just like any language, take it slow. ask questions when you don't understand, and study what you are supposed to when you are supposed to. Try to find similarities between the language you are studying and the ones you already know. I reccomend flash cards for memorization purposes.

If you are trying to learn a language through a program instead of through a class, I reccomend Rosetta Stone- my husband uses and likes them.

Good luck!