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What language do they speak in Dubai? If I speak English will I be okay or will I need a translator?
2007-03-19 04:31:21 · 16 answers · asked by Joie Bleau 2 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ United Arab Emirates
official language is Arabic ,,,, but people do speak English over there.. it's not a problem at all...
u know English is taught there as a second language!
2007-03-19 06:35:30 · answer #1 · answered by Nader 06 *UAE spirit* 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Official Language Of Dubai
2016-11-11 06:21:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't be a problem. A lot of people in Dubai will speak English. It gets a lot of tourists, so you should have no problems at all. The main language is Arabic, but I'm sure staff at hotels and popular tourist sites and information areas will speak English. The language of business in the world is English, and a lot of business goes on in Dubai, so foreign business people will speak English with businessmen in Dubai, as well. A large number of people living in Dubai are foreign workers from many countries. And I suspect that their working language is English.
2007-03-19 04:36:29 · answer #3 · answered by Enceladus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though Arabic is the official language of Dubai, the business language is English, so everyone will understand you in shops or wherever you go. It's not uncommon to see a group at a cafe comprising an Indian, an Arab, an English person, and maybe two or three other nationalities, and they will all be speaking in English.
2007-03-19 08:47:03 · answer #4 · answered by catfish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course Arabic is the regional language. But English is widely speaking in Dubai. Go ahead; anywhere you can communicate in English. No need for a translator.
2007-03-19 04:39:01 · answer #5 · answered by Zain 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They say Aarabic is the official language of dubai because it is in the United Arab Emerites, but you will quite honestly hear a lot of english maybe more than arabic you don t need a translator people speak english there very well.
2015-07-06 13:58:27 · answer #6 · answered by Michael 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Locals speak Arab but they are in a minority; majority of people in Dubai are from other countries, especially from South Asia and they all speak English, though not Queen's English!
2007-03-19 04:35:41 · answer #7 · answered by Sami V 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to worry in Dubai, most of people here do speak , write and understand English.
2007-03-22 08:58:53 · answer #8 · answered by black arrow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What language do they speak in Dubai? If I speak English will I be okay or will I need a translator?
2015-08-06 01:57:43 · answer #9 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is widely spoken and understood in Dubai. Medium of communication in oil,finance, banks etc. are English.
For your information, nationals are being trained in Western countries
2007-03-19 15:32:14 · answer #10 · answered by ZACH 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋