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 Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 3:41 pm
Welcome to the Arabic General Discussion! This is where we discuss everything related to the Arabic language, including, but not limited to:
-asking specific questions about Arabic vocabulary and grammar (people who can speak Arabic fluently can help answer others'' questions)
-recommendations for Arabic dictionaries, websites, etc
-and everything else about the beautiful langauge of the Arab world! 3nodding
Please note that although speaking in Arabic is allowed here, it is not mandatory.
Let''s start off with a few facts about the Arabic language:
Spoken in: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Gaza Strip, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank, Yemen by a majority, many other countries as a minority language
Total number of speakers: 206-286 million
Language Family: Semetic (along with Hebrew)
Regulated by: Egypt: Academy of the Arabic Language
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 3:43 pm
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 3:45 pm
DICTIONARIES/GRAMMAR BOOKS ETC
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Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 3:48 pm
If anyone here has any other reccommendations for websites/dictionaries/grammar books etc, please feel free to tell us about them in this thread.
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 8:04 pm
I want to learn Arabic so if anyone knows it can you teach me!!!
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 12:26 pm
Asalaam-u-alaikum = peace be upon you
Arabic is similar to Hebrew like
Sallaam = Shalom
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:51 pm
oh wow!! ty i will be taking arabic at the college im in now... but they dont offer hebrew...
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:28 pm
Proudly_Jewish DICTIONARIES/GRAMMAR BOOKS ETC My last Arabic teacher recommended the Hans Wehr dictionary. I haven't had a chance to look at it yet as I haven't been able to find it in stores or libraries and it's a tad expensive for me at the moment...but! He's the best foreign language teacher I've had the pleasure of learning from, so I'd totally trust his advice. Oh, I'd also recommend the entire Al-Kitaab series for learning Arabic. (The newest versions are great since they come with dvd's of spoken passages progressing from easy to difficult.)
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Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 8:34 pm
Olivia_Rose Asalaam-u-alaikum = peace be upon you Arabic is similar to Hebrew like Sallaam = Shalom lol, yeah. When I was first learning Arabic I had already studied a good amount of Hebrew so I kept inserting Hebrew words or using the Hebrew pronunciation (bait vs. beit...) during class, it was sort of funny. My teacher kept giving me funny looks, but never actually said anything.
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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:14 am
I only have Arabic-Hebrew and Hebrew-Arabic dictionaries - for those who speak Hebrew, I recommend Abraham Sharonis Arabic-Hebrew dictionary. It's very informative. Shlomo Alons dictionary, which is an Arabic-Hebrew and Hebrew-Arabic dictionary, is smaller but more comfortable to use.
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Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 11:09 am
I am learning to write in Arabic because I plan to learn Arabic when I finish school (my mother won't allow me to learn it now.). I am trying to write English words because I know only a few Arabic words. My question is: What are the rules for using the alef, and are there other vowels or are they completely left out like in Hebrew? Thanks heart
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:14 pm
Arabic writing is, to some extent, similar to Hebrew writing. There are vowels, but usually, they're left out. In addition to ا (alif) there's ي (I or Y), ة (H) and و (U). There is vowelization, just like in Hebrew (though a lot simpler) -
بَ - a
بِ - i
بُ - u
بْ - no vowel.
There are also ًبٍ, ب and ٌب, but that's a whole other issue.
About when each should go... Now that's quite complicated. I recommend studying the words as they are, unless you're a grammar freak.
(Oh, by the way, I used the letter ب for demonstration... I could have done it on every other letter.)
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 4:45 am
If anyone would like to learn some Arabic, in The Muslim Ummah of Gaia Guild they are giving some great Arabic lessons and everyone can watch the thread and post in it. http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=29969I wish I could write some Arabic lessons as well but I feel like I must improve my own Arabic before doing that. However, I'd like to start giving them when I'm confident enough.
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 3:02 pm
Sweet!
Marhaba! Shlonkum il-beit? intum faahimtu shwaya arabe'?
(Hello! How are you all today? Do you all understand a little Arabic?)
I'm learning arabic right now, I know how to read it, but i don't know that many words so I doesn't quite help to be able to figure out a word and have no idea what it means lol. I know a little MSA (Modern Standard Arabic), But i'm focusing on the Iraqi dialect because that's what my best friend speaks so...yeah. I'll try and help you guys if you need it, but I'm no expert lol, I'm still learning too wink
*disappears Naruto-style* ninja
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Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:42 pm
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