Arabic Questions

Just have some questions about the Arabic Language.

I'm taking Arabic next year at my high school, which is offering it for the first time next year, and I just have some things to ask.

1. What should I expect? Is it hard?

2. Are there books I can buy to understand it better?

3. How hard is writing the calligraphy?

If you are American, it will be very hard for you. To my opinion it is the most annoying language ever, and not that easy.

I have to take Arabic classes in school (I live in Israel)

Just have some questions about the Arabic Language.

I'm taking Arabic next year at my high school, which is offering it for the first time next year, and I just have some things to ask.

1. What should I expect? Is it hard?

2. Are there books I can buy to understand it better?

3. How hard is writing the calligraphy?

Zeldaguy16

Just have some questions about the Arabic Language.

I'm taking Arabic next year at my high school, which is offering it for the first time next year, and I just have some things to ask.

1. What should I expect? Is it hard?

2. Are there books I can buy to understand it better?

3. How hard is writing the calligraphy?

Zeldaguy16

Just have some questions about the Arabic Language.

I'm taking Arabic next year at my high school, which is offering it for the first time next year, and I just have some things to ask.

1. What should I expect? Is it hard?

2. Are there books I can buy to understand it better?

3. How hard is writing the calligraphy?

Zeldaguy16

1.Yes it might be hard if your not really into it and arabic is one of the hardest langauges to learn so its going to be hard but it will be usefull.

2. Well there are books you can buy that will make you better at it so yes i recommend you to buy books as well.

3. Its kinda hard at first actually really hard but after getting used to the letters and words it'll become easier in time, yet again il say it if you want to learn arabic you need to be into it if you know what i mean.

and yes im arabic but may i ask where are you from and whats your age?, thank you for reading.

Alright so I was born in Jordan and Arabic isn't is hard for me lol, but, if you're just getting into it, it's gonna be VERY hard. Remember to read from right to left too (except for numbers).

1. Any new language can be very hard, but conjuagtion is very simple in Arabic so it shouldn't be THAT hard

2. Look at "Rossetta Stone" programs, they seem to be very helpful, I never tried one though, but I've heard good feedback from a lot of people.

3. Very simple, once you learn the alphabet, you'll have no problem with this.

1. Expect it to be a lot harder than the english language. But as most languages, it's going to start off the same. With alphabets. Study them well. Oh, there is also no letter equivalent to "P" and I think one more letter from the American alphabet is missing. It's "bebsi" from now on, not "Pepsi".

2. There's books on everything these days but I can't tell ya 100%.

3. It's probably the hardest part. it's as hard to read as it is to write. There are certain symbols you have to place around a letter in order for it to be read it a certain way. A small line may be written on the letter "beh" (= to B). This letter can be placed in a way that makes you say it "bee", "ba" etc...

Good luck though. It is a beautiful language though that dates back many, many years.

For me, generally, the less a language has to do with that throaty 'che' sound, the more pleasant it is to the ears.Zagrius

Lol, German and Arabic is not for you :P.

[QUOTE="Zagrius"]For me, generally, the less a language has to do with that throaty 'che' sound, the more pleasant it is to the ears.ElArab

Lol, German and Arabic is not for you :P.

Indeed. :P Of course, it could just be prejudice since I'm Jewish, but on the other hand that's part of the reason that I dislike Hebrew, so I dunno.

well,even for me as an iranian arabic is so hard.though our language has many similarities.:Dfallconet

I don't know much about Farsi, but I know it's pretty similiar although I still can't understand it lol.

Oh yeah, "Fushah"(spelling?) is like, the formal way of speaking arabic, and I can't speak it, so it's harder for me, but I don't know which form your class will teach you first.

1. What should I expect? Is it hard?Zeldaguy16

no harder than any other language using a different alphabet really.

2. Are there books I can buy to understand it better?Zeldaguy16

idk about that

3. How hard is writing the calligraphy?Zeldaguy16

you don't have to really, you can write as scruffily as you would english, as long as it's legible. the calligraphy is really only for more formal stuff, in my experience at least.

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Just have some questions about the Arabic Language.

I'm taking Arabic next year at my high school, which is offering it for the first time next year, and I just have some things to ask.

1. What should I expect? Is it hard?

2. Are there books I can buy to understand it better?

3. How hard is writing the calligraphy?

k_ozz

yes, we are quite hot ;)

and to answer your question, it's pretty hard. I don't know much Arabic because I forgot most of it. I used to learn it when I was little and it wasn't so bad, but I'd imagine for a westerner it would be. calligraphy wasn't so tough, it's quite pretty.

It depends whether you are learning contemporary Arabic or Qur'anic Arabic, as the two are quick similiar. The former is easier due to the wealth of classes, while the latter is tougher since it's harder to find educational material surrounding it in the west.

I'm actually learning Arabic from www.sunnipath.com. Note, that their ciriculum is specifically geared for Qur'anic understanding. The teachers are wonderful, and it costs me something like $150 a class since I am a student. Of course, you can find software that attempts to teach the language, however I find live teachers to be much more helpful. Plus, as far as I know, they are the most best source in the United States at the moment, aside from Zaytuna Institute in California.

[QUOTE="Zeldaguy16"]

Just have some questions about the Arabic Language.

I'm taking Arabic next year at my high school, which is offering it for the first time next year, and I just have some things to ask.

1. What should I expect? Is it hard?

2. Are there books I can buy to understand it better?

3. How hard is writing the calligraphy?

Ownsin

1.Yes it might be hard if your not really into it and arabic is one of the hardest langauges to learn so its going to be hard but it will be usefull.

2. Well there are books you can buy that will make you better at it so yes i recommend you to buy books as well.

3. Its kinda hard at first actually really hard but after getting used to the letters and words it'll become easier in time, yet again il say it if you want to learn arabic you need to be into it if you know what i mean.

and yes im arabic but may i ask where are you from and whats your age?, thank you for reading.

I'm live in Minnesota, in the United States/America, and I'm 16.

It depends whether you are learning contemporary Arabic or Qur'anic Arabic, as the two are quick similiar. The former is easier due to the wealth of classes, while the latter is tougher since it's harder to find educational material surrounding it in the west.

I'm actually learning Arabic from www.sunnipath.com. Note, that their ciriculum is specifically geared for Qur'anic understanding. The teachers are wonderful, and it costs me something like $150 a class since I am a student. Of course, you can find software that attempts to teach the language, however I find live teachers to be much more helpful. Plus, as far as I know, they are the most best source in the United States at the moment, aside from Zaytuna Institute in California.

rimnet00

I'm guessing it's contemporary Arabic since it's taught at our public high school.

[QUOTE="rimnet00"]

It depends whether you are learning contemporary Arabic or Qur'anic Arabic, as the two are quick similiar. The former is easier due to the wealth of classes, while the latter is tougher since it's harder to find educational material surrounding it in the west.

I'm actually learning Arabic from www.sunnipath.com. Note, that their ciriculum is specifically geared for Qur'anic understanding. The teachers are wonderful, and it costs me something like $150 a class since I am a student. Of course, you can find software that attempts to teach the language, however I find live teachers to be much more helpful. Plus, as far as I know, they are the most best source in the United States at the moment, aside from Zaytuna Institute in California.

Zeldaguy16

I'm guessing it's contemporary Arabic since it's taught at our public high school.

Oh snap, they teach Arabic at your public school!? I'm very jealous!

[QUOTE="Zeldaguy16"][QUOTE="rimnet00"]

It depends whether you are learning contemporary Arabic or Qur'anic Arabic, as the two are quick similiar. The former is easier due to the wealth of classes, while the latter is tougher since it's harder to find educational material surrounding it in the west.

I'm actually learning Arabic from www.sunnipath.com. Note, that their ciriculum is specifically geared for Qur'anic understanding. The teachers are wonderful, and it costs me something like $150 a class since I am a student. Of course, you can find software that attempts to teach the language, however I find live teachers to be much more helpful. Plus, as far as I know, they are the most best source in the United States at the moment, aside from Zaytuna Institute in California.

rimnet00

I'm guessing it's contemporary Arabic since it's taught at our public high school.

Oh snap, they teach Arabic at your public school!? I'm very jealous!

Yeah, it's going to be their first year teaching it next year. So I registered for it. People are criticizing the school district for oing it though, which I don't think is right. People who associate Terrorism with the Arabic Language are just dumb, and I don't like it. It's wrong of people to stereo-type things that aren't related.