Culture is what makes us unique and language and culture are intertwined. This means that even if you’re learning the Arabic language, you’re going to be mixing with Arabic culture inevitably because they are very linked! In fact, did you know that the language of a people expresses their culture in different ways? For example, you can really learn about Arabic culture from its’ Arabic expressions and...
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When some of you think of the language of love, you think of languages like French, Italian, and Romanian. In fact, their even called the Romance languages. However, contrary to popular belief, Arabs are a very passionate and romantic people and it’s shown in their language, too. Indeed, the average Arab knows the Arabic word for love; however, they also know the romantic Arabic phrases...
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Perhaps one of the most interesting facts about Arabic is that there are over 30 modern dialects of the language. What’s more, they’re often spoken in many places that are thousands of miles away from one another. This can be frustrating for someone who has learned Gulf Arabic only to end up working or living in Egypt. Still, when it comes to a language that...
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These days, more and more people are turning to language learning apps to learn Arabic. With so many of these apps on hand nowadays, it has us thinking: Just how effective are these Arabic learning apps anyway? Well, it seems that we’re not the only ones asking this question. Recent studies by an American university also wanted to know if anybody really learns anything from a...
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What Is Code-Switching? You may realize that you sometimes switch from language to language? or that Arabic speakers switch between Arabic dialect to Arabic dialect, right? Well, this is code-switching and it happens for a multiple of reasons. It just depends on the situation really. For example, when you talk to your coworkers, you sound more professional and measured. But when you speak with your family or...
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If you’ve ever traveled to Indonesia, you’ll notice that many of its people choose to speak Arabic over English. Seeing how English is the lingua franca of the world, this led us to question why they learn Arabic. As a result, we did a little research on the subject and were awestruck by the answers. We hope you will be, too, as today we look...
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