Arabic dialect!

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samiam2000 Member

Member since 30 November 2016

samiam2000Member25 December 2016 02:02:57

Hi everyone!

I'm from India and I was hoping someone here who speaks Arabic could help me out...I learnt Arabic in school,in Abu Dhabi and it seems to be similar to what my daughter is learning at her school here in Jeddah as well.What kind of Arabic is it that is taught in most schools?I'd like to pick up conversational Arabic,and though I can speak a little,it sounds very formal n like I stepped out of a time machine.What form/dialect of conversational Arabic should I be looking to learn so I could be understood by most people and also which is most similar to what I already know?Appreciate any help...Thanks!

hamudi ViP

Member since 28 January 2011

hamudiViP25 December 2016 08:38:51

1981

Conversational Arabic is different to Arabic taught in school. IMO what is taught in school is extremely formal.

Dialects are slightly different in regions of the kingdom and during at time I get confused when I'm speaking to someone from Eastern Province.

samiam2000 Member

Member since 30 November 2016

samiam2000Member25 December 2016 09:31:43

All the so called conversational Arabic that I come across I'm books and online seems to be what I learnt in school.Even Google translate!do you know what it's called?

samiam2000 Member

Member since 30 November 2016

samiam2000Member25 December 2016 09:49:47

I just wanna figure out which dialect would be easiest for me to pick up with what I already know...any pointers?

rareshine Serial expat

Member since 29 November 2013

rareshineSerial expat25 December 2016 12:14:02

904

conversational arabic is often called modern standard arabic. meaning - it still holds some "fusha" but due to modernization aka vernacular speech it has been slightly modified.

samiam2000 Member

Member since 30 November 2016

samiam2000Member25 December 2016 13:05:50

Ah...ok...thank you!I've never heard of the term Fusha.Something to read up on

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