Egyptian Comedia!

[Navy9]

[SummerRain]

Bi tacrafi Ismu eh dha?

[QansaGabeyle]

I don't speak arabic.

[Demure]

Looooool@ Bush wa abooh masaaboosh makaan fil 3aalim, ila ma kharaboh

Very true when he says at the end; Ya 3arabi mafeesh gheer iidak... hiyahal ta7meek

Qansa, your missing out.

[QansaGabeyle]

Qansa, your missing out.

I know. I wanted to learn Arabic for a very long time. Tried to do it in school but it just didn't work out. I guess my only way of achieving that goal is to enroll in one of those intensive FBI/CIA courses or go and live in the middle for several years. Any suggestions which dialect to learn?

[Demure]

I would say Egyptian. All Arabs understand that dialect very well, because Egyptians dominate in the entertainment business in terms of movies, music, musalsalaat. I think Egypt is the Bollywood of the Middle East (at least it used to to be in my day). Plus it's very distictive, when you hear an Egyptian person speak you know immediately he is Masri.

I believe Arabic language is one of the hardest language to learn. It will require a huge effort from your end, but I would encourage you to totally immerse yourself in their movies, music, news (maybe get the Arabic channels from your local cable) Class room instruction is not enough, you really have to also focus on every day use of the langauge in natural settings. I was lucky enough that I learded it as a kid, don't really remember learning it per se.

I had the same problem with French, I really wanted to master it but when I started to take lessons I was older (maybe 15 or so) and it wasn't very intensive...I tried again in College but it never really took off, I understand much better when I read, than if I hear someone speak it.

[Cawar]