Basic Arabic Lessons
This Arabic Language Course will help you learn Arabic through simple,
easy-to-follow Arabic lessons in plain English.
The Arabic lessons are designed so that the learner avoids common mistakes
made by beginners when learning this wonderful language.
They also focus on the essentials and avoid providing excessive, confusing
details at the beginning; complexity is only added in later lessons gradually.
Is Arabic difficult?
It depends a lot on your mother tongue, the environment (are you exposed to it?)
and your level of motivation.
Spoken vs. Written
Which one should you study, spoken Arabic or written Arabic
(also called Modern Standard Arabic, or MSA)? While MSA is what you will
read/hear in the Arabic newspapers and other media, spoken (derivatives of)
Arabic is what you will hear when you are on tour in an Arab country; you will
hardly ever have to read it. It has a number of varying versions, each region
having its own. For example, the Iraqi spoken Arabic widely differs from the
Moroccan one.
Why learn Arabic?
If you are still undecided whether to embark upon the study of Arabic or not, below are some reasons to get you motivated:
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It is one of the official languages of the United Nations
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Being more than 1500 years old, it is one of the most ancient languages alive.
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It has stood the test of time as it is still widely used today in its initial form, with just a few minor changes here and there.
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It is the official language of more than 200 million people
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It will enable you to understand the Holy Quran whose words are the same more than 1400 years later