Speaking Arabic in Kuwait
It is widely agreed that speaking Arabic is essential for a successful integration in Kuwait. Do you agree? Share your experience!
Do you speak Arabic? If so, where did you learn this language? Where can one attend a language course in Kuwait?
If not, how do you cope with daily activities? Is it easy to communicate in a different language with Kuwaitis?
Thank you for sharing your experience.
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I wanna share since I am a teacher of Arabic for non-Arabic speakers. In addition I am a teacher of English.
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Language is important for the daily communication , but I do not think so that it is essential , I know many expats in Kuwait have no idea about Arabic language basis and their daily life is going on . If you work in Kuwait and you are aware of English language this is fair enough
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I learned only through speaking little little for many years
There are many place teach Arabic Languages if you want
also you can learn from ISLAMIC PRESENTATION they teach Arabic Language
in Evening and Holidays Class as Group and Ladies for separate classes too...
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Learning Arabic is not a rocket science, those people who work with Arabic people where there is no chance to speck language other than the Arabic, those persons grabs the knowledge very quickly.聽 there are many centers who teach Arabic Language, especially IPC ( Islamic Presentation commentee).
Ahmed Al Mubarak Street,Block 4,House No. 14, Salmiya, Hawalli Governorate, Kuwait
+965 25733263
+965 25720895
+965 94533263, +965 99847624
info@ipc.org.com
I know Arabic very well, For Muslims they have benefit, they know reading and writing from the childhood, they just need finishing and arrange the vocabularies. Alhamdullah I am also a Muslim I learn very quick, as I stood Arabic in my school in Kashmir till 10th class.
Bust for those brothers who want to learn Arabic, they can easily learn, as it is easy here in Kuwait, I will suggest them, While doing shopping in supper markets, all items have names both in Arabic and English just remember them which will increase their vocabularies. just add HAZA to it.
There is not one single country of聽 the Arab world or countries that belong to the Arab world whose population speaks Arabic. The people in these Arab countries or countries聽 belonging to the Arab world such as Algeria or Morocco, speak their own dialect but not Arabic. The dialects spoken are more or less close or far from Arabic. Arabic is the language you hear in the news broadcast. It is also聽 the language of instruction and business, but never used in everyday life. For non-Arabophone residents in an Arab country, they learn the dialect the population of that particular country speaks, taking it for granted it is Arabic. In fact it is not. It is just a dialect. You can for example speak of聽 the Kuwaiti dialect or the Syrian dialect, but not Arabic. Does the explanation make sense to you?
I am a teacher of Arabic for non- Arabic speakers. So u can teach u privately or with others u know. There r books if 9 levels from alphabet to high levels
Call
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"Dialect" or "Accent" call it whatever you want, all the Middle East speaks Arabic and we understand each other very well. It's the same words exactly as in the formal Arabic language but we have different accents that's why it may sound a bit different, but it's the same words exactly.
For example: Australian, American & British: they all speaks English but in their own accents (not including the slangs)
Same thing exactly for us... so please don't make up stories if you're not a real Arab
Kuwatis say:聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Ashlounek?
Egyptians say:聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Izzayek?
Algerians say:聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽kideyer?
Standard Arabic is:聽 聽 聽賰賷賮 丨丕賱賰責
A person can easily survive here,聽 just with English.聽 Though I am planning to learn Arabic,聽 just for fun.聽 Because learning a new language is always聽 a fun.
Yes I agree with you some of the dialects n the Arab world have a few Arabic vocabulary words in them like kitaab聽 meaning book, or聽 9lam meaning pen.. But saying for example rob3i meaning my friends in
Kuwaiti聽 dialect is Arabic, that is wrong. Desh, meaning enter in Kuwaiti dialect , but odkhol in Arabic.
Here is one question for you sir? Is聽 broadcasting the news in the Arab world made in the local dialect or in Arabic. If you are a gulf citizen and want to have an official document, is that document written in your dialect or in Arabic?
For the sake of terminology:Dialect, means a low variety of a language but not a language.
聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Accent, means the way the language is pronounced. You can in this case speak of British accent or American accent. As for English which is a language there are varieties of English . There is British English, Australian English, American English, South African English, to name a few. When it comes to Arabic, there is one and only one language that is the official language in all the Arab world and it is the language of instruction and the media. Once you are at school you learn Arabic, not your dialect and all the subjects are taught in Arabic, not in your dialect. Any other question sir is most welcome
Alvin
I taught many foreigners including Filipino spoken Arabic to be easy communication in Kuwait. there are many institutes gives courses in Communication Arabic.
better to take private tuition to get ur needs of language in short time as my experience.
with regards
buamir
We say 賰賷賮 丨丕賱賰
What's your point?
Arabic language is an ocean.
Dude, we might speak in dialects but when we write or read it's the official Arabic no dialect or slang is included... nowadays in social media and idiotic new generation ppl are chatting with dialects but still
When want to write something, anything... Formal Arabic is the only way...
So please explain to me what's your point?
Today's generation has a mixed up languages, especially living in a region where multi nationals live...
Arabic is mixed with English
Urdu is mixed with Arabic & English
Tagalog is mixe with Arabic & English
This is happening with everyone (exception for the very old ppl)
But my point is, don't you ever say again that Arabic isn't my mother tongue...
Check Wikipedia : Arabic
"we might speak in dialects but when we write or read it's the official Arabic no dialect or slang" The above are your words.聽 If聽 you don't mind my correcting one mistake to start with, it is not called official Arabic. It is called standard/classical Arabic, which is聽 the official language in the Arab world and is聽 聽different from any dialect spoken in the Arab world. Get this: saying that "when we聽 write or read it's the official Arabic no dialect or slang" you implicitly admit that you speak your own dialect in your everyday life but use standard Arabic when it comes to reading and writing only. I myself worked in Kuwait with Syrians, Egyptians, Jordanians and Kuwaitis. No one of these nationals, I repeat no one of these nationals including Kuwaitis speak standard Arabic.(Yes, Syrians might say: keef聽 7aalak a dialect, which is different from Kayfa haaloka or Kayfa 7aaloki when addressing a female. In fact they say: "kiifek?" which is a dialect; not standard Arabic.Fiercely聽 denying the Syrian dialect, your mother tongue, is vehemently denying part of the Great Syrian culture.
Do you say:
My mother tongue is:
Northern Syrian?
Mid Syrian?
East Syrian?
Only in Syria we have more than 5 Dialects but they're all Arabic.
When I ask you. What do you speak?
What is your answer?
British, American, Australian?
Filipino English, Hindi English, Egyptian English?
Or Just English?
Give me a proper answer please.
I'm not arguing for the sake of just talking.
My point is: My mother tongue is Arabic and not Syrian Arabic.
And I'm not denying my country culture.
So don't twist the subject or drift from it.
That's just a cheap way of proving your point. My friend.
Over and out.
When it comes to Arabic, it stemmed form Arabia. At that time there were different forms of dialects or varieties of Arabic spoken in Arabia. what made one variety dominant over the other is when The Holy Koran was revealed to Prophet Mohammed Peace be Upon Him in one definite variety. Because the holy text is sacred and the Arabs start to convert to Islam, well, definitely they had to learn that dialect/variety of Arabic. Again that power聽 and here religious and cultural power have contributed to making that dialect/ variety of Arabic dominant and becomes Arabic as we know it with its grammatical forms and vocabulary. Grammatical forms hardly ever change. Vocabulary increases thanks to continuous development
Each Arab country uses it is local dialect. These dialects are comprehensible聽 in the Arab world precisely聽 because most of these dialects聽 are derived from the language of the Koran. The larger umbrella is the language of the Koran, Arabic. From this Arabic are derived local dialects say Saudi Arabian dialect, Jordanian dialect, Syrian dialect and so on. Scholars in the Arab world say, " Without the revelation of the Koran, Arabic would be lost" Since Most of the Arabs are Muslims and read the Koran, their local dialect is continuously close to the language of the Koran and evolves out of it.
Any other question is most welcome.
Answers to your questions:
1. To believe you are Syrian, accept it or not you speak one of the Syrian dialects derived from Arabic except for the community who speaks Aramaic language. That community still speaks the language of Ancient Bible.聽 If you don't accept it, please sit down and read the text above again.
2. I speak American English.
3. There is no point of twisting nor聽 drifting off the subject. Language and dialect are interrelated and part of the community culture.
All the best,
Alvin Anderson
Just moved in to Kuwait and would love to learn the language in a group. Any recommendations?
I've started before coming over with the letters, that's as far as I went. Would really love to have some conversational practical language courses.
Thanks,
Anna
Good evening to you
Welcome to Kuwait
As long as U are interested in learning arabic I can help you
Plz let me know your time and schedule
Contact me at your free time
Enjoy ur time in Kuwait
I started teaching Arabic last week so If you want to have more details visit this link
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@ Johaan143,
Please refer to the Language classes in Kuwait section of the website by contacting the posters having relevant adverts.
All the best,
Bhavna
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