Standard Arabic or a Dialect?

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Uploaded by on Feb 5, 2010

i am explaining what is standard arabic, where it is used, and why it is important to study it before any other dialect
i am also giving you the example of differences found between standard arabic and dialects

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  • Syrian, and Lebanese close to Fosha? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    Yemeni and Iraqi are the closest.....

  • FYI:

    ezzayak=a'amel eih=how r u (to male)

    ezzayek=a'amla eih=how r u (to female)

    bete'mel eih =bete'mely eih =what r u doing?

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  • you are a very pretty teacher

  • "Two years to say one correct sentence" lol that is so true.. I took 3 semesters of Arabic and I struggled to get a few sentences out. I still would like to study it some more.

  • Assalamu Alaykum, Ana esme Adilson and I am from Brazil lol - anyways, I must thank you for this video. It really has made up my mind in terms of choosing which Arabic to learn as there apepars to be just too many different ways of learning the same language! LOL Shukran Jazeelan Maha!

  • @MrMrRiip I am from Algeria , i understand morrocan , tunisian , egyptian and syrian very well , iraqi and saudi a little .

  • @YeGraphicFilms I can see Yemeni being closer, but Iraqi? Iraqi has a "gaf" "g" as in "get", they also use/have a "che", so phonetically speaking, and even in the lexicon because of these letters, Iraqi is in no way shape or form related to "fus-Ha", why? Because in MSA, or Qur'anic Arabic, there is no "gaf" or "Che"

  • @stridexr arabic from chad

  • In morocco, shnou kat3'mel, shnou kat dir ! :D

  • Standard for reading newspapers, understanding news on TV, reading books ... etc. But you need to learn the dialect of the country you live in to communicate. Cuz you will be seen as odd if you speaks standard arabic in daily conversations.

  • @steeeeeveD

    no. although historically standard arabic was the language all arabs spoke, but it deteriorated into many different dialects because of illiteracy.

  • how i can learn in magazine if its arabic letters also right?it would be easierfor me to learn in actual conversation..atleast i know how they pronounce word..

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