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arely staircase

(12,482 posts) Thu Feb 6, 2014, 06:22 PM Feb 2014

anyone ever tried to learn Arabic? [View all]

I am bilingual (english and spanish). I know Arabic is hard and I am really just aiming for a basic conversational ability. I have ordered the Pimsluer basic CDs and I have a friend who is fluent and has lots of beginning books. If it just overwhelms me I will go back to my original learn French plan

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anyone ever tried to learn Arabic? [View all] arely staircase Feb 2014 OP

I don't think I'd be able to get my head round dipsydoodle Feb 2014 #1

it is hard... realistically the dialects are rather different too JCMach1 Feb 2014 #2

yeah I am going for the egyptian version because arely staircase Feb 2014 #3

If I can learn enough conversational Mandarin to converse with patients Warpy Feb 2014 #4

I have tried shenmue Feb 2014 #5

I taught myself some Hebrew Madam Mossfern Feb 2014 #8

There are vowels.. Timez Squarez Feb 2014 #12

Very often they aren't written in Madam Mossfern Feb 2014 #17

Here's a link to Ha'aretz Madam Mossfern Feb 2014 #18

Only the numbers. Historic NY Feb 2014 #6

+ 1 nt arely staircase Feb 2014 #7

You can do it. xocet Feb 2014 #9

thanks, and yeah arely staircase Feb 2014 #11

No, nobody has ever tried that jberryhill Feb 2014 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author arely staircase Feb 2014 #13

I was a linguist in the service and learned it at DLI out in California. NuclearDem Feb 2014 #14

just added al kitaab to my fav. pages arely staircase Feb 2014 #15

A close friend swears by Al Kitaab. She spent 6 months in Egypt in an Arabic immersion course riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #16

I only studied for a few weeks before a trip to Egypt and Libya Silent3 Feb 2014 #19