Arabic is the 5th most spoken language worldwide, with almost 700 million speakers. It is written from right to left and is the official language of 23 countries. Arabic has 28 consonant letters and a system of vowel markings. It contains several distinct sounds not found in other languages. Modern Standard Arabic is studied in schools and used in literature and media, while local dialects vary significantly between regions and countries, divided into Maghrebi, Nilo-Egyptian, Peninsular, and Levantine dialects. Some common Arabic greetings and expressions in Modern Standard Arabic include "sabahu al-khaïri" for good morning, "masa-u al-khaïri" for good evening, and
Arabic is the 5th most spoken language worldwide, with almost 700 million speakers. It is written from right to left and is the official language of 23 countries. Arabic has 28 consonant letters and a system of vowel markings. It contains several distinct sounds not found in other languages. Modern Standard Arabic is studied in schools and used in literature and media, while local dialects vary significantly between regions and countries, divided into Maghrebi, Nilo-Egyptian, Peninsular, and Levantine dialects. Some common Arabic greetings and expressions in Modern Standard Arabic include "sabahu al-khaïri" for good morning, "masa-u al-khaïri" for good evening, and
Arabic is the 5th most spoken language worldwide, with almost 700 million speakers. It is written from right to left and is the official language of 23 countries. Arabic has 28 consonant letters and a system of vowel markings. It contains several distinct sounds not found in other languages. Modern Standard Arabic is studied in schools and used in literature and media, while local dialects vary significantly between regions and countries, divided into Maghrebi, Nilo-Egyptian, Peninsular, and Levantine dialects. Some common Arabic greetings and expressions in Modern Standard Arabic include "sabahu al-khaïri" for good morning, "masa-u al-khaïri" for good evening, and
Arabic is the 5th most spoken language worldwide, with almost 700 million speakers. It is written from right to left and is the official language of 23 countries. Arabic has 28 consonant letters and a system of vowel markings. It contains several distinct sounds not found in other languages. Modern Standard Arabic is studied in schools and used in literature and media, while local dialects vary significantly between regions and countries, divided into Maghrebi, Nilo-Egyptian, Peninsular, and Levantine dialects. Some common Arabic greetings and expressions in Modern Standard Arabic include "sabahu al-khaïri" for good morning, "masa-u al-khaïri" for good evening, and
• Almost 700 million speakers • read and written from right to left! • Official language of 23 countries ARABIC LITERACY
• 28 letters, all consonants
• Alphabet : al-abajadia • Vowel system : al-harakat PRONUNCIATION
• Special sounds that don’t exist in most other languages
• ص –غ –ع –خ –ح- ض- ء VARIETIES
• MSA • Local Dialects MODERN STANDARD ARABIC (MSA)
• Al-lugha al-fuṣḥâ • MSA is studied at school • appears on the literature and the media LOCAL DIALECTS
• There are a lot of dialects varieties depending on the geography
• Each one of the Arab countries has a different dialect • Dialects are spoken forms of Arabic, they are not identified as languages • Dialects can be divided in 4 big categories • Maghrebi : Darija (North Africa) • Nilo-Egyptian :‘Amiya (Egypt, Sudan, Chad) • Peninsular: Khaliji (Arabian peninsula, Gulf countries) • Levantine : Shaami (Levant region of the Middle East) COUNTRIES WHERE ARABIC IS SPOKEN ح ًب ا َ َم ر marhaban HELLO SOME ARABIC EXPRESSIONS BASIC GREETING EXPRESSIONS IN MSA َ ْ َُص َباحُ الخير sabahu al-khaïri GOOD MORNING َ ْ ُساءُ الخير م َ َ masa-u al-khaïri GOOD EVENING َاعا ً َود wada’an GOODBYE َ ِّ َ ل إ ى اللقاء ila al-iqae SEE YOU! shuk-ran THANK YOU!
