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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    mar-ha-ban

    HELLO!
    FUN FACTS

    • It is the 5th most spoken language worldwide


    • 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!

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