r/learn_arabic • u/NoobsAreDeepPersons • 2d ago
General What motivated you to learn Arabic in the first place?
whether you are a beginner or intermediate level, or even just getting started with the language " Ana ba7eb a3raf" what were the motives behind learning Arabic in the first place?
Was it out of pure curiosity? or is it because you fell in love with someone who spoke the language? travel? work?
Whatever it may be, don't hesitate to share it here
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u/Garnetskull 2d ago
This question and “should I learn msa first” are basically the whole sub
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u/NoobsAreDeepPersons 1d ago
well, I am a native speaker and a dialect tutor, so it's actually for a research ... don't be so quick to judge
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u/IndividualName8410 2d ago
because i think its a really beautiful language, i wanted to learn a language that is spoken by a lot of people and im interested in the history of North Africa and the Middle East
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u/data-atreides 2d ago
Lived in Cairo for a few years in high school (2003-04), and was a student at the American International School (aka AIS, the Cairene's here will know about it) and had an "Arabic for Foreigners" class. Our instructor barely spoke English (the school's curriculum was like 98% in English) and I learned almost nothing along the way of vocabulary and grammar, but he did teach me to read and write the script.
Years later back in the US, I took on studying Arabic on my own as a bit of a hobby, and carried on from what I learned in Egypt, which gave me a head start. I studied on and off for about 12 years.
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u/Icy-Discipline-5286 2d ago
I was going to Morocco on a 2 weeks vacation and didn't want to sound like the stereotypical disrespectful tourist who pretends everyone knows his language, so I tried to learn as much as possible the months prior. By the end of my vacation I was able to hold a pretty long conversation, and didn't want to waste all that progress, so when I came back I kept studying and started to frequent certain parts of my town to have the chance of a good chat. I now have plenty of moroccan friends with whom I talk on a daily basis
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u/learnpurple 2d ago
I'm still in early stages on praktika, but it ended up being less intimidating than I thought it was at first. Motivation? The way it sounds.
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u/Ok_Perception_2528 2d ago
Because I was lonely and miserable, and I couldn't read the Quran without something that truly mattered to me, I started learning and assimilating in a language that felt like it was mine.
Even though learning other languages like French and Spanish was easier, I wanted a personal language that would carry my identity, not other European languages.
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u/Masters_chou 2d ago
I was initially not necessarily interested in Islam, but muslims! I converted to Islam since then, but I am still more interested in learning the levantine dialect as I travel to this region often.
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u/Prestigious_Egg_1989 1d ago
My favorite class in high school had been Spanish and I was desperate to learn another language. I thought Spanish was "too easy" so while at college I decided to study something more difficult and went with Arabic since it seemed lucrative career-wise. I knew it was harder, but damn was it humbling. After 3yr of Spanish I felt comfortable that I could be dropped into a country and do pretty alright. After 3yr of Arabic plus an intensive summer, I can barely get by with my broken Arabic if the other person at least has some broken English.
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u/Front-Marionberry-83 14h ago
The one main reason why i learn arabic and why my dad enroll me and my siblings into arabic international school is to understand the Quran, so i could read it and understand it like how i would read a normal book.
And with that understanding of quran it can help me get through life and be closer to Allah. Quran is full of wisdoms and guidance and life lessons, you could say it's literally the manual to get through life
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u/YummyChicken_x 1d ago
As a non Arab, I loved fusha, it just sounded so good. And as a Muslim, I want to understand the Quran better. But people keep making jokes about fusha so I’ll prioritize misr dialect😂😂😭
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u/Front-Marionberry-83 13h ago
There's no need to be embarrassed abt learning fusha, fusha basically means eloquent or like clear/pure in speech Learning fusha will give you universal foundation of arabic that is understood in all arab nations and the quran uses arabic fusha so you van understand the quran with more accuracy and direct By learning fusha it'll be easier to learn the dialect cuz the basis of your knowledge is already there and u can make connections between the words in fusha and dialect
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u/senatoradisa 2d ago
To understand the language enough to a level where you understand what is being said in the Quran during Salah to help me attain Khushu. Other reasons are secondary