Introduction to Arabic
Exercises based on lesson 1 Click Here
Exercises based on lesson 1 Click Here
Purpose for Learning Arabic
1.
Reading and Understanding
the Qur’aan
2. Listening and Understanding the Scholars
3. Reading Classical Islamic Books
4. Speaking and Communicating Modern Arabic
5. Listening, reading and Understanding the News
6. Writing text messages and letters to friends, for business,
school etc.
7.
Translation/Interpreting
Four Language Skills:
1.
Listening
2. Speaking
3. Reading
4.
Writing
Types of Arabic:
1.
Classical Arabic (Fusha)
2. Modern Standard Arabic (Fusha)
3.
Dialect (aamiyyah/lahjah)
Arabic Speaking Countries
21 Arabic Speaking Countries with each country speaking their own
dialects. The grammar, vocabulary and word order is very different in each
dialect.
Side Point:
Arab (person or country)
Arabic (the language)
Therefore you cannot say ‘Arabic man’ or ‘he is Arabic’ rather it
should be an ‘Arab man’ or ‘he is Arab’.
