How long it takes to learn Arabic?

SmK1361
By SmK1361

Hi everyone
I would like to study Arabic in Qatar, and what's the best school for adults, I'm a none Arabic citizen, and I barely speak Arabic, please guide me, I'll be very much glad when i hear you're kind and useful advises...
Thanks a lot.

By hassan abohaneen• 4 Jan 2010 10:19
Rating: 4/5
hassan abohaneen

Learn Arabic through your friends, it’s the easiest and the cheapest way.

My offer as follow, we wrote a book of learning Arabic by using English letters. This book consists of 37 pages and it contains the following subjects:

Contents

Pronunciation of Arabic Alphabet

Pronouns - Professions

Landmarks in the City

Introduction

Colors

Numbers

Clock

Sports

At the Restaurant

At the Hospital

Appendix

We tried in this book to mention the most common words and dialogs in Arabic.

The price of this book including delivery is 50 riyals (with out delivery 30 riyals).

You can get help from your Arabic friends at work to know how to pronounce the words

From my experience, learning Arabic is not easy and if you want to learn (read + write) you need 2 years at least to do that, so most people prefer to study the spoken course and learn the most famous words in Arabic, and you get that from our book.

hassanaboyaser/-a-t-/hotmail.com

mobile: 5723567

By Mandilulur• 31 Dec 2009 02:24
Rating: 5/5
Mandilulur

Fanar teaches written Arabic. After 5 levels and many months you will have a vocabulary of about 300 words, not enough to speak. You will need to choose a dialect and focus on the spoken language. I did an immersion course - 10 hours a day, six days a week for 8 weeks and I am conversational.

By jerfortz• 31 Dec 2009 01:21
jerfortz

You can find some interesting tutorials for English to Arabic at www.youtube.com.

By anonymous• 20 Dec 2009 09:26
anonymous

An Arabic girlfriend who doesn't speak any other language will teach you quickly!

By anonymous• 20 Dec 2009 08:38
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

Friend, since i do not know arabic but i learn a lot of sentences and words only through verbal interation whch means Arabic is very easy language.

In my opinion u can learn it within 3-4 months provided u have to devote yourself 2 hours daily.

U can join FANAR center (building with spiral shape tower)near Al-fardan,infront of Irani market, Doha.They have nominal charges (Approx QR. 400 only for 3 months)

If u need further assistant pls ask me through e-mail

All the best my friend.

By anonymous• 20 Dec 2009 08:17
anonymous

do not beleave others

a rabic is like drinking water

it is only up on interest

you have to tray and tray u well do it

By alma wad• 20 Dec 2009 07:49
alma wad

English is not an easy language - but Arabic is much more difficult . Once I read from an expert that learning Arabic needs ten times more time and effort than learning English for example .

The big problem is not the letters - they are easy to learn - but the words ...

There are so many dialects that you have to choose one dialect first of all .

Or if you choose the standard Arabic then you will understand speakers of news channels or religious teachers - but you will not be able to communicate or they will just laugh at you ....

Sometimes it seems to me that there is not such thing that Arabic language . There are dialects which are similar to each other like French is similar to Italian or to Spanish .

By anonymous• 20 Dec 2009 07:39
Rating: 2/5
anonymous

Hay I know... How long is a piece of string..... DAaaaa

By s_isale• 20 Dec 2009 07:26
Rating: 5/5
s_isale

there are many private institutes offering arabic courses.

If you are in govt/semi-govt entity you can join the Language Institute.

Learning a language depends on your interest, effort and capability.

By Murat• 20 Dec 2009 07:19
Rating: 5/5
Murat

it depends on your aims. for understanding the whole grammar and be able to talk in the streets and for a basic understanding of what you've read you will need a whole year with 2 - 3 hours daily along with a lot of exercises at home.

if you are a beginner i would suggest that you join the arabic classes in fanar building close to corniche. they have four levels. these levels will be enough for you as a beginner.

By baldrick2dogs• 20 Dec 2009 06:48
Rating: 3/5
baldrick2dogs

How long is a piece of string. It's taken me 17 years so far for very little result. It depends on your ability, capability and willingness.

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