I just wish I had more chance to speak Arabic here in Qatar! I went into a coffee shop the other day and asked for a large orange juice without ice, please, and the counterman just stared at me. Btehki Arabi? I asked. Oh, heck, no, he says. And that's true for the overwhelming majority of people in Qatar. But your boys will learn Arabic if placed in a school here, of course. Hope you like the khaleeji dialect! Just remember that the overwhelming majority of people here in Qatar are not Arab and that non-Qataris usually do not find their social life among the local citizens. Probably you will gravitate naturally to the Arabic community of your heritage. What's your dialect? (My accent is from Il Quds.)
Mandi
I just wish I had more chance to speak Arabic here in Qatar! I went into a coffee shop the other day and asked for a large orange juice without ice, please, and the counterman just stared at me. Btehki Arabi? I asked. Oh, heck, no, he says. And that's true for the overwhelming majority of people in Qatar. But your boys will learn Arabic if placed in a school here, of course. Hope you like the khaleeji dialect! Just remember that the overwhelming majority of people here in Qatar are not Arab and that non-Qataris usually do not find their social life among the local citizens. Probably you will gravitate naturally to the Arabic community of your heritage. What's your dialect? (My accent is from Il Quds.)
Mandi