How to start reading in Arabic (or any foreign language)
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- Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024
- This method can be applied to any language!
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I watched all of FC Lang Media's videos (114 in number). They provide a solid foundation for grammar.
Are you fluent in it now?
@@HashimAziz1 I am not yet. I think I need to read a lot before I will be fluent.
@@tasneemkaka1942 I think I pretty much went the opposite way, I know a lot of vocab but I'm not confident enough with grammar to form sentences on my own, have had FC Lang's videos saved for a long time so I should probably go through them already and see if it helps.
الفيديو مليء بالأفكار الرائعة وملهم.
شكرا على تعليقك. يسرني أن يكون الفيديو مفيدا. بالتوفيق.
Thank you for the video. Just landed in your video. The youtube algorithm finally did something right.
You are an inspiration for all of us, Arabic-Strugglers!
Thank you for your lovely comment. I'm glad this helps and hope you find other useful resources to accompany you in your language journey! بالتوفيق
Great video, however even though the explanation is really good, I believe reading many grammar books about Korean (the language I have been learning for some years) when I started learning has definitely helped me a lot. I did not have any natural imput of Korean for a long time, but I suppose the process for learning different languages (since Arabic and Korean are very different) might vary.
Thank you for your interesting comment, which shows once again that, when it comes to language learning, there is no one-size-fits-all type of strategy.
I cannot stand grammar books, whatever the language. I much prefer learning in context and checking grammar points as I go.
I think that, rather than the language, it's everyone's own mindset and "tastes" (you might say "personality'") that determine the learning style. 🙂
Thank you for starting this interesting conversation, I appreciate it ^0^.
All the best in your endeavour.
Thank you so much! Shukran🌷
عفوا.
I hope this helps ^0^
Curious, is there a reason for the English break? Do you find it awkward to express certain things in fus'ha?
Hey! Thanks for coming back to the channel.
-Just meant to throw some English in there because people almost always click away when it's not in English (sadly enough).
- I'm not a native Arabic speaker. Speaking of what is and is not awkward for me will greatly differ from what a native would say. So to answer your question: no, I don't. Because speaking some sort of fus'ha is "natural" to me, as in I speak what I have learnt (even though it's obvious I'm also adapting my speech to what feels 'acceptable' among Arabs). This statement alone may actually contradict the previous sentence ^_^'. But on this channel, I'm trying to give Arabic learners realistic representations of Arabic speech. Yes, it's possible to be perfectly understood speaking only MSA, while still adapting your speech somewhat so that it doesn't come off as too unnatural. Does this make sense?
I am very conservative when it comes to languages (probably because I love reading?). I would absolutely love it if people spoke using fus'ha. But with the lesser importance given to reading and the omnipresence of SM, I think it would be dishonest to say this leveling down isn't a thing in all languages. I'm absolutely appalled at the current state of the French language T0T. But people couldn't care less about what I wish for, lol. The only thing I can do is endeavoring to abide by my own linguistic principles :D
What about you?
@@nofridaynightplans Hey lol, I never really went away, I just add videos to my Watch Later and go through them when I get the time/ Makes perfect sense and answers the question I was trying to ask, thank you.
My Arabic speaking/conversation is nowhere the level yours is at, so I honestly don't even understand most of your content, but I'm constantly trying to reach that point. Definitely not as conservative when it comes to language, I'm in support of anything that makes a language easier for me to learn/speak haha. It does make sense that you're French though, French being one of the few languages in the world that actually has a centralised academy dedicated to keeping it stagnant - sorry, preserved. ;)
To your first point about people clicking away it's probably because the vast majority of language learners are beginners, and most probably click on videos like yours with titles in English expecting them to be mostly English and targeted at beginners. Maybe experiment with titles in Arabic if catering to intermediate learners is non-negotiable for you.
@@HashimAziz1 Oh, really? I thought you were a native Arabic speaker 😅.
I'm not really catering to a specific level. However, I do think that, even if you're a beginner or close to lower intermediate, you should challenge yourself with more difficult content OR at least, get slowly used to the sound of the language and how it flows. That's what I did with Japanese. I never used content targeted at beginners. But that's just me. And that's probably because I get bored fast when studying.
Paradoxically, I tend to think the many Arabic dialects make Arabic more difficult. If MSA was not seen the way it is, people would be able to master it like any other language on earth (the Arabic declension system is fairly easy if you compare it with Polish). If people In Beijing can speak, read and write Putonghua and follow a biology class in that language, Arabs can do so with MSA. But this will never happen and, in my opinion, the future of Arabic lies in dialects - which I'm sad about, but who cares about what I think.
I wish you a lot of success in your language journey.
بالتوفيق وشكرا على تعليقك