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awwwwwwwwwww, good luck!!!!! i bet its going to be amazing,
not yet for me, soon though! :biggrin:

, what you studying? oooh and are you in a city or town, and moving out or staying? i really don't want to end up going to a uni far away from family :s-smilie:

its going to be weird being the youngest rather than the oldest, make use of it and get as much help as you can :P

thaaankkksss :biggrin:

im guessing ur doing a levels?

i am staying home cos im too much of a wimp to move out hehehe. but im in london and uni is a train ride away so it should be okay :smile:

im studying maths at qm! *maths nerd*

im the youngest too :biggrin:

my parents are getting so emotional that their youngest is starting uni looool! (i think they finally know that theyre old looool!!)

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ZizziHikaru

Gonna study in Egypt starting next week. The director of the programme is so far difficult to deal with. Hope Egyptians aren't generally like that...

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ibs137

No Egyptians are nice people :smile:

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TariHana

Original post by ZizziHikaru

Gonna study in Egypt starting next week. The director of the programme is so far difficult to deal with. Hope Egyptians aren't generally like that...

Good Luck getting harassed by Egyptian men :wink:

What are you studying if you don't mind me asking? :smile:

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ZizziHikaru

Original post by TariHana

Good Luck getting harassed by Egyptian men :wink:

What are you studying if you don't mind me asking? :smile:

Arabic! And no, I'll be fine. I'm not white and not attractive :cool:

Original post by ibs137

No Egyptians are nice people :smile:

I hope so, every country has its shrews.

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TariHana

hihiihihhhiii, how comes this group isn't listed under societies?

Original post by ZizziHikaru

Arabic! And no, I'll be fine. I'm not white and not attractive :cool:

Good Luck either wayy (y)

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Superwoman

anyone here studying in UK next year? :smile:

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egypt305

Original post by Superwoman

anyone here studying in UK next year? :smile:

Yep yepp
But already living in London :smile:

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Superwoman

Original post by egypt305

Yep yepp
But already living in London :smile:

im egyptian too, and hopefully studying in UK next year :smile:

where did you apply?

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Please Register

Original post by tahir26

Hy!! I AM AN INDIAN.. ANY ARABS IN LONDON FOR FRIENDSHIP N FUN!!!

Well hey there sexy. Nice moves :sexface:

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free libya

im Arab , but i'm from Libya in north Africa - as u can guess from my user name :wink:

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Please Register

So I'm British, and taught myself Arabic (with a bit of help from Arab friends). Anyway point is, I'm okay at speaking, but would like to learn pronunciation and become fluent. Where do you recommend I go? I was looking at Saudi (I don't mind the conservative lifestyle - never been one to party, and am teetotal (smell of Alcohol makes me feel sick)).

Syria's out of the question I guess, as is Iraq.

As for the accents, I prefer the Saudi accent the most - I find the everything else a bit 'soft' if it makes sense. Worst has to be Egyptian - A'ullak yaa 'amm lool. I hate the way the letters change from a dh to a z and from q to ' lol. The q to g is quite widely accepted I think (I've heard it all over the Gulf).

How long would you reckon I need as well?

Finance is not too much of an issue.

edit: i'm so sorry for being british and not ME. Please neg me more.

(edited 12 years ago)

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I Kant Spall

Original post by Please Register

So I'm British, and taught myself Arabic (with a bit of help from Arab friends). Anyway point is, I'm okay at speaking, but would like to learn pronunciation and become fluent.

Well done mate, Arabic isn't easy. :smile:

Original post by Please Register

Where do you recommend I go? I was looking at Saudi (I don't mind the conservative lifestyle - never been one to party, and am teetotal (smell of Alcohol makes me feel sick)).

Kuwait is the country I most want to go to work on my Arabic. It's a bit more open-minded than KSA or other Gulf countries. It has more press freedom (which is important to me because I want to pursue an internship as a journalist or something like that), it's obviously very wealthy, and it has an Arabic dialect that's universally understood in the Gulf. However, my favorite aspect of Kuwait is that it has held on to its original Bedouin culture. The Bedouins are the true survivors and traditionalists of the Arab world, widely regarded as people of great honor.

I met a newly-married Kuwaiti couple here in the States and when I told them I studied Arabic and was not Arab myself, they invited me back to their ritzy house for Arabic coffee. Very open people, magnificent country. Go if you can. Perfect blend of traditional and modern.

Original post by Please Register

Syria's out of the question I guess, as is Iraq.

Original post by Please Register

As for the accents, I prefer the Saudi accent the most - I find the everything else a bit 'soft' if it makes sense. Worst has to be Egyptian - A'ullak yaa 'amm lool. I hate the way the letters change from a dh to a z and from q to ' lol. The q to g is quite widely accepted I think (I've heard it all over the Gulf).

I also don't like the Egyptian accent as well. Neither the sound, nor the way it's written in Arabic (surprisingly often). Egyptians often expect other Arabs and Westerners who learn Arabic to be able to understand their Arabic because of how it pervades Arabic media and entertainment. And you thought we Yanks were bad! Kuwaiti Arabic is virtually indistinguishable from the dialect in eastern cities of KSA like Dammam and Khobar. All good places to live and study, relative to other Arab cities in the region.

Original post by Please Register

How long would you reckon I need as well?

In all honesty, a year. A few weeks or a month vacation won't get you anywhere near fluency in something as dynamic and unregulated as an Arabic dialect.

Original post by Please Register

Finance is not too much of an issue.

Oh, how I envy you. :daydreaming:

EDIT: I repped you to offset the random neg.

(edited 12 years ago)

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Please Register

Original post by I Kant Spall

Well done mate, Arabic isn't easy. :smile:

Ha cheers! I think this is the first time I've heard an American say mate!

Oh really? I didn't know there were still bedouins in Kuwait. I knew that there is a significant minority in KSA, and heard even the people in cities still act like bedouins. They sit on the streets and drink coffee and carry sheep/goats round everywhere in their pick up trucks.

Also, a friend of mine told me the Kuwaitis frequently use 'y' in place of 'j'. So when they say rajul, they actually say 'rayul', and when my friend was demonstrating, I got kind of lost. I guess it's just practice/ kathratus samaa'.

I met a newly-married Kuwaiti couple here in the States and when I told them I studied Arabic and was not Arab myself, they invited me back to their ritzy house for Arabic coffee. Very open people, magnificent country. Go if you can. Perfect blend of traditional and modern.

That's really nice of them. I know it's supposed to be an Arab trait, this hospitality lark, and they haven't lost it, even abroad! Only thing is it's kind of humid, and I hate the stickyness when you walk outside.

Prior to the present conflict in Syria, many Arabic students studied in Damascus. Obviously I understand your point about it being out of the question now, but don't give up on it (or its people) completely. Same with Iraq.

I also don't like the Egyptian accent as well. Neither the sound, nor the way it's written in Arabic (surprisingly often). Egyptians often expect other Arabs and Westerners who learn Arabic to be able to understand their Arabic because of how it pervades Arabic media and entertainment. And you thought we Yanks were bad! Kuwaiti Arabic is virtually indistinguishable from the dialect in eastern cities of KSA like Dammam and Khobar. All good places to live and study, relative to other Arab cities in the region.

Ha yeah, one of my friends is Egyptian, and when he speaks to be honest I can only pick up a few words here and there. The lahjah itself is different, but also the laknah. The actual way they pronounce letters - especially Taa (the one after Dhaad), it doesn't sound as full, and I confuse it with taa. Not to mention their slang, like 3aysh would be khobz!

In all honesty, a year. A few weeks or a month vacation won't get you anywhere near fluency in something as dynamic and unregulated as an Arabic dialect.

A year...wow, that's pretty long! I was thinking maybe or a month or two. Oh well, I guess I can take breaks from living there.

Oh, how I envy you. :daydreaming:

Lol, I'm fortunate. I still want to work though, and stand on my own two feet. Can I teach English out there? What qualifications would I need?

How about afterwards? Can I do a job that will entail the usage of my newly developed skills?

EDIT: I repped you to offset the random neg.

Thanks!

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zubz91

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Superwoman

Original post by ZizziHikaru

Gonna study in Egypt starting next week. The director of the programme is so far difficult to deal with. Hope Egyptians aren't generally like that...