Brits should start learning some Arabic

"Corrupt Desert wastelands", "propped up on oil money". Do I need to point out more than this?
Perhaps not you, who cares anyways.




No offence but you missed the sarcasm and thank you very much. No, you are wrong, I am an Arab and even in Dubai, Arabic is stressed upon. The medium of cultural interaction is English, being an international language, it has to be adopted since the tourists and labour force employed here is mostly from overseas.

The first one translates as: This is not the usual road, we have more from New York.

This is a beautiful view:
Ya-la mun munzar Jamil

Second one as: Trolley service on this flight is terrible.

what a nice young man:
Ma Rajl Al-Taif Al-Shabab.



(don't have Arabic typer on cell so posting it as transliteration, the way I am interpreting it. )

I did miss the sarcasm, because it's an odd situation to be sarcastic in.

What exactly did I say that was wrong? That you aren't blessed? Or English is the most important language in the world?

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For you, Maybe.

I never said that .
English is the most common medium of communication between different nationalities other than sign language.

Ok, what else, other than oil, do you suggest is the reason that anybody even remotely cares about any of the arab countries? Do you think that it is the general diverse and tolerant culture that so clearly pervades the area? A quote from Syriana springs to mind.

thanks Hellcat... i have found another:

لا يبدو الطيار في هذه الرحلة من ذوي الخبرة جدا

it is exciting to fly by plane

i have picked up a few rudimentary useful phrases...

هذا ليس الطريق المعتاد لدينا أكثر من نيويورك

"what a beautiful view"

خدمة عربة على هذه الرحلة أمر فظيع

"what a nice young man"

This also has an error:
The pilot on this plane is not experienced.

It is exciting to fly by plane:
W-mun Al-Masir aan Yatayr Balatayaria.

I don't have google translator at the moment, if you have it, you can maybe check it out.

Where are you getting these from?

Im confused hellcat

Really? You need to brush up your knowledge on Arab economy and politics if you want to know what interest the world has in the Arab countries. I am being urged to write another speech here.

I am transliterating, haven't got an Arabic type pad at the moment.

You do realise that Saudi Arabia isn't the only country that speaks Arabic right?
You got loads of tourist destinations Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan, Lebanon, UAE aka Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Bahrain, etc

No. After English, the French, Spanish, Italian and German languages are the beautiful ones. Lets not forget the prominence of Latin and even ancient Greek. All the aforementioned languages have a wealthy expanse of high literature. Arabic script is a nightmare and the language sounds jabberish and ugly to the ear. Despite trade benefits, I would never learn Arabic because I have no interest or admiration for Arabic culture.

And this is why neg rep was removed-so posts like this could be made without the OP being in fear of being negged I would rather see neg rep restored than ridiculous posts like this. The relavance to the OP? This thread is socially divisive. It only serves to portray Muslims in a bad light. Many Muslims would find the idea that British children should learn Arabic offensive as it suggests not only a lack of respect for British culture but a desire to take it over.

I will learn Arabic when Muslim people learn English. Too many Muslims, not just of the older generation but the younger also which is more worrying, don't speak English. These faith schools look to create a system whereby you can essentially cut yourself off from everyday interaction with the UK for these children.

So get rid of faith schools (not just Muslim ones, all ones that the above concern applies to) and get Muslims to learn English then I will learn Arabic. As well as donate all my money to the UK mosques for the rest of my life. And take out a bank loan to set up a burkha factory in the UK and make the West seem like the Middle East for you.*

*I don't plan to do this since many Muslims will not keep up their end of the required bargain. Thus it is like me betting a million pounds that I will wake up tommorow-a safe bet really.

Get learning

The possibilities in Arabic for the use of figurative language are endless; its allusiveness, tropes and figures of speech place it far beyond the reach of any other language... Arabic loses on translation but all other languages gain on being translated into Arabic - Joel Carmichael, The Shaping of the Arabs