I want to learn Arabic

I am wondering how you came to this conclusion

its well known

The mother tongue of Somalians isnt arabic though, many don't understand it and once they do speak it it isn't very clear. Also the majority of Arabic speaking countries are in the middle east and some in north Africa Somalia is far off that in terms of location.

Yeah but what is that one? Like what ethnicity speaks Modern Standard Arabic?

Wrong. Majority of Arabic speaking countries are in Africa.

Wrong again, Somalia is less than 100 miles from Yemen.

No one speaks Modern Standard Arabic. Children grow up learning their own dialect at home and then when they get older they go to school and learn Modern Standard Arabic which is used for all reading and writing. Many will tell you that it's best to learn MSA on that basis because everyone understands it, which is true, but if you were to go to an Arab country and start speaking MSA, many people would probably find it quite funny and reply to you in their dialect anyway. All in all, it depends on what you want to learn Arabic for. If it's for religious or academic reasons, then yes, MSA is what you should be learning. But if it's for leisure, then I'd go with a dialect. In my view, the most commonly understood dialect is the Egyptian one and the resources on it are much more widely available than any other, however, the Palestinian/Jordanian dialect is also a good one to learn because it's the closest to MSA.

I don't think you get the point that I am making about the middle east, so you're probably not from it and never lived there. I give up lol

have a look at the world map when you get a chance, Somalia might be 100 miles away from Yemen but Yemen isnt in Africa and Somalia is in Africa.

Speaking arabic doesn't make you arab. You're only arab if you have arab roots, and reading the Quran in arabic makes you no expert unless you're capable of carrying a conversation in the language.

Peace

What point are you making about the middle east? I didn't realise you had to live somewhere to know about it.

So what if it's in Africa? As I said before there are more Arab countries in Africa than Asia. Is Egypt not Arab according to you? haha

What are Arab roots? There's no such thing.

Peace

Arabs are from the Arabian peninsula. Egyptians are only culturally Arab in the sense that the country has gone through a process of Arabisation.

So Libyans, Algerians and Moroccans are not Arab? Neither are Lebanese, Syrians etc?

Somalis are Arab

Lmao no they aren't. They speak arabic yes since it is the language of the quran but no they are not classified as arab. The main countries where arabs are based would be North African countries (e.g. egypt where I'm from lol) and the middle east. Let me just name the countries for you.

Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

Lmao no they aren't. They speak arabic yes since it is the language of the quran but no they are not classified as arab. The main countries where arabs are based would be North African countries (e.g. egypt where I'm from lol) and the middle east. Let me just name the countries for you.

Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudia Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

I know there are so many different dialects but which is the main one? The one that all of the Arabic speakers can understand even just a little bit. I've always wanted to learn it

You are better off learning MSA and a dialect.
MSA helps you understand the basics of the language, the rules and how to read books, newspapers and the news. Everyone understands it and most arabs are impressed by it
And also learn a dialect with it as well to make communicating easier I would say Egyptian is the best bet since it is so wide spread.
Good luck, and Arabic is a beautiful language that you will fall in love with.

You're absolutely right! Yeah, I've decided that I'm going to learn MSA and the Egyptian dialect. I can finally understand the gossip that goes on in halal meat shops lol. It really is a beautiful language. It seems really complicated but it's worth it! Thanks

I know there are so many different dialects but which is the main one? The one that all of the Arabic speakers can understand even just a little bit. I've always wanted to learn it