![]() Arabs prefer speaking in dialect 99% of the time in non-formal settings. That said, anyone who wants to connect with ordinary Arabs will need to learn a dialect at some point. In addition, many universities do not offer classes on dialects, due to a lack of interest, quality curriculum, and an overall emphasis on formal Arabic. This sequence makes a lot of sense for most people, because formal Arabic is universal throughout the Arab-speaking world, whereas dialects are a lot more local and diverse. Students of Arabic typically start with the classical for a few years and then progress to spoken dialects. I know this post will concern a relatively small number of readers, but I want to get it out there because I think it may be a help to people who were once where I was. Classical Arabic is beautiful, but no one speaks it. “Kun, fa-yakuun” (“Let it be, and so it is.”), a reference to God’s miraculous creation of the universe in the Qur’an and the Bible.
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