How good is your Arabic? Before you embark on your journey to learn this fascinating language, here are some practical tips to help you get started:
Speak it: You learn to speak by speaking. There is just no other way of doing it! Jump in there and go for it.
Make Mistakes: How do you learn to walk? By falling over many times. And to swim? By jumping in at the deep end and swallowing a lot of water. What about speaking Arabic in the Emirati dialect? By Saying a lot of things that may sound funny. You’ll learn more quickly by having a go at speaking rather than being silent.
Use it or Lose it: Study, read, listen, talk, write, drill, chant, sing. Listen to Emirati songs, watch Emirati movies, browse Emirati Magazines, newspapers and websites. Go to authentic Emirati Arabic speakers and try to speak with them in their local dialect as much as possible. Keep the conversation going!
Most Importantly, Enjoy the Journey!
airplane Tayaara
boat/ferry qaarib/:abbaara
bus baaS
holiday ijaaza
leisure wagt elfaraagh
luggage shinaT isafar
map KhariiTa
metro qiTaar
passport jawaaz safar
taxi taxi
ticket tadhkara
visa visa
weight wazin
Where is the closest bus station?
wen agrab maHaTet baSaat?
I would like to go to…
f khaatrii asiir…
Please tell me where to get off
Iaw samaHt goli wain anzel
Where can I find a taxi?
wain agdar aHassil taxi?
How much is the ticket ?
Kam etadhkara?
I have two suitcases
:indii shan Titiin
Here is my passport
ha eljawaaz malii