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!
January yanaayer
February febraayer
March maars
April ebrail
May mayo
June yonyo
July yolyo
August aghosTos
September september
October october
November november
December december
Monday ethnen
Tuesday thalaath
Wednesday arbe:a
Thursday khamiis
Friday yem:a
Saturday sabt
Sunday aHad
Spring rabii:
Summer Siif
Autumn Khariif
Winter shitaa
What is the date? shuu etaariikh?
The names of the months in the Islamic calendar are:
Muharram, Safar, Rabi ‘Al-Awal, Rabee’ Al-Akhir, Jumada Al Ula, Jumada Al-Akhirah, Rajab, Shaaban, Ramadan, Shawwal, Dhu Al Qa’da and Dhu Al Hijja.