A famous traditional saying
wisdom has alighted in three things :
the brain of the franks,
the hand of the Chinese,
the tongue of the Arabs.
A famous Arabic saying
the beauty of man lies in the eloquence of his tongue.
Why do so many people think that Arabic is so difficult ?
Arabic is entirely surrounded by myths
You must clear your mind from these before starting
1.The script is impossibly difficult, like hieroglyphics.
Not True!!
Arabic have alphabet of twenty eight letters.
The letters are joined up and there are actually only five basic shapes.
Writing goes from right to left.
2.Arabic has too many exotic sounds, Impossible for foreigners.
Not True !!
There are only 2 or 3 sounds which are not found in English, like ع
These sounds can be learned through imitation.
3.Arabic has a terribly rich vocabulary
400 word for the camel.
1500 word for the lion.
This is true only of ancient poetry
You will soon see that English vocabulary is much richer
4.Arabic grammar is complicated
Not True !!
The Grammar of Arabic is based on logic, economy and consistency
Its verb system for example is far easier than English
There are just two tenses past and non-past
