What Language is spoken in Egypt?
Hi! i will be going to egypt for high school next yar, i know they speak their own dialect, so if i learned standard arabic, could i converce with them? also should i learn how to write?
Hi! i will be going to egypt for high school next yar, i know they speak their own dialect, so if i learned standard arabic, could i converce with them? also should i learn how to write?
Vanessa
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As far as i know, they speak the Egyptian Arabic dialect. Modern standard Arabic is used in the news, newspapers, official documents etc. So I think that since you'll be living in Egypt, it would serve you best to learn Egyptian Arabic. You should try http://arabic.colegioo.com/, it offers the option to learn modern standard Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. I'm learning Egyptian there and I love it! They have audio courses made with native speakers, books, multimedia and so many other ways to help you learn. I've learned so much, I can speak, write and read, I'm amazed with my progress. They just added a live weekly lesson too, the next one is on Sunday (February 5), you can visit the site to find the exact time for your location. Good luck :)
Ami
Most people in Egypt speak Egyptian Arabic. Modern Standard Arabic is the form of Arabic used in in most written texts, on the news, across countries, etc., and gives you a good basis for understanding the spoken languages in various Arabic-speaking countries. They are not the same, though, because MSA is based on Classical Arabic, an older form of the language.
At least at the university I studied at, you will probably learn MSA along with other spoken varieties of Arabic (which was Egyptian Arabic where I studied).
British Dan
Egyptian arabic
Louie the linguist
if you can check my database (below), you will see courses taught in North America. We list Egyptian Arabic.
Ava Tar
well standard arabic is what they teach at schools, so there should be no problem with it