Growing GDP, expanding scopes, all of this points to a very progressive country that can empower you to grow significantly! So are you ready to learn Arabic?
Close to Aramaic and Hebrew, Arabic is believed to be a Central Semitic language. The language used in media, journals, literature, and other formal settings is the standard or classical Arabic, also known as Fusha, which is distinct in its own way. ‘Aamiya, the colloquial (spoken) Arabic, has several forms which are commonly used and vary country-by-country, and even town-to-town. All these are used together to serve various functions in society side-by-side.
Let’s now see all the reasons why you should learn Arabic.
- To start with, fluent Arabic speakers are currently in demand around the globe yet the supply of the same seems to be extremely insufficient. If you can speak Arabic fluently then you are likely to land a great number of jobs than many of your competitors who might be fluent in languages like French and Spanish which are already globally spoken by most of the population.
- Did you know that it is a pretty widely spoken language? It is the official language of over 20 different countries and has a total of 300 million native speakers. So why we say that it is a rare language to learn does not mean that it is completely isolated. Instead, you will get to meet new people and view the world from a completely new perspective altogether.
- The Arab countries have a current combined GDP of $2.5 trillion. Taking an economic approach, the Arabic countries continue to grow rapidly and therefore many of the European countries wish to extend Their trade interests to them. This also means you don’t necessarily have to travel to Arab to be able to utilise your Arabic skills. Instead, you can learn Arabic and still stay in your home country and still land a well-paying job because of this language.
- Arab culture is known to be one of the richest and most beautiful cultures around the globe. The same culture has been adapted in many movies both Hollywood and Bollywood. It is a culture that is adored and the best way to enjoy your culture is to learn the language of the culture. In our case learning Arabic will enable you to enjoy the Arab culture first hand.
- A lot of the most famous classic literature is written in Arabic. For example, many of us grew up listening to the stories of Aladdin, Alibaba, Sindbad the sailor and many more stories from 1001 nights.
- There are many popular poems of Ahmad Shawqi and Ḥāfeẓ in their original versions which would be accessible to you by learning Arabic.
- Through learning a language, you essentially remove the language barriers that hold you and an entire population from interacting with one another. Arabs are known for their hospitality. This means that by learning Arabic you will truly be able to enjoy the real hospitality and appreciate the same.
- It is a well-known fact that learning a language like French enables you to learn other romance languages like Spanish, Italian, Romanian, etc. A lesser-known fact is that learning a language like Arabic enables you to learn languages like Persian, Urdu, Turkish and even Hebrew.
- As stated previously, Arab country’s growing GDP essentially means that many businesses and countries wish to extend their trading interests in these countries. Apart from trading interests, even import and export companies wish to engage in business with the Arab countries. Therefore professionally speaking, this language will not only help you gain an advantage over the competition but will also help you get a pretty well paying job.
- Did you know that it is very easy to learn languages like French and Spanish but you have too much competition as most of the people will learn the easiest language which enables them to travel around Europe? To truly stand out from your competition, you need to choose a language which they would least expect you to do so. Here’s where Arabic comes into play. Learning this language will not only prove your determination and efforts due to how tough this language is but will automatically put you apart from the competition.
Finally, a successful career needs carefully chosen paths; Learn Arabic and give yourself a gift of life if your aim is to go to the Arab nations!
The Arabic language, flourished in the Arabian Peninsula much before Islam emerged and a codified Arabic script was decided upon. As in other Semitic languages, Arabic has an unusual and complicated way of building words from a fundamental source. This means that the pattern of three letters, like ‘k-t-b’ is the basis of words with the semantic field of ‘writing,’ like ‘kitaab,’ meaning ‘a book’ and ‘maktab, meaning ‘a desktop or office.’