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Arabic alphabet. Arabic lessons for beginners

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Arabic alphabet

Arabic lessons for beginners

Arabic is considered an official language in the following countries of the world: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Western Sahara, Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Qatar, Comoros, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Palestinian Authority, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Chad, Eritrea. Arabic is spoken by about 290 million people (240 as their mother tongue and 50 as their second language).

The Arabic language played an important role in the history of world culture: extensive fiction and scientific literature was created in it in the Middle Ages. A huge number of Arabic words entered the languages ​​of many Asian and African peoples. Even in European languages, including Russian, there are words borrowed from Arabic (algebra, azimuth, zenith, alcohol, genie, shop, treasury, coffee, safari, tariff, etc.).

Currently, the Arabic language exists in two significantly different forms from each other, on the one hand, there is the Arabic literary language - the language of education, press, radio, science, literature, oratory, common to all Arab countries, on the other hand, there are Arabic colloquial languages, or dialects, used by the population in everyday communication. The spoken language of each Arab country differs both from the common Arabic literary language and from the spoken languages ​​of other Arab countries.