Language
Observation: Learning Arabic
Please don’t try to learn to SPEAK arabic solely from a book!! I know I’m not perfect, and yes, my arabic needs tons of work, but when your job involves interacting in the Arabic language, get a real class or an audio self-paced class.
Another suggestion, learn the letters, then the sounds, then learn to speak. [...]
Can You Say Minutes? In Arabic?
This is a fun thing to do to people just learning to speak Arabic, especially native English speakers. (Yes, it has happened to me). Ask someone to say minute in arabic. Now ask them to say minutes. This is fun when you say it and have them repeat. And yes, I still can’t pronounce minutes [...]
The Hardest Language?
You will often hear the question “What is the hardest language to learn?” The answers are varied. In truth, the hardest language to learn depends on what your first language is. You will be more inclined to pick up on a language with similar sentence structure and writing rules to what you are used to. [...]
