Arabic Language Day was established in 2010 by UNESCO to promote cultural understanding and to highlight Arabic as one of the most important languages in the world. Today, there are three different types of Arabic: Classical; Modern Standard Arabic, the last of which is used in publishing, education and the media across the Arab world. Colloquial Arabic, an everyday dialect, is also used in different regions and has numerous variations. Due to its elegant, flowing lines, thousands of people the world over have also chose to get tattoos in Arabic, singer Christina Perri and actors Colin Farrell and Zoe Saldana, to name but a few. But are they sure what they say? Searching for Arabic jokes got me nowhere, so have this instead:
أحب أن أكون قادرًا على قراءة اللغة العربية. أستطيع أن أتحدث أكثر قليلاً من فضلك وشكرا. I would love to be able to read Arabic. I can speak a little not much more than please and thank you.
If worst comes to worse if you speak loudly and slowly in English most Johnny Foreigners will understand you.
Ha ha. Class . I never knew til recently that while Wilson and Keppel stayed the same, there several Bettys.
