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Hemlock32
Joined: 14 Apr 2017 Posts: 69
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 4:43 am Post subject: Where to learn Arabic in DOHA/QATAR? |
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Does anyone have any advice on where to take classes to learn Arabic?
Shukran! |
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nomad soul
Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 5:38 am Post subject: Re: Where to learn Arabic in DOHA/QATAR? |
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You'll be in Qatar by the end of this month. Ask other expats about lessons once you get settled into work. |
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Yorks Lad
Joined: 16 Aug 2009 Posts: 93 Location: England
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 6:08 am Post subject: |
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Hemlock,
They do have classes at the Fanar in Doha - a cultural centre near the souq that looks a bit like a helter-skelter. As I've said before though, you'll have difficulty finding anyone to practise with. If you were learning, say, Spanish, you'd practise by ordering your coffee in Spanish, speaking to a shopkeeper or telling the taxi driver where you wanted to go. In Qatar, all these jobs are done by expats, typically Indians, Sri Lankans and Filipinos (though many others as well). They hardly ever speak any Arabic.
On my last visit, I tried to pick up a teach yourself book in Arabic. Interestingly, they were very hard to find, though the local bookstore did have plenty of French school books and teach yourself Spanish, Italian etc. I did eventually get one but have never been able to use the bits that I've learned other than basic greetings.
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nomad soul
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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Yorks Lad wrote: |
As I've said before though, you'll have difficulty finding anyone to practise with. |
There are Arabic-speaking staff members and faculty he could practice with. He might even find one of his teaching colleagues willing to teach or tutor him. |
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Yorks Lad
Joined: 16 Aug 2009 Posts: 93 Location: England
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Hemlock32
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Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 5:06 am Post subject: |
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Yorks,
Ya, I took a peek. It looks worthwhile! |
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