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Adventurer
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 Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:08 pm Post subject: Arab Language Meet-Up This Sunday at 5 p.m. Itaewon |
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This [url]Sunday at 6 p.m. (Itaewon)[/url] will be the Arabic language meet-up. If you don't know any Arabic, it doesn't matter. We will go over some basic vocabulary and greetings. We will meet in front of the Paris Baguette.
It would be good for those people who may later want to expand on their knowledge of Arabic for career purposes whether it is working for the government or a linguistics programme.
Ma'a salama..... Li Natakalamu Al Lugha Al Arabiya Ya Asdiqa-ee
Bye, let's speak Arabic, my friends.
Your friendly Corsair will be teaching you.
Eventually, I will teach you to where you can order in Arabic at Petra's.
I think the owner would be impressed:)
We will put your Arabic to work. Who is in? Allez-y! Des que maintenant tu peux apprender l'arabe! Oui! Toi! Tu peux l'apprendre! C'est magnifique. You are language instructors, it would make sense to expand your linguistic horizons.
Some facts about Arabic:
1)It is a semitic tongue. Many alphabets in the world have been influenced by Semitic alphabets including the Latin alphabet and Mongolian writing and other East Asian writings.
2)It is written from right to left.
3)The letters look intimidating, but many of the letters look similar, so if you look for the patterns, you will get it.
4)The structure is similar to the structure of European languages.
5)The vowels are often not written. You basically have to build up your vocabulary.
6)Arab words like Hebrew words are formed generally via 3 root letters.
For example: Islam and Salam come from the root letters S, L, M.
So does the word Istisslam which means surrender.
7)There are 300-400 million speakers. It is one of the languages of the United Nations and spoken in North Africa, Southwest Asia, and parts of Europe and some people in South Asia know it.
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5600
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| Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| It would be good for those people who may later want to expand on their knowledge of Arabic for career purposes whether it is working for the government or a blowing up a public bazzar |
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Adventurer
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:44 am Post subject: |
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| It would be good for those people who may later want to expand on their knowledge of Arabic for career purposes whether it is working for the government or a blowing up a public bazzar |
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That's very funny. The Arab world may be backwards at the moment (then again the whole world is to a certain extent), but if it weren't for the Arabs of the Levant, you wouldn't be able to use your computer. You don't need language skills to blow up a bizarre just fanatacism. Incidentally, Greek philosophy reached the West vis-a-vis the Arabs who obtained the works from their Syriac Christian relatives from Syria who could read Greek and Aramaic. I suppose opening one's mind is difficult. |
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warren pease
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| Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Is this a free exchange? |
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idiotinkorea
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:18 am Post subject: |
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| i attended today's class and it was great and fun! c u next sun-day. |
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Adventurer
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:19 am Post subject: |
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| warren pease wrote: |
| Is this a free exchange? |
Yes, it is. It is free. We had a meeting today and a total of 5 people including myself. We had a good time. We are meeting again next week (on Sunday) at 5 p.m. If you want to meet us, let me know via PM.
We are going to meet at the Hello Beans Cafe which is in Itaewon.
It is on the same side as the Hamilton Hotel, and it is opposite of the Calvin Klein store. |
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chriswylson
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:16 am Post subject: |
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| what a great way to waste time while pretending you're actually doing something useful.... |
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merkurix
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
Location: Not far from the deep end.
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:46 am Post subject: |
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| chriswylson wrote: |
| what a great way to waste time while pretending you're actually doing something useful.... |
Why do you always knock on people who try to do meaningful and interesting things? Ph. D professors, KOTESOL people, language exchange groups . . . . .you knock on them all.
Tell us chriswylson . . . . how do you spend your time? How should time NOT be wasted then?
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Adventurer
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:52 am Post subject: |
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| chriswylson wrote: |
| what a great way to waste time while pretending you're actually doing something useful.... |
Actually, for me, linguistics is my field, and I read languages all the time.
So, it is not waste of time for me to actually use my brain. The other people are there, because learning another language adds something to their lives. It's kind of interesting that you are a language teacher, and you say that learning a foreign language is a waste of time. Then, what are you doing here in Korea? |
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merkurix
Joined: 21 Dec 2006
Location: Not far from the deep end.
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:55 am Post subject: |
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| Adventurer wrote: |
| chriswylson wrote: |
| what a great way to waste time while pretending you're actually doing something useful.... |
Actually, for me, linguistics is my field, and I read languages all the time.
So, it is not waste of time for me to actually use my brain. The other people are there, because learning another language adds something to their lives. It's kind of interesting that you are a language teacher, and you say that learning a foreign language is a waste of time. Then, what are you doing here in Korea? |
Touche. I think chriswylson just has some kind of inadequacy complex. |
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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Next stop, ESL teaching on Palm Island?
Never hurts to be prepared. My kid (who arrives in six hours, I got the dates wrong) started picking up Hebrew in the dorms his sophomore year living next to some Israeli kids--at a catholic girls school yet. He thinks he got the knack of it hanging out with them some, even bought the book. Kids were studying accounting, go figure. And he's looking forward to learning Korean, I think he's going to like it there. (Wario)
Linguistics is an interesting field. I lived in Spain for 3 years, Puerto Rico for 2 and can honestly say that *I* don't have the knack. Mi espanol es MUY malo! Guess I could order off a menu, but the Spanish will pull people in off the street though to interpret for you first.
Multi-lingual people have always truly amazed me. They definitely have an edge. |
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Adventurer
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:13 am Post subject: |
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| Kikomom wrote: |
Next stop, ESL teaching on Palm Island?
Never hurts to be prepared. My kid (who arrives in six hours, I got the dates wrong) started picking up Hebrew in the dorms his sophomore year living next to some Israeli kids--at a catholic girls school yet. He thinks he got the knack of it hanging out with them some, even bought the book. Kids were studying accounting, go figure. And he's looking forward to learning Korean, I think he's going to like it there. (Wario)
Linguistics is an interesting field. I lived in Spain for 3 years, Puerto Rico for 2 and can honestly say that *I* don't have the knack. Mi espanol es MUY malo! Guess I could order off a menu, but the Spanish will pull people in off the street though to interpret for you first.
Multi-lingual people have always truly amazed me. They definitely have an edge. |
We are having our meeting this Sunday at 5 p.m. The meeting was a success with several attendees. Whoever is interested should show up as we are still in the beginning stages. Of course, we can accomodate others later.
Learning a language is not easy. It is easier for someone than for others. I find that practicing a language over and over and listening to the music, CDs, and reading the language is a must. I listen to hours of French every week.
Arabic is an important language to learn as there are around 400 million speakers world-wide. |
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Bigfeet
Joined: 29 May 2008
Location: Grrrrr.....
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 8:40 am Post subject: |
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Arabic is an important language to learn |
Really, it depends on the price of oil.  |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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| That's very funny. |
I thought it was.
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| The Arab world may be backwards |
You can say that again
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| The Arab world may be backwards |
Ok.
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| but if it weren't for the Arabs of the Levant, you wouldn't be able to use your computer. |
Well, I'm not sure you're able to predict alternative futures. But you are able to spit arab/muslim apologetics.
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| Incidentally, Greek philosophy reached the West vis-a-vis the Arabs who obtained the works from their Syriac Christian relatives from Syria who could read Greek and Aramaic. |
Maybe you want to expand on how they where "obtained" from their "relatives"? Are you whitewashing a massive crime against humanity?
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| I suppose opening one's mind is difficult. |
To arab/muslim propaganda, the task is easy. Looking at the world around you and how we interact with history is the difficult task. And it is one I don't think you've attempted. |
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