Friday, March 22, 2013

Modern Standard Arabic

Modern Standard Arabic is used today in newspapers, magazines, television, modern literature, and formal speech. Modern Standard Arabic is easier than Classical Arabic. Modern Standard Arabic is based on the Classical Arabic language.

Classical Arabic

Classical Arabic is the language of the Quran. It is used in older literary texts. It is mostly a written language today than a spoken one. Classical Arabic is harder than Modern Standard Arabic. Modern Standard Arabic is the Arabic language in use today. It is based on the Classical Arabic language.

Official language of Germany

The official language of Germany is German.

Official language of France

The official language of France is French.

French phrase déjà vu

You may already know the French phrase déjà vu. It means already seen.

Spanish question mark

In questions, the question mark in Spanish is used at the beginning and end of sentences. ¿Qué hora es?

German word kindergarten

You may already know the German word kindergarten. It means children's garden.

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Spanish language in UN

Spanish is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. The others are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, and Russian.

Russian language in UN

Russian is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. The others are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, and Spanish.

French language in UN

French is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. The others are Arabic, Chinese, English, Russian, and Spanish.

English language in UN

English is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. The others are Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish.

Chinese language in UN

Chinese is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. The others are Arabic, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

Arabic language in UN

Arabic is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. The others are Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.

Arabic is written right to left

The Arabic language is written from right to left, not left to right.

Arabic question mark

The question mark in Arabic is mirrored and looks like ؟

Arabic comma

The comma in Arabic is mirrored and looks like ،

Vowels

Vowels are sounds produced with an open vocal tract.

First language

A first language is a language that a person has learned from when they were born. A first language is also called a native language.

Native language

A native language is a language that a person has learned from when they were born. A native language is also called a first language.