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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.
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.
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.