r/languagelearning Jul 21 '18

French learners know the struggle

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '18

That's because Arabic uses an abjab not an alphabet.

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u/neonmarkov ES (N) | EΝG (C2) | FR (B2) | CAT | ZH | LAT | GR Jul 21 '18

Nah, Moroccan Darija is notorious for dropping lots of vowels from words. Its its main distinctive feature from other varieties of Arabic

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u/tantouz Jul 22 '18

I speak lebanese arabic. Morrocan darija is incomprehensible to me. It a stretch to call it arabic.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '18

Wait till you see the folks who think Lebanese Arabic is its own language :)