I’m an Arabic student and it is so nice to see some Arabic content from somebody who actually had to learn it as well. Gives me further motivation to work hard on this beautiful language!
I'm a Syrian who grew up in the US who can barely understand, let alone speak arabic. Where did you learn levantine arabic and are there any resources you could share with me?
I've always found Emirati people in the UAE to be as kind and approachable as any other people - both now and 30 years ago when it wasn't such an insane place to visit. They are less casual than one would be in the USA, for example, but that is the case for many countries as well, and there are certain gender related social things to consider. But I've also seen a lot of tourists repeatedly try to sneak photos of local Emirati and I would hate feeling like some sort of destination attraction when I was just trying to go about my day and life. But people are people no matter where you go, when you really get down to it.
@abuasher I've only ever had great interactions with folks in the Emirates! I don't speak Arabic currently, but when I was there once as a kid, I learned some, and ppl were super enthusiastic about it (as one might imagine). Loved coming across your videos, esp as an immigrant to the US (long ago now).
@abuasher haha yeah I realize my comment sounds extra dumb without my own context, but I was at first surprised that people thought Emiratis were especially standoffish.... until I remembered my mom telling me to make sure to never photograph them! :) But for us that'd be kinda rude too, so...
Oh dear I love this Arabic language it sounds very good , that's why The Almighty is telling us that He created mankind in different colors and different languages so that we can know each other , thank you brother.
And that's why his holy book, his word, the bible is translated in 3000 languages, so everyone can know GOD in his language and we don't have to learn a difficult foreign language that we never understand.
It’s interesting to see how none of those guys really look you in the eye during your conversation with them. And briefly when they do, it’s when they’re telling you something about them.
Love your content❤️. Im learning arabic myself but only the MSA version for now, and i havent really seen any vids on people talking in MSA. Would it be possible for a video to talk MSA with other people if u know it?😅 I know its not normal to talk in MSA, but tought it would be a fun idea to try ;)
I have seen one in mauritania before. The guy knew only MSA and was able to converse finely with the locals who replied in their dialects. Edit: Bravo for learning standard arabic first. You're doing it the right way. MSA-dilacts instead of the other way around
I am mostly speaking Jordanian, but with Emiratis, I mix in a bit of gulf dialect. For Egyptian I honestly don’t know much aside from the basics, so I just speak in Jordanian and they understand fine.
I use to work off shore in the Person Gulf for a Dubai based construction company. New a few Emirate folks but worked mostly with Indian and Iranian folks. One of my bosses was an Indian. My ships crane operator was a Jordanian Pallistian . My deck crew were all Indian and my Chief Engineer was a Sikhs. Check Mate was a Filipino. I was 1 of 2 Americans working for this company. Aboard the ship we all spoke English ! 2 year contract , sorry I didn't learn more than a few words in the different languages. 😯
What's really funny (with any language, I reckon) is when someone is trying to hustle you or sell you something and you tell them to leave you alone, and they respond by saying "You can't speak Arabic!" (or whatever). But they can't say that if they haven't understood you. To find an Emirati, look for the dishdash. First thing you learn in Turkish: "I already have a carpet". The seller will crack up.
Not exactly the same outcome as your Maasai trip, huh? But it was great you found friends, regardless of where they were born. Funny thing, though; you got an Arab-English accent when speaking English to them. But it sounded cool.
I guess this comes down to personal preference. 😅 I guess if you want a country that feels western but is Arab, that would be Lebanon to me. I think Oman is the most beautiful Arab country. Finally Jordan is just a very special place to me. 😁
Assalamualaikum brother. Since you're living in Singapore, you should do a video on how Malay has so many similar words to Arabic. Like... Ilmu - knowledge Dunia - World Nasihat - advice Niat - intention Etc2 and how Malays are predominantly Muslims and how the use of Arabic language penetrate their lives
@@abuasher however, correct me if m wrong, there are many who r Caucasian-looking(Persians) in most UAE, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Turkey...etc. [ including Pakistan, Mongolia, India, M'sia,Brunei,Indonesia + even China- very Pan-white] Moslem who r very fluent in Arabic. MashaAllah. Salam my Bro Abu. [ bdw, Christians can also speak Arabics, nvr be mislead..]
Your conclusion is extremely biased by the fact that you are a white American man in the Gulf. Your nationality and skin color gives you enormous benefits in the Arab world that other foreigners don't have and will never get. You get a level of kindness and respect that is NOT given to non white, non American foreigners. There are many foreigners who have had terrible experiences in the Gulf because they don't have the privileges you do. Do you really think if you went to the UAE or (or other gulf country) as a dark skinned person who doesn't speak English and has a weak passport, do you really think you would get the same treatment? Do you think people would be so kind and friendly, falling over themselves to help you out and being so happy to meet you? Come on now. Your experiences are limited to people who have your priveleges. They are not in any way universal. It would be nice if you acknowledged this.
Hey, your thoughts are valid. And I can’t argue with your experience. To be clear I shared this from my experience and I think on both sides we have to be carful not to generalise. There are friendly and non-friendly people in every country. I just like to focus on the good 😁
I’m an Arabic student and it is so nice to see some Arabic content from somebody who actually had to learn it as well. Gives me further motivation to work hard on this beautiful language!
Yeah, it’s definitely worth it in the end! 😁
teach me plsss
I'm a 🇱🇰🇱🇰, who studied Arabic for about 2 months and let go due to time constraints. 😢😢
Feel like I should restart asap.
Im impressed by your arabic and im happy what you said about emiratis because im an emirati myself
You’re awesome! 😁
I'm a Syrian who grew up in the US who can barely understand, let alone speak arabic. Where did you learn levantine arabic and are there any resources you could share with me?
I learned in Jordan, so I may not be the best at recommending resources unless you plan on moving to Jordan 😅😬 sorry…
Nice job I'm commenting to help with the algorithm
You’re a legend!
Just found out your channel. Subscribed!
Awesome! Thank you!
I’m going to Egypt soon and have been learning Egyptian for about 3 weeks and it’s nice to see I can sorta understand the conversation
Awesome! Well done and keep up the hard work! 😁
@@abuasher thanks 👍
Your videos are great to learns arabic for beginners ya akhi. 😊
Love it. Need more Arab videos
I agree! The world needs more Arab videos 😁
Congrats on 1k brother!
Thank you!! 😁
I love these videos so much, I’m learning Arabic hoping to be fluent one day :)
Awesome! Keep going!
Hope to be fluent one day,in-shaa-Allah
Abu Asher I really love your video 👌👌❤️❤️❤️is that place in Abudabhi 😊0:42 ?
Thanks! Yes, the whole video is shot in Abu Dhabi 😁
Amazing 🤩 I’ve been there in the same shop ❤️❤️
Haha that’s awesome!
Miss dubai 😟
I've always found Emirati people in the UAE to be as kind and approachable as any other people - both now and 30 years ago when it wasn't such an insane place to visit. They are less casual than one would be in the USA, for example, but that is the case for many countries as well, and there are certain gender related social things to consider. But I've also seen a lot of tourists repeatedly try to sneak photos of local Emirati and I would hate feeling like some sort of destination attraction when I was just trying to go about my day and life. But people are people no matter where you go, when you really get down to it.
Yep, people are people 😁
@abuasher I've only ever had great interactions with folks in the Emirates! I don't speak Arabic currently, but when I was there once as a kid, I learned some, and ppl were super enthusiastic about it (as one might imagine). Loved coming across your videos, esp as an immigrant to the US (long ago now).
@abuasher haha yeah I realize my comment sounds extra dumb without my own context, but I was at first surprised that people thought Emiratis were especially standoffish.... until I remembered my mom telling me to make sure to never photograph them! :) But for us that'd be kinda rude too, so...
Haha no, I got what you mean, don’t worry 😁 Arabs in general are just awesome 😁
@@abuasherunless you're a woman
I didn't know that Steve Harvey is Emirati
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He does remind me of his pleasant mannerisms. I love ❤️ STEVE. 🙆🏻♀️👍🏽🇺🇸
😂🎉Finally a video about shocking people by speaking Arabic instead of chinese
Haha 😁
keep up the good work bro!!
Will try! 😁
If you keep this up I am assuring you will have hundreds of thousands of subs in no time
Thanks for the encouragement!
Oh dear I love this Arabic language it sounds very good , that's why The Almighty is telling us that He created mankind in different colors and different languages so that we can know each other , thank you brother.
Yep, it’s always a blessing to get to know people from different cultures and languages 😁
And that's why his holy book, his word, the bible is translated in 3000 languages, so everyone can know GOD in his language and we don't have to learn a difficult foreign language that we never understand.
That does not make sense. If he wanted us to know each other, he would have created only one language.
@@sabinezimmermann7985so is the Quran 🙄
Greetings from Amman! ❤️🇯🇴🇯🇴🇯🇴🇯🇴
Thanks! 🇯🇴🇯🇴
It’s interesting to see how none of those guys really look you in the eye during your conversation with them. And briefly when they do, it’s when they’re telling you something about them.
Holy that is amazing, i think you should try learning Egyptian Arabic too يا صحبي
I would love to!
Love your content❤️. Im learning arabic myself but only the MSA version for now, and i havent really seen any vids on people talking in MSA. Would it be possible for a video to talk MSA with other people if u know it?😅 I know its not normal to talk in MSA, but tought it would be a fun idea to try ;)
Unfortunately I don’t know enough MSA yet to speak it, but maybe one day! I know there are some UA-camrs that speak MSA, but I can’t recall who 😅
I have seen one in mauritania before. The guy knew only MSA and was able to converse finely with the locals who replied in their dialects.
Edit: Bravo for learning standard arabic first. You're doing it the right way. MSA-dilacts instead of the other way around
What Arabic dialect did you decide to learn?
I went with the Jordanian dialect (Also under the Levantine dialect).
@@abuasher thank you boss! Would love to see longer videos, and more VIDEOS!
hey sorry for the silly question
but what camera are you using that records in so many angles
Not a silly question 😁 It’s an insta 360 x3
@@abuasher thanks
just discovered your channel and subscribed
love 'surprise language' content channels like yours
keep up the good work
Thanks for the sub! It means a lot!
Well done for actually finding Arab Emiratis in Dubai 😂
So in this situation with the Egyptians and Emerati, are you speaking in Jordanian dialect or Fusha or something else/in the middle? Thank you.
I am mostly speaking Jordanian, but with Emiratis, I mix in a bit of gulf dialect. For Egyptian I honestly don’t know much aside from the basics, so I just speak in Jordanian and they understand fine.
investing in this channel early! you're gonna be big dude I'm in the first 1K lets gooo! I'm calling 100K subs by nov-dec 2023
Haha thanks!😁
upload more videos!?
Hopefully 😅
Cool video! You got a sub for the nice content and I am shure this could be the start of something bigger! Greetings!
Thank you very much!
Wow, your arabic is very good for someone learned it in 1 year.
Thank you! 😁
I use to work off shore in the Person Gulf for a Dubai based construction company. New a few Emirate folks but worked mostly with Indian and Iranian folks. One of my bosses was an Indian. My ships crane operator was a Jordanian Pallistian .
My deck crew were all Indian and my Chief Engineer was a Sikhs.
Check Mate was a Filipino. I was 1 of 2 Americans working for this company.
Aboard the ship we all spoke English !
2 year contract , sorry I didn't learn more than a few words in the different languages. 😯
That’s awesome! It’s always great to interact with other cultures!
Love what you doing brother stay blessed
Thanks man! You be blessed!
blowing up son!
😁
What's really funny (with any language, I reckon) is when someone is trying to hustle you or sell you something and you tell them to leave you alone, and they respond by saying "You can't speak Arabic!" (or whatever). But they can't say that if they haven't understood you.
To find an Emirati, look for the dishdash.
First thing you learn in Turkish: "I already have a carpet". The seller will crack up.
😂
Not exactly the same outcome as your Maasai trip, huh? But it was great you found friends, regardless of where they were born. Funny thing, though; you got an Arab-English accent when speaking English to them. But it sounded cool.
I just realized, you're not the same guy as that one that posted the Maasai trip. Please accept my apology.
Haha no worries 😁 I was a bit confused 😂
the emirati look like arab steve harvey
😅
Haha as an Emirati, next time you wanna find one just go to any mall
Haha, yeah I did see many in the mall 😁
Which three Arabic countries would you suggest for living with family?
I guess this comes down to personal preference. 😅
I guess if you want a country that feels western but is Arab, that would be Lebanon to me. I think Oman is the most beautiful Arab country. Finally Jordan is just a very special place to me. 😁
nu uh... your 2/3 samples are indeed stand off-ish.... so... i do think those stereotypes has some merits... 😂😂😂
Nah haha they weren’t stand off-ish they were very apologetic about not wanting to be in the video.
The language is one thing, but the writing ...
Yeah, it can be difficult at the beginning, but it’s fairly simple after a bit of practice.
Assalamualaikum brother. Since you're living in Singapore, you should do a video on how Malay has so many similar words to Arabic. Like...
Ilmu - knowledge
Dunia - World
Nasihat - advice
Niat - intention
Etc2 and how Malays are predominantly Muslims and how the use of Arabic language penetrate their lives
Hey, that’s a great idea! But unfortunately I was just visiting Singapore. 😁
Wats the meaning of ur entire catch" white guy" ..ur lingo-lingo showcase???
Because I’m white and people click on it 😅
@@abuasher however, correct me if m wrong, there are many who r Caucasian-looking(Persians) in most UAE, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Turkey...etc. [ including Pakistan, Mongolia, India, M'sia,Brunei,Indonesia + even China- very Pan-white] Moslem who r very fluent in Arabic. MashaAllah. Salam my Bro Abu. [ bdw, Christians can also speak Arabics, nvr be mislead..]
Yeah, there might be. I’m just hoping through my videos people get to see how friendly Arabs are.
more
More to come!
Your conclusion is extremely biased by the fact that you are a white American man in the Gulf. Your nationality and skin color gives you enormous benefits in the Arab world that other foreigners don't have and will never get. You get a level of kindness and respect that is NOT given to non white, non American foreigners. There are many foreigners who have had terrible experiences in the Gulf because they don't have the privileges you do. Do you really think if you went to the UAE or (or other gulf country) as a dark skinned person who doesn't speak English and has a weak passport, do you really think you would get the same treatment? Do you think people would be so kind and friendly, falling over themselves to help you out and being so happy to meet you? Come on now. Your experiences are limited to people who have your priveleges. They are not in any way universal. It would be nice if you acknowledged this.
Hey, your thoughts are valid. And I can’t argue with your experience.
To be clear I shared this from my experience and I think on both sides we have to be carful not to generalise. There are friendly and non-friendly people in every country. I just like to focus on the good 😁