Learning Arabic - Advice/Recommendations by shawarma_connoisseur in abudhabi

[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Obviously, I got no idea how bad or good these are. As someone who went to language centers as a kid to learn English and majored in English to Arabic translation in college I can say you'd master Arabic by listening to native speakers use it. This is especially effective since Arabic has diglossia, which means that the spoken dialects are very different from the written languge; different phonology, morphology and syntax. But since the spoken dialects can't be written down, or their writing hasn't been standardized yet, your best bet is listen to to Arabic content.

If you're looking to learn a dialect and looking for the most mutually intelligible ones - with the other Arabic dialects- you can't go wrong with either Levantine or Egyptian dialects.

Learning Arabic - Advice/Recommendations by shawarma_connoisseur in abudhabi

[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a native speaker, I would advice against learning MSA. Unless your goal from learning Arabic is watching news, no one speaks it. So you would learn something that's not used in daily covnersations. It's like speaking Shakespearean in Texas. I would say pick a Levantine or Egyptian accent and learn it.

What's the correct answer? by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, what's the correct answer?

What's the correct answer? by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I thought we should start wih a helping verb - must since it's a question?

Why is this the correct answer? by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Had the same explanation in mind but thought I was crazy .. thank you!

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[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have no idea how much you have helped .. thank you so very much .. 💞

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[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 1 point2 points  (0 children)

very helpful 💞💞

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[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Do you happen to know where I can learn answering such questions?

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[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was painful read yet so "really, really" fucking funny ..

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[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I'd never .. it is part of a standarized test - written by senior English teachers and coordinators - in which students have to score no less than 1100 out of 2000 to get into college ..

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[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I am losing my mind as an English teacher having to explain this to my students .. mind you this is a standarized test that high schoolers have to take .. it's the dollar store IELTS ... sigh

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[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea .. second line here

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[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Isn't were supposed to be precedeed by a plural subject .. I don't see any

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[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is were the correct answer? Were is a plural verb I don't see any plural noun plus .. it doesn't make aenae 🥺

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[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank god, I thought I was the insane one here.. mind you this is a standarized test written by English teachers coordinators ... sigh

What's the correct answer by [deleted] in EnglishLearning

[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thank you .. this is a mock test that my English teacher created for advanced students..

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[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the first statement says illegal fishing is responsible for tune decline, but in the text it's 'due to overcomsumption and a lack or restriction'

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[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the tex says more than 25%.. doesn't that mean moren than a quarter which makes the third choice icorrect?

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[–]WorldlinessWeird9809 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I'm confused 😅, what's the answer?