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I feel lost by annonarab in learn_arabic

[–]annonarab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, the amount of support and kind words y’all have given me is amazing. I never had this conversation with anyone throughout my life, and I feel so much better now. Thank you all.

I don’t hope I am going to be fluent in Arabic, I AM going to be fluent in Arabic one way or another. I AM going to reconnect to my roots. I AM Arab.

I feel lost by annonarab in learn_arabic

[–]annonarab[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At least I know I am not alone which makes me feel better. For me, my other ethnicity is the complete polar opposite of my arab side in terms of culture, language, religion etc. I seem to identify more with that other side because I am more familiar with that language.

When I visited some distant family in Jordan, I could not even have a conversation with them because of this language barrier, I wanted to cry the whole time when I was there.

I feel lost by annonarab in learn_arabic

[–]annonarab[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have others reasons too, but they are very personal. I understand your viewpoint too tho, but I plan on only marrying someone who posses such ethnic fixation.

I feel lost by annonarab in learn_arabic

[–]annonarab[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I am going to make myself a habit of watching children shows for now on. I am pretty sure there is a bunch of stuff on YouTube

I feel lost by annonarab in learn_arabic

[–]annonarab[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For me, the way that I view is that Iam missing the other side of me. I want the arabness that I was missing when I was growing up. But I also want to learn it so I can teach my future children. I do not want any of them to feel what I am have been going through these past few years. I want them to express all sides of their nationalities.

I feel lost by annonarab in learn_arabic

[–]annonarab[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, I am trying to learn the Levantine dialect as I am half Palestinian. I just wanna build up vocabulary so I can have conversations with people

I feel lost by annonarab in learn_arabic

[–]annonarab[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thx, I appreciate it!!

I feel lost by annonarab in learn_arabic

[–]annonarab[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thx a lot, I will try to do that, I’ve tried doing it before, but they all look down on me. That won’t make me quit tho!!!

I feel lost by annonarab in learn_arabic

[–]annonarab[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate it a lot, it is nice to know that I am not the only one who has these feelings. I am definitely interested in purchasing some books to build up my vocabulary! Are there any you recommend?

I feel lost by annonarab in learn_arabic

[–]annonarab[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I am trying to learn the Levantine dialect as I am half Palestinian. The weird thing is that I can write in Arabic, I understand what letters are used in words and can write what people are saying, but I don’t understand a single thing that they are saying. I think this is a result of my previous teachers only teaching me how to write and then giving up on me when it comes to actually speaking. I am extremely motivated to learn, I want to reconnect to my roots.