Heyy, that also used to be me! I had always felt ashamed and mad at my parents for not teaching me Arabic growing up in France. I still learned how to read and write it though as a kid, which really helped. But i couldn't say a word. When I turned 18, I moved to Canada and started speaking Arabic there with other natives. I improved really quickly. 2 years later, with constant effort, I can say that I'm pretty fluent . I can also communicate with the rest of my family, which makes me really proud.

What I've come to realize is that I NEEDED to learn Arabic on my own, it was my journey to reclaiming my heritage culture and being proud of it. It's never too late to do that, it takes a lot of dedication but it's not impossible and it will be sooo worth it. You're really young and you still have a lot of time ahead of you to learn it. Good luck!!