Arabic Language: on the job
How good is your Arabic? Before you embark on your journey to learn this fascinating language, here are some practical tips to help you get started:
Speak it: You learn to speak by speaking. There is just no other way of doing it! Jump in there and go for it.
Make Mistakes: How do you learn to walk? By falling over many times. And to swim? By jumping in at the deep end and swallowing a lot of water. What about speaking Arabic in the Emirati dialect? By Saying a lot of things that may sound funny. You’ll learn more quickly by having a go at speaking rather than being silent.
Use it or Lose it: Study, read, listen, talk, write, drill, chant, sing. Listen to Emirati songs, watch Emirati movies, browse Emirati Magazines, newspapers and websites. Go to authentic Emirati Arabic speakers and try to speak with them in their local dialect as much as possible. Keep the conversation going!
Most Importantly, Enjoy the Journey!
I am a…. anaa…
assistant Tabbaakh
cook Tabbaakh
doctor Tabiib
engineer muhandis
housewife rabit manzil
jornalist SaHafii
lawyer muuHamii
manager muudiir
salesman bay-ya
teacher abla
I work at/for/in ashtaghil fii
company sharika
court maHkama
factory. maSna:
home bait
hospital mistashfa
newspaper. jariida
restaurant maT:am
school midrisa
shop. maHall
office maktab
What is your job?
shu waDHfitak?
Do you enjoy your job?
enta mestaanes (m)/ enty mestaansa (f) fii shighil?
What are your working hours?
Kam saa:a dawaamak?
Where do you work?
shuu tishtighil?
I’m going to the meeting.
basir el’ijtimaa:
I can’t wait for the weekend.
mub gaadir aSbir la akhir el’osbou:
