learn arabic

i want to be able to communicate with people who can speak the middle eastern language.

i can say 1 thing.. ahalan wa sahalan..spelled something like that lol

I have not had any formal training but these are some words I learnt from my saudi friends..

ant wagif hena..yela ..ya santuka..halabik..shalalom..kayfahalik… musa..ahabik..ana shedja alhilal..urit an atalam alaarabia..yela eebb youseff athniad..ouala??..shokran..avwan..salam walekum..alhummdulah..

Random words..I think that is how I pronounce them..I hear the saudi language almost everyday even though I am not there..slowly I am starting to remember the meaning of words..

I need to learn Arabic so I can read the True Qur’an (as this relates to my last post of converting to Islam). Wow, Arabic is definitely not an easy language ESPECIALLY because I’ve lost my notebook and I’m still trying to balance life. I do have many Islamic brothers assisting me and I DID impress the Saudi Arabian boy at my school with my Arabic, but still. I need to learn the language so I can read the Qur’an and teach my children (when I have them..years and years from now) the right wayy.
Okay, I’m done goal-ing for now.

I went back into work and it has taken over my life. Urgh! I want to start a level 2 course. It’s on a Saturday which will work great. Just need to decide on the time.. maybe new year. In the mean time will try the madinaharabic.com online course and found this site.. http://www.livemocha.com Needs discipline..! Anyone interested, contact me..

So I’ve started on this one. I’ve registered myself at a website called livemocha.com.. . Lets see how it goes.
For others who need help, here’s a great article on different ways to learn a language on the internet,

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/language.training.online/index.html

I’m going to Egypt soon, so I want to be able to speak at least a bit of Arabic. I got Rossetta Stone; we’ll see how this works out!
I started last night, so hopefully it’ll sink in…

I didn’t end up studying Arabic with that friend of mine, but now I have another reason to learn more. For a class, I have to lead a TPRS (Total Physical Response Stoytelling) activity in another language, and I brought up the idea of doing it in Arabic. It turns out that 2 other guys in my class were thinking of doing Arabic but didn’t know if anyone else would want to. At a relatively small private university, I was shocked and thrilled!
This means I have to review what I know already and learn some more. Perfect. The project is due October 22.

I just dont have the time for this now :(
I’ll come back to it when i have more spare time for sure though.

My third Arabic class will be today. I’ve started working on this goal.

It’s official I received an A in elementary arabic as well as 4 college credits (since I’m not pursuing another degree, they don’t really matter, but hey, they cost $1300.)