Video: Overview of the Arabic Language (عربى)

Arabic language video

The lowdown on Arabic

In this video, Paul gives a great overview of Arabic including its history, where it is spoken (global distribution), the evolution of its writing system, an overview of how the language works, what other languages have influenced it, what regional varieties exist and much more.

Paul includes example samples of the Arabic language to illustrate the main points of how the language works - super helpful for folks just getting started and interesting in general for language geeks like me.

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This video is all about the Arabic language, from its early origins on the Arabian peninsula, to its current status as the 5th most spoken language on Earth. I also examine a number of features of Arabic and analyze numerous examples.

How many Arabic speakers are there?

Arabic is spoken - in all its forms combined - by as many as 422 million people across Africa and the Middle East.

About LangFocus

I've been a big fan of the LangFocus YouTube channel for quite some time now.

I visit it regularly to deepen my knowledge about languages in general - the videos are both academic and entertaining, a great combo.

The LangFocus creator, Paul, hails from Canada and is a language lover and polyglot who creates a wide variety of videos about languages and language learning. His work is supported by his listeners via Patreon.

Paul @langfocus you rock

Keep up the goods :) I want to interview you for an upcoming podcast.