My Arabic journey: why it’s been so difficult

Published 2024-03-21
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I have been learning Arabic since 2017 and I have to admit that it hasn't been easy. In this video you'll learn why I find Arabic so challenging and what I do to keep going despite the obstacles.

⏲️ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 my Arabic journey
0:33 Arabic writing system
5:02 Arabic grammar
6:17 Content in Arabic
8:52 Regional varieties
10:34 Vocabulary in Arabic
11:14 My milestones
13:03 Where I am now

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All Comments (21)
  • @LanguageSimp
    Arabic so hard but SO worth it! :face-blue-smiling:
  • @derpauleglot9772
    It's really therapeutic to see someone who's been studying languages for 50 years (?) talking about how he's struggling, especially with all the "How I learned Japanese in 4 months"-videos that keep appearing in my feed.
  • @Killer97
    there is a saying regarding arabic farsi and turkish that goes " turkish starts easy and becomes hard, Farsi starts hard and becomes easy, and arabic starts hard and stays hard"
  • @hiromorita6485
    Hi! I also learn Arabic,However it’s extremely hard language for Japanese like me. It’s my goal to listen and talk with Arabic speakers. I’ll never give it up to learn Arabic 😄
  • شكراً للجهد الذي بذلته بتعلم اللغة العربية. اللغة العربية الفصحى أجمل من اللهجات المستعملة في بلدان الوطن العربي
  • @miahl4814
    I started studying Arabic in 2012 at a community college. I decided to major in it at a four-year university. I did university study abroad programs in two North African countries. A few years after that, I went to the Defense Language Institute to study Egyptian Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). Being that I am a linguist in the US military, I am entitled to a month long Egyptian Arabic (MSA included) language course. Arabic is very difficult but rewarding. Stay the course, Steve, and you will continue to fall in love with the language and culture.
  • @user-ck6dy9tf2c
    أنا سعيد أنك وصلت في النهاية لتحقيق شيء، أتمنى أنك استمتعت بالرحلة!
  • دَبَبْتُ للمجدِ والساعون قد بلغوا جَهْدَ النفوس وألقَوا دونه الأُزُرا وكابدوا المجد حتى ملَّ أكثرُهم وعانقَ المجدَ مَن أوفى ومَن صَبَرا لا تحسَبِ المجدَ تمرًا أنتَ آكلُه لن تبلغَ المجد حتى تلعَق الصَّبِرا
  • @jazzyeric21
    Arabic has been kicking Steve's butt! It's interesting to see the language genius struggle and figure out how to work through it.
  • @YuserAlhaj
    تحياتي ستيف، لديك عزيمة رائعة على تعلم اللغات رغم صعوبة بعضها، أتمنى لك التوفيق
  • @tedc9682
    This video has tons of information for students of any language. You identify problems, give examples, show solutions you have tried, and so on.
  • @LyanHelles
    I love seeing people learn my native language ❤ it’s HARD y’all but the fact that you’re doing it amazes me so much¡ good luck ❤
  • @rayanrayan9167
    تحياتي لك استاذ ستيف كاوفمان من المملكة المغربية . Best grettings from Kingdom of Morocco from Casablanca.
  • @aYemeni.abroad
    انا من اليمن . اتكلم العربيه والانجليزيه بطلاقه وانا الان اتعلم اللغه الالمانيه لازلت اواجه بعض الصعوبات في تعلم اللغه الالمانيه عندما ارى فيديوهاتك اشعر بالتحفيز و النشاط اتمنى لك السعاده
  • @letssuperfuntime
    Great respect to you for continually challenging yourself, and taking on one of the "last bosses" of language.
  • @aag3752
    Thank you so much for this vid. I think you're amazing for learning Arabic, despite how difficult it can be. I'm Lebanese btw. And even though that's not our only language (we've spoken many throughout our long history in this beautiful eastern Mediterranean country), it is an important language today. More power to you!
  • @user-qz6bl3eg2p
    Mr Kaufman you are a great man . Proud that some people still acknowledge the importance of this historical language , by the way i'm from Tunisia