How many people in your family Speak Arabic

[waranlee]

I wonder how common Arabic speakers are in Somali households. While most of the younger Somali generations and almost all the western diaspora can't speak a word of Arabic, most of the older generations are more inclined to able to comprehend Arabic; that's why most Somali house holds have at least one or two Arabic speakers.

What's the case for your family?
Including both your parents and living or recently diseased grandparents. How Many of your family members can speak Arabic? and of those how many didn't grow up in the west?

For my family it's 9, both my parents and grandparents, 3 girls and 2 guys could.

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EDIT: Also who's the most Multilingual

 

[TheMadMullah]

My family are Russian and Italian speakers lol.

We don't value Arabic since the times of my awoowe

 

[ethan bradberry]

My mum knows a little bit and my granddad is fluent in Arabic. Other than that I can't think of any family members that speak it.

 

[Shams nagi]

Most of my family members speak or know abit of Arabic. Either as a first language or a second

 

[ArchBishopofAtheism]

I used to know the Arabic alphabet but that's now gone too.

 

[ArchBishopofAtheism]

Most of my family members speak or know abit of Arabic. Either as a first language or a second

Ma Carabahaad kunooshahay?

 

[YoungFarah]

We don't need Arabic in our lives. My dad knows Arabic and I understand basic stuff but we shouldn't concern ourselves with a foreign language that is if no use to us in our daily lives.

 

[ArchBishopofAtheism]

My mum knows a little bit and my granddad is fluent in Arabic. Other than that I can't think of any family members that speak it.

What about your dad?

 

[Someone]

Both my parents are fluent in arabic but only my father can write and read it.

 

[ethan bradberry]

What about your dad?

He only knows Somali and English

 

[Joesph Muktaar]

everyone in my family knows Arabic. Arabic is important to learn the Quran

Alot of my uni stuff are in Arabic m

 

[waranlee]

We don't need Arabic in our lives. My dad knows Arabic and I understand basic stuff but we shouldn't concern ourselves with a foreign language that is if no use to us in our daily lives.

Arabic is pretty useful when travaling to the holy lands of Mecca, Medina and Quds. It's not a Useless language but the 4th most spoken language in the world. Plus it's useful if you want to learn the religion and Fiqh, because almost every scholarly book of religion in Islam is written in Arabic.

 

[MARAQ DIGAAG]

My uncles speak fluent English ,Somali ,Arabic and sometimes the language they settled in .Those fellows took their education very seriously because they were brought to the city as young boys from the countryside .

#Work hard you ungrateful gits !

 

[Shams nagi]

Ma Carabahaad kunooshahay?

My dad worked in Saudi in his teens/tweeties and my mum's dad was arab. Then lived in Yemen for a year and UAE for another year, then finally Egypt

 

[yuusufdiin]

My dad knew Arabic, English and Hindi. My mom is fluent in Italian and English

 

[Bahal]

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[Joesph Muktaar]

My dad worked in Saudi in his teens/tweeties and my mum's dad was arab. Then lived in Yemen for a year and UAE for another year, then finally Egypt

Were are from saudi arabia I am from ha'il, that why they called be The Ha'ili.

 

[Nightline Kid]

Nobody, though my hooyo is teaching herself.

I know how to read it if the vowel signs (fathah, dammah, etc) are there. I went to this Arab duqsi where they thought some Arabic, I only know how to say "My name is so-and-so" though

 

[YoungFarah]

Nobody, though my hooyo is teaching herself.

I know how to read it if the vowel signs (fathah, dammah, etc) are there. I went to this Arab duqsi where they thought some Arabic, I only know how to say "My name is so-and-so" though

Same pretty much.

 

[Joesph Muktaar]

Nobody, though my hooyo is teaching herself.

I know how to read it if the vowel signs (fathah, dammah, etc) are there. I went to this Arab duqsi where they thought some Arabic, I only know how to say "My name is so-and-so" though

Cn yu rid ths

That how Arabic without the Vowels like