Who here actually speaks Arabic?

[government]

In Puntland, I saw way more signs and notifications in English than Arabic. More people speak English there than Arabic.

The universities in Puntland all use English as the medium of instruction. Not a single course taught in Arabic but many using English.

Libraries in Somalia also have significantly more English books than Arabic books.

Fake news

 

[Apollo]

Fake news

Real news. Almost no Arabic books in the public library of Garoowe, but a ton of English ones.

 

[Naissur]

You know what people don't realise about speaking multiple languages is that you always keep forgetting one or two or more. Every time one language becomes rusty until I visit a country in which the language is spoken or refresh it by relearning it. It's a very high maintenance skill.

 

[Karim]

I can speak Arabic the original fuzha and Shami dialect.

 

[Marquis]

I can speak Arabic the original fuzha and Shami dialect.

its good that you can speak your ancestral tongue

 

[Nilotufian]

Alif, baa, taa

 

[SWarsame]

I speak fluent Arabic.

 

[World]

My mum and her side of the family can speak Arabic but they used to live/work there.

 

[hannah54321]

my dad
my grandma on my mums side

 

[diana amna]

we need to be real and say we mostly dont lol expect somalis in gulf or refugee in arab countries

 

[MadNomad]

I understand a little of the Egyptian dialect mostly. I was there for half a year as a kid. To this day the Egyptian dialect sounds the most attractive to my ear.

 

[Omnya]

@Gucci mane speaks it. He has UAE dialect.

 

[Western4Life]

I would be so ashamed to speak that language. I would never admit to it.

 

[Omnya]

I speak fluent Arabic.

El naas hina maa 3indhom saalfaa kilash.