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Federica Minozzi's avatar

This is so great. Your last sentence made my day, I literally teared up. Because that's it, that's all of it. Why we study, why we learn, why we spend months and years with flashcards and conjugations and mock dialogues.

Because then we understand. I loved this!

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Tanya Mozias's avatar

Thank you, Federica! I'm so glad you understand exactly how that felt for me at that moment.

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Oleg's avatar

Damn, I need to start learning Arabic. Been playing with the idea for ages. We actually had a few semesters in uni, and I can still read and understand simple grammar. Learning it would be so cool. Thanks for the inspiration

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Tanya Mozias's avatar

It really is very rewarding. Just make sure to choose the dialect that you want to learn. They can be quite different.

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Oleg's avatar

I was always drawn to Levantine dialects, like Syrian.

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Tanya Mozias's avatar

That's the one I'm learning. Palestinian Arabic is essentially Levantine Arabic.

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Louise Haynes's avatar

Wow. Great story! I love your tenacity and admire your courage. Keep it up!

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Tanya Mozias's avatar

Thank you, Louise!

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Recha Allgaier's avatar

Wonderful text and congratulations on your progress with Arabic!

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Tanya Mozias's avatar

Thank you, Recha!

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Paula Derrow's avatar

Amazing. You really speak Arabic now.

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MP Dunleavey's avatar

I love that the ending doesn't end this

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Tanya Mozias's avatar

I know, it's ongoing, like life 😊 Thank you for reading and commenting 💜

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