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Which dialect of Arabic is used in cartoons here?

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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 13:06

I know there are so many dialects, so I'm trying to figure out which one is used in cartoons that appear on MBC 3, Cartoon Network Arabia, Jeem, Spacetoon, Ajial, Al Majed, and SAT 7.

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Latest post on 25 July 2015 - 19:46

I have to differ with the above poster who said that you can't teach colloquial Arabic - because of course you can :) It's just that Arabs typically think it's "slang" and not worthy of being studied as a language, but it's a fully viable vernacular unto itself. There are textbooks teaching conversational Arabic for many of the major dialects (particularly Egyptian of course, but also Gulf, Palestinian, etc) that are very well-written, and I think they should be used instead of MSA for casual learners of Arabic -- like expat children and adults living in Arab countries -- who would prefer to begin understanding and communicating with the people around them rather than with books. At the same time, Arabs and long-term students of Arabic don't feel that there's a huge divide between classical/MSA/colloquials to the extent of seeing them as separate languages, since there are so many commonalities between their grammar and vocabulary. The translation between MSA and colloquials is very predictable. That's why a pre-school Arab kid who only speaks a dialect can sit watching a cartoon in the formal language and understand much/most of it -- and cartoons actually play a great role in improving native Arab children's vocabulary and comprehension of literary Arabic. So even as a TV hater, I don't mind letting my bilingual kids watch cartoons in Arabic (for educational purposes - honestly!).. I actually think they pick up more of the formal expression from cartoons than from their Arabic syllabus! The main problem of Arabic instruction is that it's very teacher-centered and not communicative, not so much which "type" of Arabic is taught.

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Latest post on 02 June 2015 - 22:17

What about Baraem? Do they dub it in Qatari? its classic arabic

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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 20:53

What about Baraem? Do they dub it in Qatari?

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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 19:23

It's standard Arabic, but my daughter said some of the accents used are "harsh". It's the same that they learn in schools. If your child/children are in Arabic B, it would be very hard in my opinion, to understand the tv after only one year. It goes much faster and uses diverse vocabulary. Factor in they might be resistant to the language, depending on age, etc. my daughter says it was very frustrating for her the first year and if she heard Arabic tv she would just tune it out. Maybe try "baby" (uncomplicated, no plots, etc) shows like Barney or Dora. Dora was great for vocabulary, they would be repetitive and slow on that show.

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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 17:21

We mean MSA looool. The one used in books, cartoons, news etc. we don't mean the Quranic Arabic. It is literacy Arabic that is used in cartoons.

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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 17:04

They do teach classical Arabic in schools as you can't teach colloquial Arabic. There is no other way to read and write so they have no choice. However the teachers may at times talk in colloquial Arabic to help the children understand (in the same way they may defer to English). Do they? The 2 schools my kids go to teach MSA not Classical Arabic. I thought the KHDA/MOE curriculum for AFL was to teach MSA.

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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 16:36

They do teach classical Arabic in schools as you can't teach colloquial Arabic. There is no other way to read and write so they have no choice. However the teachers may at times talk in colloquial Arabic to help the children understand (in the same way they may defer to English).

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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 16:27

Very interesting! Considering that cartoons in English are completely opposite. I guess then it begs the question...if Classical Arabic is good for kids' entertainment then shouldn't they teach that in schools here (instead of Modern Standard Arabic). Or vice versa why don't they use MSA for cartoons? I just don't feel like there is enough synergy or support between the various methods of "teaching" Arabic for a child to actually pick it up as a foreign language. Shame...

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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 15:25

It depends on the show, some Disney shows use Egyptian dialect but most shows use the Classical Arabic used in the news.

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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 15:18

I'll ask someone, I don't know unfortunately. But in other languages I've heard most cartoons actually do use standard- Metropolitan French, High German, etc so I would not be surprised. It could also depend on the cartoon?

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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 13:30

Really? I thought Classical Arabic wasn't spoken except for the news and maybe really formal events. I'm surprised it's used for cartoons.

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Latest post on 31 May 2015 - 13:22

It's the Cassical Arabic. The written one. Then all dialect can understand the cartoon.

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