Re: Another Arabic Question

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:40:33 EDT, Adam
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> I've noticed that some of you have studied Arabic, and maybe some have
> learned quite a bit of it.  What dialect(s) have you learned?  Where did you learn
> it?  Are any of you who might know the Eastern dialect to tutor me? lol
On that, can anyone tell me how different the various (well, well
known dialects) are? Egyptian Arabic seems to confuse those who learn
the standard (like all of the Defense Language Institute students I
know here). I hear Lebanese Arabic has it's own distinct accent.

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