I have been learning Arabic for about 6 months now both at an evening school and self-study. I focused more on pronunciation and reading in the past a few months although I also dabbled on writing sometimes. I am taking Arabic beginner level II classes at a local school now. I have noticed that it is very difficult for me to take Arabic notes in the classes. I write very slow and I have trouble reading my notes afterwards.
I am wondering whether I should start to learn writing Arabic using the left hand since I am a new learner anyway. Will it be easier for me to learn writing Arabic using the left hand? Do most Arabs use their left hands to write?
@Rebecca
Persian writing is similar to Arabic (right to left) ...So, should left-handed have problem for writing English (left to right) ? I am left-handed and I have no problem for writing both English and Persian...There are many Arab and Iranian right-handed and I always thought that right-handed could right Persian better especially for calligraphy... https://www.italki.com/notebook//entry/789858
So, don't worry...I think you will have advantages for being right-handed for writing Arabic...
Originally when the Greeks were writing on their temples etc. They would write from right to left on one line, then left to right on the next and repeat while alternating directions. Southern Arabic speakers who used a different alphabet to the Arabic script now used, also alternated writing directions.
Right handedness is dominate in the middle east as well, and most people then have to push their pen tip as they write Arabic as opposed to pulling the pen tip as is done in English by right handed people
The opposite of English
Although it's a new language, your right is still your dominant hand so writing with your left you'll be even slower. Arabic native speakers use a different cursive style to what we get taught as learners. Nasakh is the computer based font and that's the one we get taught. Ruqua' (unsure on spelling) is the one Arabic native speakers use to write and it's much faster.
have you tried some shortcuts to speed up your writing? Eg. ^ for 3 dots on sheen, - for two dots on teh.
I've been learning for over 10 years and I still write slow and struggle to reread my writing! I'd like to hear more tips on this topic. It's very important
hello Rebecca
most Arab ppl are rt handed, and Arabic is written from right edge of the paper so it will be easier for u to write Arabic by ur left hand
by the way i was teaching Arabic for Malaysian students at my college so if u wanna help, message me and i also need some one to practice English with.
