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Is It Easier To Learn Arabic if I Already Know Hindi And Urdu ? Over the past 5 years i've been learning HIndi and Urdu NOw ... i'm thinking of Arabic, And I was wondering if my knowledge in HIndi and Urdu can help me learn Arab faster ??? And is there any similarity which i can use to my advantage ?
Dec 13, 2013 12:00 AM
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Well, I don't know too much about Hindi or Urdu, but I don't think that there are lots of similarities between them and Arabic. But what I know is that there are some borrowed words in Hindi and Urdu from Arabic I usually hear it in their movies. Besides Arabic and Urdu have the same Alphabets scripts but no similarities with neither grammars nor words' meanings. I think Urdu and Farsi are quite closer to each other than to Arabic.
December 13, 2013
Simply , NOPE !
December 15, 2013
well, there are some words that are so close to arabic in hindi .. for ex. कानून (Kanun) in Hindi = law or rules .. is pronounced the same in arabic قانون (Qanon) .. having the same meaning.. so yes there is a slight closeness only in some pronounciations and meanings .. best of luck :)
December 15, 2013
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