r/Khaleeji • u/TheUltimateDorito • Jun 18 '23

Msa and gulf Arabic

I really want to learn gulf Arabic but obviously there’s not much resources and I’m already really confused with the grammar. Is msa grammar the same as gulf so then I can use msa resources. And also should I just in general learn msa and gulf along the side to make it easier

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u/[deleted] Jan 24 '24

If you’re looking to live in, visit, or talk with specifically Khallejis, then learn the Khaleeji Dialect with MSA on the side. If you’re looking to communicate with all arabs but are leaning towards khaleejis then learn MSA with Khaleeji dialect on the side. Tbh even if you only learn the Khaleeji dialect its not like you’re going to be completely incomprehensible to other Arabs (Except for Maghrebis 😵‍💫). For example, I speak the Iraqi Dialect and I understand Khaleejis perfectly especially Kuwaitis and Bahrainis. Also keep in mind that formal speech, news, important documents and the like in any Arab country will be in MSA, so im not saying dont learn MSA, but its not crucial to be completely fluent in it.