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Description[edit | edit source]

• Kuwait's official language is Modern Standard Arabicbut its everyday usage is limited to journalism and education.
• Kuwaiti Arabic is the variant of Arabic used in everyday life.
  • Kuwaiti Arabic is a variant of Gulf Arabicsharing similarities with the dialects of neighboring coastal areas in Eastern Arabia.
  • Due to immigration during its pre-oil history as well as tradeKuwaiti Arabic borrowed a lot of words from PersianIndian languagesBalochi languageTurkishEnglish and Italian.
• English is widely understood and often used as a business language.
• Besides EnglishFrench is taught as a third language for the students of the humanities at schoolsbut for two years only.
• Kuwaiti Persian is used among Ajam Kuwaitis. It is a combination of different varieties of the Persian language and Achomi language that has been spoken in Kuwait for more than 300 years. ^[1]
  

Word List(s)[edit | edit source]

Modern Standard Arabic

• Arabic Genealogical Word List
• Common phrases (Wikipedia)
• Useful Arabic phrases (Omniglot)
• Basic Arabic Phrases and Expressions (ArabicPod101)

Kuwaiti Arabic

• Useful Kuwaiti Arabic phrases and words (WanderWisdom)
• Useful Kuwaiti Arabic phrases and words (Owlcation)

French

• French Genealogical Word List
• Useful French phrases (Omniglot)

Kuwaiti Persian

• Comparison of Standard Persian and Kuwaiti Persian (Wikipedia)

Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Modern Standard Arabic

• Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet (Wikipedia)
• Arabic grammar (Wikipedia)

Kuwaiti Arabic

• Kuwaiti Arabic phonology (Wikipedia)

French

• French phonology (Wikipedia)
• French alphabet (Wikipedia)
• French Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Kuwaiti Persian

Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]

Modern Standard Arabic

• Arabic dictionary (Lexilogos)
• Dictionary English to Arabic (Glosbe)

Kuwaiti Arabic

• A handbook of Kuwaiti Arabic. London: Kuwait Oil Co.1951. Available at: WorldCat.

French

• French Letter Writing Guide
• English to French Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Learn French (duolingo)
• Learn French (Babbel)

Kuwaiti Persian

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

• Kuwait (Britannica)
• Languages spoken in Kuwait (visit-kuwait)
• Kuwait (EveryCulture)

References[edit | edit source]