Professors speak

[Shajaa3ah]

There are a number of quicktime video presentations and interviews on the Arabic Language here (http://arabworld.nitle.org/audiovisual.php?module_id=1), where academic professors of Arabic talk about many different issues related to the language.

I recommend checking them out :thumbsup:.

[heartsofgreenbirds]

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[Stuck in Prison]

jazakillaah khayr

[Shajaa3ah]

Wa iyyaakum

[alqudslenna]

assalam alaikum,
The lecture given by Mahmoud al-Batal was good, he brought up good points...

[Shajaa3ah]

Wa alaikum as salaam,

Why don't you share some of the points, sister, for those who dont listen to it?

Jazaakumullaahu khairan

[alqudslenna]

assalam alaikum,
One of them is when he said he went to Morocco, and when he spoke to the man in fusha, the man replied why are you speaking like the T.V? I mean nowadays you can't find someone speaking Fusha, even if he may at work, but not at home, He mentioned how we all speak colloquial arabic.....We only learn fusha just for understanding Qura'n, nothing wrong with that, but I wish we all spoke Fusha.......

[Abu MishMish]

Fus'haa is not fun.

[alqudslenna]

assalam alaikum,
Why isn't fusha fun?

[Abu MishMish]

Most of the Fus'haa jokes I've heard or read are very lame.

A joke like this:

واحد بلدياتنا بيهرج مع مراته فرماها من الدور العاشر فطلعت قالت له والله ما انا لاعبة معاك تانى

Not a very funny joke, but if said in Fus'haa won't be funny at all.

[alqudslenna]

Most of the Fus'haa jokes I've heard or read are very lame.

A joke like this:

واحد بلدياتنا بيهرج مع مراته فرماها من الدور العاشر فطلعت قالت له والله ما انا لاعبة معاك تانى

Not a very funny joke, but if said in Fus'haa won't be funny at all.

assalam alaikum,
I heard that joke b4 it's funny and sad...yeah about the jokes, I agree they wouldn't be funny in fusha, but I mean like the News, it sounds really good in fusha, I mean if it wasn't in fusha it wouldn't be good.....