Dubai Guide: Language

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  Languages

  Languages spoken in Dubai

  Although Arabic is the official language of the UAE, English is the most spoken language in Dubai. You will also find a lot of expatriates who speak Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Tamil, Tagalog, Persian, Chinese, Malayalam, in addition to many other languages.

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  Arabic

  Spoken and written Arabic

  Arabic is a widely spoken language throughout the Middle East and North Africa. There are more than 280 million native speakers, and an additional 250 million people have learned it as a second language. Arabic is the fifth most widely-spoken language in the world.

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  Learning Arabic

  How to learn the language effectively

  Arabic is a really hard language to master. The sounds may be different than what you're used to, and learning a new alphabet is necessary in studying Arabic.

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