Arabic Language Day Facts!
Hi readers,
In honour of Arabic Language Day, here are some fun facts!
- The oldest form of Arabic literature is poetry
- Arabic is spoken by people all over the world and each dialect, or type, is quite different from one another
- Some English words come from Arabic, like coffee (Arabic: Qahwah), algebra (Arabic: Jabr), and cotton (Arabic: Qatn).
- Arabic is written from right to left
Do YOU know any fun facts about arabic that you’d like to share? Leave them in the comments below for us.
Have a great day,
-Mariam, chirpblog@owlkids.com