Which language is more appealing: Arabic or Spanish?

Question

I'd just like to put this one out there....which language is more appealing to you: Arabic or Spanish, and why? My preference is Arabic, although Spanish is equally as intriguing. I say Arabic because when it is spoken, I just feel there's a cleaner, fresher sound to it (no offence to the Spaniards out here!).

Obviously, the alphabet is completely different with respect to the way you might read a word in Arabic, which is right to left and the lettering is different. And I know that some of you may simply say that I cannot compare or even put the two languages in the same bracket...and maybe you're right, but I'd like to see what you think,

So, go for it!!!

Answer 1

I think language appeal is in the ear of the listener.

• What type of listener are you? :) - Seb79 Jan 5, 2011
• What do you expect from an Argentinian? :p - culé Jan 5, 2011
• i do agree with you. it does depend on the listener. - jessica14190 Jan 5, 2011

Answer 2

Johndoe, i believe that the language of any peoples is their distinct identity and their cultural statement, therefore i will not want to be drawn into making comparisons between the language of one race to that of another! However as one commentator observed, the appeal of any language is in the ear of the listener in addition to the fact that one decides to learn a new language based of factors such as business, family, naturalization e.t.c! So in summary; every language has its own appeal and enduring quality! buena suerte

• Oh, come on!! Don't be a spoilsport...I agree on the enduring quality part, but there is a constant quality with all languages, but I'm asking in a more subjective sense. - johndoe04 Jan 5, 2011
• John, I think you didn't mean to use 'but' twice, as that indicates a confused state of mind. - Seb79 Jan 5, 2011
• Zatash, "I" when used alone as for "me, myself" is always capitalized. - Yeser007 Jan 5, 2011

Answer 3

Written Arabic looks intriguing and elegant and appears to have many artistic ways of actually writing it.

But I don't like the sound of it - and could never in my lifetime ever learn it.

Of course there are many Arabic words in both Spanish and English and our numbering system is derived from Arabic.

Answer 4

Hm... interesting topic! I have always had a general love of all languages, but I have to say that my love for Spanish outshines the others just a tad, if only because it is the one that I have invested the most in, and therefore the one that I would call my "favorite." Unlike some others on here, I believe it's a beautiful language, grammatically and spoken.

BUT, Arabic is a very pleasing language to the ear. And, maybe someone has already said this but, as a college student, I must add that there is a huge demand for Arabic, because of the international culture that we all live in, and because of what everyone else has said about how hard it is and how few people learn it. No matter what you do, if you chose to study Arabic, it almost guarantees a career, and a well-paying one at that. Chinese is another language like that. Those two are the highest in demand right now in the business world.

Answer 5

Spanish gets the ladies. Period!

Answer 6

Honestly, I despise Arabic. If I get any kind of friend request on Facebook, Yahoo, or some other place and it has one letter of Arabic, the answer is no. I don't want to learn it, read it, or see it.

Call me a bigot if you want.

• Bigot alert!!! Joking. ;) - Seb79 Jan 5, 2011
• Wow Greg, you suprise me! - Yeser007 Jan 5, 2011

Answer 7

That's like asking, "What's your favorite color?". I prefer Spanish, but I always have liked Spanish, just like I've always liked the color yellow.

Learning Arabic would be, for me, more difficult than learning Spanish, The character set alone guarantees that. My ear is also not attuned to the accent, so that would take some time. For me it falls into the same class of languages as Russian, Mandarin, Korean, Vietnamese, Hebrew, etc. Nice to know, but not something I'm going to pick up in a few months.

Answer 8

I think, as in Turkish there are 6000 words that come from Arabic, I wouldn't really enjoy it. It's like learning a dialect.. ( A lot more but anyway..) And as in Turkey people are Muslims, they already know a lot of words. So, if you are Turkish and Muslim, you don't have so much left. But for me 25% is done and I really don't want to raise it. It doesn't sound nice.. It's really in the ear of the listener.

• You have borrowed a lot of words, but the grammar is completely different. - lazarus1907 Jan 5, 2011
• I personally find Turkish more interesting than Arabic, but all languages have something worth learning. - lazarus1907 Jan 5, 2011
• So you know very well both Turkish and Arabic, if you are saying this? :) One of the languages of Ottoman Empire was Arabic so, there are still a lot of similarities other than words. - culé Jan 5, 2011
• It's a little bit about the nations too. Maybe, because of the religion I don't like Arabic and I'm biased.. - culé Jan 5, 2011
• I speak just a tiny little of both, plus reading (slowly), but I know their basic grammar features, and Turkish is grammatically much closer to Korean than to Arabic, even though in terms of vocabulary you share a lot more with Arabic. - lazarus1907 Jan 5, 2011
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Answer 9

Spanish, it sounds more pleasing to the ear and it's more accessible.

Answer 10

I'm having a hard enough time with Spanish to tackle anything that is written in reverse. Arabic has a nice sound to it but I think I'll stick to Spanish for now.

Answer 11

Many of us glots aspire to learn many languages, and Arabic among them, but let me tell you, it's a tough one. Very pretty though, gotta love the music too.

• The music is great. I will be satisfied to hum along - nizhoni1 Jan 6, 2011

Answer 12

You come to a learning website called "spanishdict.com" and you ask this question?

I'm assuming most of the people here will like Spanish better. After all, we're invested in Spanish already.

I like the way Spanish sounds. Being Latin-based, it sounds so much more lyrical than my native English. But, I love English, too, mostly because I can use it to express what I'm thinking, without thinking about the language.

I don't know much about Arabic. I would put it with all of the other interesting languages/cultures/peoples that I haven't learned much about yet.

Answer 13

I like the Arabic alphabet, but really have no interest in learning the language because I think it would be too hard for me and I don't expect to be in a place where it is commonly spoken again. Languages are difficult for me to learn and two will be enough (five if you count drawing, math, and music as languages.)

• I would definitely count those all as languages! When you define a language as a way to communicate and relate to the world around you, the arts fit right in! That's why they call it "language arts" in school :) - megan5 Jan 5, 2011

Answer 14

I like Arabic, but that may be because I've got quite a few friends who know Arabic, and are Arabs themselves. The whole Arabic language system is definitely interesting to look at.

Answer 15

I'd like to make one comment if I may: People that I know have said to me that spanish is a language which doesn't really sound nice, not as nice as french and that it is a language which establishes itself with the working class, whilst french is more greatly linked with the upper class. I don't neccesarily agree with that, but there you go....

• This has nothing to do with the Arabic or French debate, but I'd like to know what you think - Seb79 Jan 5, 2011
• Hi Seb - For me Spanish does not "sound" nice either - I prefer the sound of Italian and French. - ian-hill Jan 5, 2011
• Well, I am French but I certainly do not feel more upper class than anyone else when I speak it. I never thought of Spanish as being a language more associated with the working class either. - Lise-Laroche Jan 5, 2011
• French was once the language of the English aritocracy and the language of diplomacy. - ian-hill Jan 5, 2011
• 'aristocracy' - Seb79 Jan 5, 2011
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