Which language is more appealing: Arabic or Spanish?
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!!!
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I think language appeal is in the ear of the listener.
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
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.
Spanish gets the ladies. Period!
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.
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.
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.
Spanish, it sounds more pleasing to the ear and it's more accessible.
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. 
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.
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.
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.
Like many others have (probably) already said in many different ways... it is a matter of personal taste according to the ear of the listener.
I recently went to Isrral this year and stayed in the Arabic quarters of Jerusalem before moving on with a group of others to other parts of Israel. Having lhad the opportunity to listen to arabic being spoken amongst arabs and also briefly on televison in the first (basic) hotel I am left in no doubt as to which is my favourite
No contest really Spanish all the way!!! Lol 
P.S I also took the trouble to learn a few words in Hebrew whilst on holiday which was more fun to practise than arabic and I also received more encouragement from the native speakers for my efforts in Hebrew than arabic
Arabic is a beautiful written language. I also like Chinese and Japanese written languages. For the sounds I've always preferred French.
Suddenly I'm reminded of A Fish Called Wanda, when Jamie Lee Curtis is overwhelmed with desire at the sound of any language that's foreign to her.
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....
