Kuwait Languages

Kuwait

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Description

• Kuwait's official language is Modern Standard Arabic, but its everyday usage is limited to journalism and education.
• Kuwaiti Arabic is the variant of Arabic used in everyday life.
  • Kuwaiti Arabic is a variant of Gulf Arabic, sharing similarities with the dialects of neighboring coastal areas in Eastern Arabia.
  • Due to immigration during its pre-oil history as well as trade, Kuwaiti Arabic borrowed a lot of words from Persian, Indian languages, Balochi language, Turkish, English and Italian.
• English is widely understood and often used as a business language.
• Besides English, French is taught as a third language for the students of the humanities at schools, but for two years only.
• Kuwaiti Persian is used among Ajam Kuwaitis. It has been spoken in Kuwait for more than 300 years.
  

Word List(s)

Modern Standard Arabic

Kuwaiti Arabic

French

• French Genealogical Word List
• Useful French phrases (Omniglot)

Kuwaiti Persian

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Modern Standard Arabic

Kuwaiti Arabic

French

• French phonology (Wikipedia)
• French alphabet (Wikipedia)
• French Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Kuwaiti Persian

Language Aids and Dictionaries

Modern Standard Arabic

Kuwaiti Arabic

French

• French Letter Writing Guide
• English to French Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Learn French (duolingo)
• Learn French (Babbel)

Kuwaiti Persian