1- Classical Arabic
For people who want to learn
to read the Holly Quran and other classical writings. This would be analogous
to learning Latin or classical Greek.
2- Modern Standard Arabic
This is also known as fus-ha,
which may be spelled as fusHa. People who would benefit most from it would be
those interested in understanding television news broadcasts, reading
newspapers, or reading modern-day academic and literary works. There is no
country where this dialect is used in day-to-day conversation. If you were to
try using it in conversation, people would think you sound silly or stilted.
Many people like to begin
their Arabic studies with Modern Standard Arabic as a foundation. All other
forms of Arabic derive from it, just as French, Italian, Spanish, and Romanian
all derive from Latin. It is the variant of Arabic most likely to be taught in
university courses because of its use in academic literature.
3- Egyptian Arabic
This is the most
widely-understood dialect of the Arabic language. The Egyptian motion picture
industry dominates the Arabic-speaking market, just as Hollywood dominates the
English-speaking market. Therefore, this dialect is understood throughout the
Arab world.
You could use Egyptian Arabic
for tourist-related communications in not only Egypt, but also nearly any other
Arabic-speaking country due to the fact that people in other countries are
accustomed to hearing it in the media.
Nearly all classic movies
containing dance scenes starring famous dancers were produced in Egypt, so if
you're hoping to learn how to pick up bits of movie dialogue, Egyptian dialect
is the one you'll use the most.
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