{"id":104,"date":"2026-07-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romanata.kz\/?p=104"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:00:00","slug":"arabic-dialects-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/romanata.kz\/blog\/arabic-dialects-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"From Casablanca to Cairo: How One Arabic Becomes Many \/ \u041e\u0442 \u041a\u0430\u0441\u0430\u0431\u043b\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0438 \u0434\u043e \u041a\u0430\u0438\u0440\u0430: \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d \u0430\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043d\u044b\u043c"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arabic is an official language in more than 20 countries, spoken by over 400 million people across a region stretching from Morocco’s Atlantic coast to the Arabian Gulf. But here’s the twist: the Arabic spoken on the street in Casablanca and the Arabic spoken in Cairo can sound almost like two different languages.<\/span>\u0410\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u2014 \u043e\u0444\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a \u0431\u043e\u043b\u0435\u0435 \u0447\u0435\u043c \u0432 20 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0445, \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0451\u043c \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0442 \u0441\u0432\u044b\u0448\u0435 400 \u043c\u0438\u043b\u043b\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0432 \u0447\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043a \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0438 \u043e\u0442 \u0430\u0442\u043b\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u044c\u044f \u041c\u0430\u0440\u043e\u043a\u043a\u043e \u0434\u043e \u041f\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0434\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0437\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0430. \u041d\u043e \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043d\u044e\u0430\u043d\u0441: \u0430\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439, \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043c \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u0443\u043b\u0438\u0446\u0430\u0445 \u041a\u0430\u0441\u0430\u0431\u043b\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0438, \u0438 \u0430\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439, \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u043c \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0442 \u0432 \u041a\u0430\u0438\u0440\u0435, \u043c\u043e\u0433\u0443\u0442 \u0437\u0432\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0442\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0442\u0438 \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0434\u0432\u0430 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a\u0430.<\/span><\/p>\n

One written standard, many spoken varieties<\/span>\u041e\u0434\u0438\u043d \u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0442, \u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0430\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432<\/span><\/h2>\n

Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the shared, formal form used in news broadcasts, books, official documents, and formal speeches across the Arab world \u2014 it’s taught in schools everywhere and understood almost universally. But nobody grows up speaking MSA at home. Instead, each region has its own spoken dialect, from Moroccan Darija to Levantine to Gulf Arabic, and these can differ enough that speakers sometimes switch to MSA to understand each other.<\/span>\u0421\u043e\u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0430\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 (\u041c\u0421\u0410) \u2014 \u044d\u0442\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0430\u044f \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430, \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0443\u044e \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u0443\u044e\u0442 \u0432 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044f\u0445, \u043a\u043d\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0445, \u043e\u0444\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0434\u043e\u043a\u0443\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u0445 \u0438 \u043e\u0444\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0432\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f\u0445 \u043f\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0430\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043c\u0438\u0440\u0443: \u0435\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0435\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0430\u044e\u0442 \u0432 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u043b\u0430\u0445 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e, \u0438 \u0435\u0433\u043e \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u044e\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0442\u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0435. \u041d\u043e \u043d\u0438\u043a\u0442\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442\u0451\u0442, \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u041c\u0421\u0410 \u0434\u043e\u043c\u0430. \u0423 \u043a\u0430\u0436\u0434\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0435\u0433\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0438\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442 \u2014 \u043e\u0442 \u043c\u0430\u0440\u043e\u043a\u043a\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0434\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0436\u0430 \u0434\u043e \u043b\u0435\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0438 \u0437\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0430\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e, \u2014 \u0438 \u043e\u043d\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0430\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u043d\u043e\u0441\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f\u043c \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u041c\u0421\u0410, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u043f\u043e\u043d\u044f\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0430.<\/span><\/p>\n

This everyday split has a name: diglossia<\/span>\u0423 \u044d\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0441\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435: \u0434\u0438\u0433\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u044f<\/span><\/h2>\n

Linguists call this situation diglossia \u2014 a community using two forms of the same language for different purposes: the dialect for daily life, and the standard form for writing and formal contexts. It means an Arabic learner often ends up choosing between studying MSA for reading and formal use, or a specific dialect for everyday conversation with a particular community.<\/span>\u041b\u0438\u043d\u0433\u0432\u0438\u0441\u0442\u044b \u043d\u0430\u0437\u044b\u0432\u0430\u044e\u0442 \u044d\u0442\u0443 \u0441\u0438\u0442\u0443\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044e \u0434\u0438\u0433\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0435\u0439 \u2014 \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0434\u0432\u0435 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b \u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u044f\u0437\u044b\u043a\u0430 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0446\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439: \u0434\u0438\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442 \u2014 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0441\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0438, \u0430 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0443 \u2014 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c\u043c\u0430 \u0438 \u043e\u0444\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0442\u0443\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439. \u042d\u0442\u043e \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0438\u0442, \u0447\u0442\u043e \u0438\u0437\u0443\u0447\u0430\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0430\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0432\u044b\u0431\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0442\u044c: \u0443\u0447\u0438\u0442\u044c \u041c\u0421\u0410 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u0447\u0442\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0438 \u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u043a\u0440\u0435\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0438\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0441\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0432\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0430 \u0441 \u043e\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0451\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0441\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e\u043c.<\/span><\/p>\n

Egyptian Arabic became the region’s «common» dialect<\/span>\u0415\u0433\u0438\u043f\u0435\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u0438\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442 \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b \u00ab\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0438\u043c\u00bb \u0434\u0438\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0433\u0438\u043e\u043d\u0430<\/span><\/h2>\n

Thanks to Egypt’s dominant film and television industry throughout the 20th century, Egyptian Arabic is widely understood across the Arab world even by people who don’t speak it themselves \u2014 a rare case of a dialect gaining broad recognition through pop culture rather than official policy.<\/span>\u0411\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440\u044f \u0434\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0440\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u0439 \u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u044f\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438 XX \u0432\u0435\u043a\u0430 \u0435\u0433\u0438\u043f\u0435\u0442\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043a\u0438\u043d\u043e\u0438\u043d\u0434\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0438 \u0438 \u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e \u0435\u0433\u0438\u043f\u0435\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0434\u0438\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442 \u0448\u0438\u0440\u043e\u043a\u043e \u043f\u043e\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0430\u044e\u0442 \u043f\u043e \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0430\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c\u0443 \u043c\u0438\u0440\u0443 \u0434\u0430\u0436\u0435 \u0442\u0435, \u043a\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0430\u043c \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0451\u043c \u043d\u0435 \u0433\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442, \u2014 \u0440\u0435\u0434\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0441\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0439, \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u0434\u0438\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u043b \u0448\u0438\u0440\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0431\u043b\u0430\u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0440\u044f \u043c\u0430\u0441\u0441\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u043a\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0435, \u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u043e\u0444\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0435.<\/span><\/p>\n

The script reads right to left \u2014 except the numbers<\/span>\u041f\u0438\u0441\u044c\u043c\u043e \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0432\u043e \u2014 \u043a\u0440\u043e\u043c\u0435 \u0446\u0438\u0444\u0440<\/span><\/h2>\n

Arabic script flows from right to left, but the numerals embedded in a sentence are written and read left to right, exactly as in English \u2014 a small detail that surprises almost every new learner the first time they see a phone number written in Arabic text.<\/span>\u0410\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c\u043c\u043e \u0438\u0434\u0451\u0442 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0432\u043e, \u043d\u043e \u0446\u0438\u0444\u0440\u044b \u0432\u043d\u0443\u0442\u0440\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u043f\u0438\u0448\u0443\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0438 \u0447\u0438\u0442\u0430\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f \u0441\u043b\u0435\u0432\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e \u2014 \u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u043e \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0432 \u0440\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0430\u043d\u0433\u043b\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c. \u042d\u0442\u0430 \u043c\u0430\u043b\u0435\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0434\u0435\u0442\u0430\u043b\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0447\u0442\u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u0443\u0434\u0438\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 \u043d\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447\u043a\u043e\u0432, \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0434\u0430 \u043e\u043d\u0438 \u0432\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u044b\u0435 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u044f\u0442 \u043d\u043e\u043c\u0435\u0440 \u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0444\u043e\u043d\u0430, \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0432 \u0430\u0440\u0430\u0431\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0442\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0442\u0435.<\/span><\/p>\n

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