This video is all about the Arabic language, from its early origins on the Arabian peninsula, to its current status as the 5th most spoken language on Earth. I also examine a number of features of Arabic. ▶ Learn Arabic: http://bit.ly/arabicpod101 ◀ Black Friday sale: Courses are currently 51% off for a limited time! (Full disclosure: if you sign up for a paid membership, Langfocus receives a small referral fee.) Special thanks to Murjana Shabaneh and Mohammad Abd Al Qadr for the audio samples and feedback! 🔹🔷 Check out Langfocus on Patreon http://patreon.com/langfocus 🔷🔹 Current Patreon members include these fantastic people: Brandon Gonzalez, Виктор Павлов, Mark Thesing, Jiajun "Jeremy" Liu, иктор Павлов, Guillermo Jimenez, Sidney Frattini Junior, Bennett Seacrist, Ruben Sanchez, Michael Cuomo, Eric Garland, Brian Michalowski, Sebastian Langshaw, Vadim Sobolev, FRANCISCO, Mohammed A. Abahussain, Fred, UlasYesil, JL Bumgarner, Rob Hoskins, Thomas A. McCloud, Ian Smith, Maurice Chow, Matthew Cockburn, Raymond Thomas, Simon Blanchet, Ryan Marquardt, Sky Vied, Romain Paulus, Panot, Erik Edelmann, Bennet, James Zavaleta, Ulrike Baumann, Ian Martyn, Justin Faist, Jeff Miller, Stephen Lawson, Howard Stratton, George Greene, Panthea Madjidi, Nicholas Gentry, Sergios Tsakatikas, Bruno Filippi, Sergio Tsakatikas, Qarion, Pedro Flores, Raymond Thomas, Marco Antonio Barcellos Junior, David Beitler, Rick Gerritzen, Sailcat, Mark Kemp, Éric Martin, Leo Barudi, Piotr Chmielowski, Suzanne Jacobs, Johann Goergen, Darren Rennels, Caio Fernandes, Iddo Berger, Peter Nikitin, Brent Werner, Fiona de Visser, Carl Saloga, Edward Wilson, Kevin Law, David Lecount, Joshua Philgarlic, for their generous Patreon support. Video chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:32 General Information about the Arabic Language 01:07 Varieties of Arabic 02:06 Arabic is Semitic language 02:22 Old Arabic 03:51 Classical Arabic 05:04 Neo-Arabic & Middle Arabic 06:02 Modern Arabic 06:47 Diglossia in Arabic 08:21 The Arabic script 09:24 Arabic phonology 10:30 Morphology in the Arabic language 11:36 Verbs in Arabic 13:05 Word order in Arabic 14:00 Cases in Arabic 15:05 Sentence breakdown 16:30 Final comments 17:22 The Question of the Day Music: You're free to use this song and monetize your video, but you must include the following in your video description: Ibn Al-Noor by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100706 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ "Raw Deal" by Gunnar Olsen. "In Case You Forgot" by Otis McDonald. Drum beat from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVvWgpBHNL0 Images: "Arabic Speaking World" map courtesy of Keteracel at English Wikipedia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arabic_speaking_world.svg