Taking 9-5 Arabic classes, in French, just to *feel* something 🥸
CONFIRMED! This language is doing the absolute most...and that's why it's perfect for me.
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💎 What's going on in this video?
0:01 My 9 to 5 Arabic immersion class
0:54 The new alphabet
2:00 They all use graph paper 🥹
3:05 Day 2
3:55 Who lives in this building?
4:45 I love how they say Abu Dhabi
5:55 Couldn’t name one Arabic speaking artist
6:29 Why Arabic is “hard”
7:25 Doing the damn thing
8:05 I had a cool moment in class
9:25 I teacher
10:00 Day 4
11:20 Caught in school
13:41 Saying a full sentence 😅
15:39 Deleted scenes
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You dropped some SERIOUS wisdom with "nothing is hard, it's all just a matter of time". I'm going to need a minute to sit with that one.
Totally agreed. A very different perspective from how I've been seeing things lately
Learning another language in your second language is INSANE. Multilingual king 👑
English is my second language, Dutch is my first language. There are just better resources to learn almost any language in English. I feel like a lot of people do it that way. + English/Dutch/French aren't that far apart.
It's not insane though. Like the comment above said that's pretty normal for someone who speaks english as their second language for example.
@@priiifrg I still think it’s highly impressive even if it is normal for people who speak English as a second language! It’s certainly not easy
@@irissupercoolsy I heard Dutch despite being a very developed language. Has mostly paperback resources and lacks digital resources. I met a Chilean who learned it for fun and that is what she told me.
forreal, he's so cool for that!!
YES - WE ARE TRYING NEW THINGS FOR THE HELL OF IT! THAT'S WHAT WE DO ON THIS CHANNEL.
Hi Damon! I've been watching your videos for almost a decade now, and was so stoked when you mentioned your desire for learning Arabic - I'd love to embark on this journey with you and offer a friendly online chitchat as additional practice (I'm of North African descent but grew up in the Gulf so I'll definitely help you navigate the dialect differences🤣) Let me know if you'd be interested!🤩
Hi Damon! I've been watching your videos for almost a decade now, and was so stoked when you mentioned your desire for learning Arabic - I'd love to embark on this journey with you and offer a friendly online chitchat as additional practice (I'm of North African descent but grew up in the Gulf so I'll definitely help you navigate the dialect differences🤣) Let me know if you'd be interested!🤩
That’s why i follow you! 😂❤
What about ACTUAL cooking? It's time for part III. Let the fork shine.
hope you keep us posted on this journey !!! would love to know how the party went as well
not damon casually mentioning he's seen nancy ajram perform LOL
😬😬😬
The way I GASPED that is so insane she is a queen
Thats like not knowing who beyonce is
i had to pause the video and walk away and come back lmfaoooo
Oooooh who is that 😂 I will look her up
This is a crazy full circle moment. I found your videos when I was in high school and you inspired me to travel and learn languages to the point where they are some of my biggest passions in life. After I graduated, I started learning Arabic and now, after 4 years of study, Levantine-Arabic is my strongest foreign language. And now you’re learning Arabic! How cool is that!
😲i love that ben!!!!!!
On this note, definitely study the grammar and vocabulary of Modern Standard Arabic. When you’re ready to learn to really speak it, study Levantine-Arabic or shammy colloquially, because it is the most similar to MSA. This is the dialect spoken in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, and Iraq. I cannot wait for your future Jordan travel videos because you will fall in love with the country.
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me too i started following him and jo when i was 15-16 (2014-15) and still here! love his channel!
Same here! I found him when i was in high school through his videos about learning french and now i teach french😅
I Just can't wait to see "speaking 24 hours in Arabic" video lol
I started learning arabic just to feel what quran was saying and it was the best decision i ever took in my life!
Keep going, I support you
MashaAllah that’s amazing!!!
Gd luck ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ
Keep up the good work
So cool
"مبروك على بدء رحلتك في تعلم اللغة العربية! أنا متأكد من أنك ستحقق نجاحًا كبيرًا. استمر في العمل الجاد!"
I just started too but I’m English 😂
Chatgpt
@@kendellfriend5558 Well done my friend, if you need any help let me know and I will try to help
1:46 in Arabic each letter has an isolated, initial, median, and final form. So for the game you're talking about you would use the letters in their isolated form.
Thank you i was gonna say the same thing!
was gonna say the same thing
Thank youu i was about to comment
How do you make taking a "mundane" class so interesting to watch?! Your storytelling skills are beautiful
It's only mundane if you don't want to be there.
Agreed!!
Seriously! I’ll watch anything Damon makes
cant wait for you to have full content in arabic
You gonna be waiting a lifetime 😅
I'm still learning French 😭😭, wait a minute
@@damondominiqueI'll take that risk 😁
@@damondominiquewe’ll be there ✋🏻
مرحباً ، صحيح نحن لا نستخدم اللغة العربية الفصحى كثيراً لكن اذا تحدثت بالفصحى جميع العرب سوف يفهمونك جيداً لكن اذا تحدثت مثلاً باللهجة المغربية او التونسية لن يفهمونك الذين يتحدثون باللهجة المصرية مية بالمية لذلك الافضل ان تتعلم الفصحى او لهجة مفهومة لدى كل العرب كاللهجة المصرية او السورية او اللبنانية ، تحياتي من السعودية اتمنى لك رحلة جميلة بتعلم العربية التي اعتبرها من اجمل لغات العالم تحديداً العربية الفصحى🇸🇦❤️
بالظبط
الا تفهم اللهجه السعوديه كالسوريه والمصريه؟ ارى ان المصريه صعبه على كثير من الناس لكونها لاتنطق نطقاً كاملاً
من وجهة نظري اللهجه السعودية النجدية وغالباً نطلق عليها اللهجة البيضاء ، هي اقرب للفصحى واغلب أهالي المملكة يتحدثون فيها في مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي و أماكن العمل لسهولتها و وضوحها والان اصبح الكثير يتحدث بها حتى غير السعوديين بما انها اقرب للفصحى
@@rer1988 ايه واتفاجأ انه ما القى متعلمين اللغه ينطحونها برغم سهولتها ورقعه انتشارها وافضليتها متفائل بالمتسقبل
Hi, thanks for your comment! So just to confirm, all Arabs understand Lebanese/Levantine Arabic?
You learning Arabic in French whilst being American is so cool!! 🥰 super early! Hey from Thailand! X
As a very old follower of yours + being an Arabic speaker and an Arabic TEACHER, this video is absolutely delightful to me 🤩
This video is so beautiful. Theres so many poeple making vlogs like these but nobody does it like you Damon. The cinematography, the color grading, the black and white flashbacks, and the transitions, all of it is so gorgeous. I appreciate you and your content very much!!
YOU NOTICE 🥹🤗🥰
@@damondominique WHO DOESNT 💕
this video was shot on which device ?? also what editing software does damon use ? His storytelling skills the cinematography color grading is INSANEEE... love it
لغتي الأم العربية وأتحدث لغتين بجانبها وفي صدد تعلّم الأكثر، وأقول لك؛ أنّ اللغة العربية سيلٌ عظيمٌ من الجمال والعذوبة، وستلحظ أنت ذلك عندما تقرأ القرآن وتتذوق الشعر، ومدى سيرك في التعلّم سريع جدًا ماشاء الله.. واصل وسترى النتيجة التي ترضيك إن شاء الله👏🏻
أنا طالبة 😂😂😂 Ana tailbh “ I am a student “ is used for the female Ana Talib is for the male , I’m so impressed you did amazing job! You have to come to Saudi Arabia to teach you more
Ig it was because the whole class was full of women that he picked it up that way
I'm egyptian , and your arabic is even better than mine 😂 Specifically the letter “ع”: I remember that I did not know how to say it until I was 9 years old keep the great work 🎉
i'm egyptian too! that's adorableeee :( did you pronounce them as ء ?
Abu dhabi’s literal translation is the father of the gazelle because in arabic abu (father) is used to indicate that thats a thing they are known for because gazelles for example we can say ur the father of languages same as when u have a son the call abu (insert ur sons name)
I'm also a language teacher and let me tell you when she knew she'd be on camera SHE👏STEPPED👏IT👏UP👏FOR👏THE👏CAMERA
بصراحه انا متفاجئه من سرعتك بتعلم اللغه انت تملك الموهبه
OMG ! First of all ! Really impressed and inspired by you learning arabic !! I am lebanese and I live i Paris. Great job Damon you did so well. Second ! Talk about a coincidence, your teacher Rita was with me in highschool, she's really sweet and has a beautiful singing voice in arabic actually. Fun fact about your lovely teacher.
WHAT!!! What a small world!!!
لاحظت انه مافيش تعليقات بالعربي, حبيت نكون اول تعليق ههههههه ديمون ياريت لو محتاج تتدرب و تقوي لغتك تتواصل معاي و ان شاء الله بدون مقابل مادي ههههه ادعيلي بس
The advice I’ve had for which dialect to choose is that Egyptian Arabic is used in a lot of movies as the Arabic ‘Hollywood’ is in Egypt.
I've heard that as well!!!
It’s true!
in my case i'd learn moroccan arabic because i'm from spain and it's the closest arabic country plus there are a lot of second-generation families here so it's good for practicing
Syrian/Lebanese dialects are better, Syria is huge in series and the Syrian dialect is closer to the official Arabic.
nooo don't do egyptian, they have a lot of words that for example levantine (syrian, lebanse, palestinian) don't have. i'd go for one of the levantine dialects, sounds nice, widely understood, a lot of speakers in europe
It’s so cool that you exist. I love your art and expression
I feel this title, I just graduated my yoga teacher training and I’m like damn time to learn Spanish or sign language or sum.
Ta façon de vivre en mode "never stop learning" m'inspire beaucoup, actuellement je suis dans ma dernière année d'étude et j'ai hâte de rentrer enfin dans le monde du travail, mais j'espère ne pas perdre mon envie d'apprendre. Je suis arrivée à Paris en Aôut dernier et j'espère qu'un jour on se croisera un jour là bas ahah
Nancy ajram making a cameo lol, arab people loves her ❤❤
As someone who has studied both French and Arabic, this is so funny to watch and see you discover Arabic. It reminds me of when I first learned it. You will soon see that Arabic script in any font in any textbook will always be tiny. That will never change, unfortunately. 😂 as I continue to take Arabic online, I still run into this all the time and have to squint when I read sometimes. Great to see you branch into a non-romance language! ❤
BRO: "Yallah" (To God; let's go), "Adios" (To God I go; goodbye); also "abd" is slave but one could also say a "servant" or "one who is in in a state of divine service to God".
Watching this on my 31 day arabic duolingo streak 🔥 he really did that👁👄👁 there is so much life out there to be learned about 👏🏼
Omg when you said you didn't know one Arabic speaking singer I was like, How does Damon not know Nancy Ajram!?! Then the story of you having seen her in Dubai and the teacher playing her in class...hahah wonderful how life plays out.
The world cup song lady!
Or even Fairouz?
@@mylene_b Yesss, an icon ♥️
Saint Levant is a Palestinian-Algerian-French-Serbian rapper that lives in the states ; maybe you heard his song before " very few friends" ; he sings in french , english and arabic ; maybe it'd be intresting for you. Also I'm Tunisian ; I love our dialect it rhymes a lot and a lot of foreigners like koreans like to learn our dialect cause it sounds "cute" but personally if you would like to choose a dialect to learn I'd say the Syrian dialect ( everyone from MENA understands you, and it sounds great ) also the Jordanian dialect is a good option too :3 good luck on your language learning ; great video !!!
Coming from an Arab here, OMG you are doing amazing. Arabic is extremely hard to learn even for those who speak it, we /i find it challenging sometimes to speak full Arabic without mixing in other languages. I also loved how you made a very entertaining video from a "mundane" activity.
Damooonnn Arab speaker here. Wanted to mention that yes we have a shit ton of accents but dont let that discourage you. As long as you have the base down - the formal "fus7a" part of it, you'll easily be able to shift to any other accent and understand other accents. And Ya Allah means "Oh God" used for prayer or hurrying, as in "lets go" hehe.
My story with Arabic started very similarly: I love learning languages so one day I randomly decided to take some classes. I didn't mean to learn it fluently, I was just curious. Two years later now I'm living in Jordan as an exchange student, learning Arabic all day. I'm absolutely in love with this language, it was the best decision of my life. I also agree that Arabic is not impossibly hard you just have to put a lot of effort and time into it. That moment when something clicks in your head and it suddenly all makes sense is so amazing!! Keep going, I'm so excited for more Arabic learning content!:))
فنان يا ديمون، بالتوفيق👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Good luck with the Arabic journey, I lived in the Middle East for many years and eventually got fluent, but it was not easy!! They say it's one of the most difficult languages in the world for good reason!
I really love your videos. They help me with fighting anxiety. Have a great day!
no joke, your pronunciation is good and u are progressing quickly.
LOVE the editing in this video!! The music, what you’re sharing, the shots, just awesome
I love your work! You’re so creative. I came upon you with your wales trip and I sent it to my Welch friend.
Amazing vlog, Damon! Thanks for sharing! Cheers from Brazil!
Damon this is a very cool video. Thank you for sharing these insights about Arabic language
i am excited to watch you slowly learn it and get better
Damonnnn!! This video got me so happy!! ahh yallahhhh Like how much of the cultural language and how we say things you grasped within a week is phenomenal! Loved your attitude and your insights throughout the whole video! ahh so excited for youu
I just LOVEEE your videos! The editing, the storytelling, the topics... it just inspires me every time
You are doing really well 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻💯, بالتوفيق ( means good luck in Arabic )
the way I did the exact same thing at the beginning of this year!!! I'm screaming, this was actually v good revision for me, much luv
THE EDITING IS SOO GOOD DAMON !!! music and story and shot pacing are literally tv quality
WHATTT, i totally loved this video. i didn’t think vlogs would he for me but watching you learn arabic was so cool! keep going!
I love it! You have such a good vibe
You're awesome for this. Also your teacher's accent when speaking Arabic is soooo beautiful
Dude no way, Ive been watching you for so long I cant believe you're learning Arabic, It's one of my native languages برافو دايمون، استمر بالتعلم، انت رائع!!
I'm so proud of you!! I hope you keep going and this is your twentysevenththousand language you're fluent in. I love learning language too! (but I only know English and French, so...yea). Now I want to go back to school....
You're doing awesome Damon! I think learning the Egyptian dialect would be a great idea since it's easier for foreigners. Sending you all my best from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia! 💘🇸🇦
Honestly both your pronunciation and writing are great! You motivated me to work harder on my French! Merci, shokran Damon ;))
I admire how even though you were tired and kinda not feeling it you still went with it all! It was so lovely to see how the whole class Arabic class experience was for you. Since it made you so happy it was even more enjoyable to watch. 🌸✨ enjoy the party! And take care xo
i am OBSSESSED with this video! love arabic & and still taking french courses post-graduating university :D
your videos are always so inspiring, love you Damon!!
Love that you’re learning Arabic! I am an Arab Bahraini and honestly the dialects that I love the most is Saudi-Arabic They use a lot of formal Arabic words too, most Arabs understand them, and love how it generally sounds
Which Saudi Arabic exactly? Because on the east coast of Saudi they speak exactly like you Bahraini people lol And on the west coast they speak Hijazi which is more similar to Egyptian, Palestinian and Sudanese. In the centre they speak a bedouin dialect!
I’m Laura:) I’ve been watching you for years, Damon and you are low key living my dream life if I never had to worry about money or staying in proximity of family. After learning mandarin to a proficient level I started learning the Arabic alphabet! Good luck! أهلاً
YESSSSS I WAS JUST WAITING FOR A NEW VID FROM U PERFECT TIMING !!
I've been out taking a few different courses and now I'm ready to edit/post them!!!
im from Saudi Arabia. You're arabic improved so quick!! You've inspired me to do something new
so cool Damon!!!!! your content is so helpful for me. THANK U for staying online and showing your life. The inspiration I get from you to continue learning and paving my own path is invaluable. so much love for your amazing mind.
that's good to hear - cuz sometimes i feel "over it"!!!
I have been watching your videos since forever, I remember thinking French would be hard for you to learn since I'm Algerian and know how confusing the grammar can get. But you did it! And now I see this video and I'm thinking there's absolutely no way, lol. I'm impressed you could start writing in Arabic so quickly! And Damon, I have the perfect singer for you, he's called Saint Levant, his songs are in English, French and Arabic! I'm absolutely sure you'll like his tunes. He's half Algerian, too. Salam!
I just love your vibe Good luck
Your place is a vibe! 😎 Cheers, hope you're having the time of your life
Hi Damon, watching this from Mumbai (India) as I am about to go to bed. Found your observation about the word game in Arabic really interesting. As usual a huge fan of your editing style. Recently discovered your channel and have been binge watching so it was good to see a present content notification. Much love❤
I love seeing this! I am going on a trip to learn german for two weeks, just for the fun of learning! Now I'm even more excited to go
I came across the video from the explor. Absolutely enjoyed every minute in it!! I am a native arabic speaker who learned English as a second language. And as someone who is native snd have experienced learning another language what you have achieved in 5 days is INCREDIBLE!!!! your passion shows on your learning speed definitely. Would love to see more content like this >3
براڤووو دايمون! أحسنت 👍🏽
first time i stumble on your channel, really great & original content, keep going!
This was so great and inspiring and motivating because I too dropped out of my traditional schooling 10 yrs ago due to family stuff and am trying to return and revisit classes I’m interested in this fall … fiber arts though! Love your vibe
I was smiling the whole video 🙂your Arabic is good just keep practicing. 👍🏾 برافو
Ahlan, Ahlan Damon! The Arabic speaking and Arabic learning communities I've been a part of have been some of the most fun, inspiring, and uplifting spaces in my life. Arabic is the true language of the poets IMO. It's absolutely beautiful and always allows me to feel and express as much as I want. I hope you keep having fun with it!
OMG! you are doing great and i love your videos 💗
Loving these videos!
my Eid gift fr! thank you for another vid
Good job Damon👏🏼 Arabic is an incredible language Can’t wait for more Arabic learning videos
i first found your videos when i was 15, and now im about to turn 19. because of your videos, i felt inspired enough to move abroad to germany for a year. now im B2-C1. next year im moving to the netherlands for college. your unabashed fearlessness and intrigue with life no matter the age has changed my life to the better by providing me and many other people an amazing role model. thanks damon 😊
I'm arab and i loved your video so much , also ,i really loved your pronunciation in arabic it makes you sound like a very satisficated person, good luck with life keep it up❤❤❤
this was so fun to watch u gave me motivation to learn new language
Boy I just subscribed 😍😍😍 looking forward to see more Arabic content. Lots of love ❤️❤️❤️
really enjoyed watching this! im not learning arabic, but i am picking up japanese again. u said exactly what i love about language learning. its just so facinating!
How come I’m discovering your channel now !! You’re so inspiring 👏🏼
I took a term of Arabic (10 weeks) my last year of college and loved learning it. Pronunciation was definitely the hardest part, but felt so good when my native speaker professor told me I spoke well towards the end of the term. We had to learn vocab for both the formal dialect and levantine (which I think we chose collectively as a class). Beautiful and lovely language I want to get back into it.
The vibes are good because it feels like you're doing all this for fun and not to cater to any audience
That bit about taking a language class in high school when nobody else wanted to be in that class is so real. Used to piss me off how little some people cared, like, you're in that room for an hour one way or another! Why aren't you trying to get something useful out of it!
This is really inspiring!, makes me wanna keep going with learning Spanish and French
king always proving that life is what you make of it. loooove this return to the classroom!
I loved this one!! I'm literally going to grad school (which I never thought I'd do) because I've gotten bored lol. Education will keep the mind in motion for sure
Major props to you for taking a language class tought in your non native language. I'm studying abroad rn in spain and taking french but it being tought in Spanish and that shit hurts your brain on another level
He is just so delightful.
This was great!!
Love it, Damon! 💙
Wow love this video instantly subscribe. Your pronsation got so much better as the video went on. Keep going
I LOVED THIS VIDEOOOOOOOOO❤❤❤❤ SUPER DUPER THANKS TO YOU❤❤❤❤
that woman who was singing was Nancy Ajram!! She's basically the Taylor Swift of the Arab world, her music is so nostalgic and lively, I would recommend it even to non-arab speakers :) (also insane that you got to see her I'm Egyptian and her music was basically my entire childhood) Also ,I'm sure you know this but you should listen to Dalida's music, she has songs in practically every language under the sun
as an arabic speaker you really nailed that!! and WOW i just discovered your channel immediately subscribed!!