Language in the UAE

The official language in the UAE is Arabic but many other languages are spoken. The main language other than Arabic is English. There are many Indians in the country so Hindi is spoken too.

Jal Mahal

Jal in Hindi means water, mahal means palace. So, Jal Mahal=Water Palace

Hindi

Hindi is the name of the most commonly spoken language in India. It is the national language of the country along with English. Most people I've found only speak Hindi. Whether or not someone knows English depends on what school they attended. Some schools only teach in Hindi with Hindi textbooks, whereas other schools-usually the more expensive and at times Catholic schools-teach the almost all of the subjects in English.

Greek Alphabet

The English alphabet has 26 characters whereas the Greek alphabet has 24.

Irish Language

The national language of Ireland is Irish. Most people speak English though. Signs are always written in both languages.

Different Words

Some words are used differently than the way we use them in America. For example...

America    -     England

cell phone -     mobile. 

French fries    -    chips 

soccer       -     football.  

trash          -     rubbish/litter

coworker   -    colleague 

line            -     queue

opinion      -    comment

row           -      fight

to go (in a restaurant)    -    take away

Themes

I plan on checking out countries' literature, history, culture, language, religion, architecture, geography, current events, government, currency, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and any other fun trivia I come across.  My posts will be labeled with these categories so that you may go back and see every post that falls into these different themes. I encourage you to discuss these different topics with your friends, family, and teachers. Feel free to comment on the posts if you have any questions or just want to let me know your thoughts on a certain subject. I believe this blog will be a great resource that I hope you take advantage of.