I'm trying to learn Arabic, starting with their numbers. I know now how to count 1 to 50 and next I'll try is to speak their basic greetings, like Good Morning and all. Thanks for this btw.
its not that difficult if you every day keep talking with Arabians, i came here to dubai start learning english and found it easy to learn. as i was only knew the basics. most effective way is to engage with people. and that's what i am doing... there's a meetup.com website very useful for meetings
A very good new site that has just been created is called Arabic Online. It is dedicated for complete beginners and you can join it FOR FREE on their website, facebook and twitter! Good luck!