Similarities Between Spanish And Arabic

Spanish and Arabic have more in common than you think, and it's not a coincidence.

Produced by
Barbara Estrada
Taylor Villanueva

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USC Annenberg Media Social

[Blaqjaqshellaq]

If a Spanish or Portuguese word begins with "al-, " there's a very good chance that it comes from Arabic. (In Arabic, "al" often means "the.")

[longname]

So like I can't speak Arabic, but damn the language looks beautiful.

[mirko]

At least 3.000 words from Spanish are from Arabic origin, specially those that start with a-.

[ibraheemriaz]

The fact that Arabs & Berbers ruled in España for 700+ years shows in this video

[isaacisaac]

I don't know about you guys, but this is somewhat the most positive video I have seen on YouTube.

[star.glazed]

now I speak 3 languages
English
Spanish
Arabic

[goprodan]

You forget the most important.. “ o hope so” in spanish is a slang that says “ojalá “ that derives from inshallah.

[iselacreyo]

The word: scorpion.
Their answer: alacrán
Me, a spanish intelectual: Escorpión




Edit: es un chiste, no hace falta discutir qué es un alacrán y un escorpión, pls.

[shanalaus]

Filipinos watching this be like:
Hey lemme join too!

[abisai]

I don't know why this video makes me so happy :)

[dr_karamakarama]

Who else clicked on this video because they ether speak Arabic or Spanish

I speak can speak Arabic by the way and I know a few words in spanish

[kashifsiddique]

For anyone wondering, this is because of the Arab caliphate invading the Iberian peninsula and bringing their Arabic over making some words the same and others slightly different

[meergoedemuziek]

In Portuguese: blusa, calça, camisa, açúcar, guitarra, azeite, escorpião, até, música hahah

[goldenrose]

I'm an Arab speaker no wonder I got 9/10 in my Spanish test lmao xD

[StewartFletcher]

Studied Arabic for years and am of Latino descent. This is awesome.

[Daniita]

If I'm not wrong, *balde* is an other similar word. It means bucket.

[gissellg]

Once I finish learning french I gotta learn arabic next wow

[هندگندي]

This motivates me to complete learning Spanish❤️

[teresacereza]

Blouse:
Yo : Remera
Shirt:
Yo: Remera
Scorpion
Yo: Escorpión
NO PEGUÉ UNA

[cecilereyna]

Spanish links to many languages: portuguese, arabic, italian, french even german. What a beautiful language.