Kuwait Languages

Description

 * Kuwait's official language is Modern Standard Arabic, but its everyday usage is limited to journalism and education.
 * Kuwaiti Arabic is the variant of Arabic used in everyday life.
 * Kuwaiti Arabic is a variant of Gulf Arabic, sharing similarities with the dialects of neighboring coastal areas in Eastern Arabia.
 * Due to immigration during its pre-oil history as well as trade, Kuwaiti Arabic borrowed a lot of words from Persian, Indian languages, Balochi language, Turkish, English and Italian.
 * English is widely understood and often used as a business language.
 * Besides English, French is taught as a third language for the students of the humanities at schools, but for two years only.
 * Kuwaiti Persian is used among Ajam Kuwaitis. It is a combination of different varieties of the Persian language and Achomi language that has been spoken in Kuwait for more than 300 years.

Word List(s)
Modern Standard Arabic
 * Arabic Genealogical Word List
 * Common phrases (Wikipedia)
 * Useful Arabic phrases (Omniglot)
 * Basic Arabic Phrases and Expressions (ArabicPod101)

Kuwaiti Arabic
 * Useful Kuwaiti Arabic phrases and words (WanderWisdom)
 * Useful Kuwaiti Arabic phrases and words (Owlcation)

French
 * French Genealogical Word List
 * Useful French phrases (Omniglot)

Kuwaiti Persian
 * Comparison of Standard Persian and Kuwaiti Persian (Wikipedia)

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Modern Standard Arabic
 * Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet (Wikipedia)
 * Arabic grammar (Wikipedia)

Kuwaiti Arabic
 * Kuwaiti Arabic phonology (Wikipedia)

French
 * French phonology (Wikipedia)
 * French alphabet (Wikipedia)
 * French Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Kuwaiti Persian

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Modern Standard Arabic
 * Arabic dictionary (Lexilogos)
 * Dictionary English to Arabic (Glosbe)

Kuwaiti Arabic
 * A handbook of Kuwaiti Arabic. London: Kuwait Oil Co., 1951. Available at: WorldCat.

French
 * French Letter Writing Guide
 * English to French Dictionary (Glosbe)
 * Learn French (duolingo)
 * Learn French (Babbel)

Kuwaiti Persian

Additional Resources

 * Kuwait (Britannica)
 * Languages spoken in Kuwait (visit-kuwait)
 * Kuwait (EveryCulture)