Originally Posted by
VivaPalestina
Looool I loved your post mahhorizon
I've heard from non native speakers that egyptian is quite easy to learn to be honest, so maybe you shouldnt dismiss it so quickly
And even thought you might think that classical (fus7a) arabic is not used, its knowledge is elementary and vital, most dialect words are derived from fus7a. Also, news and books are written in fus7a, there can be no substitution for fus7a arabic
Lebanese is actually quite similar to syrian, its only the inflection of tones that varies to be honest, but many words are similar, and are shared between all levantine speaking countries (bilad ilshaam).
I find Khaliji arabic to be quite close to fus7a too
You've left out the maghreb dialects But in this case, I would definately not suggest a non native to begin trying to learn morrocan/algerian because its influenced by other languages like french and berber!
Just thought I'd contribute to the discussion. I still think fus7a is the most vital of all, and once you start understanding fus7a you would be able to pick up the other accents easily!
Good luck to all learners