Feeling More Fluent in English Than Arabic?

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In r/Lebanon, community members discuss feeling more fluent in English than Arabic, including writing and thinking in English despite understanding Arabic. The conversation explores language, identity, and the wish to live and express thoughts more naturally in a mother tongue.

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Feeling More Fluent in English Than Arabic?

Does anyone else feel ashamed that their english is better than their arabic?

I write everything in english, I even think in english, Ive always studied both in school and even talk to everyone around me in regular fos7a but I cant really formulate thoughts in arabic because i just dont know the words for it. (its ironic considering arabic has millions of words over english)

While i understand english is the lingua franca, I just wish I was able to think and “live” in our mother tongue.

Does anyone else feel this way?
Post Author: /u/Nader_OwO
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