My favorite language happens to be Arabic. It is a very poetic language when you translate it literally. For example, a formal greeting in Arabic literally translates into, "May peace be upon you," and the formal response is, "And peace be upon you as well." It is awesome! I have only just recently started studying it, but I already like it.
Even the way the grammar in Arabic is set up is very romantic and poetic. In Arabic, there is not an indefinite article. In English, the two indefinite articles are a and an. Arabic only has the definite article (in English this is the), which is al. This is placed in front of the word it is modifying and connected by a hyphen. However, it is not always spelled with an l. Letters in Arabic are divided into two categories: moon letters and sun letters. Words that start with a sun letter change the l in the definite article to the letter that they start with. Moon letters keep the l. I told you, did I not? It is very poetic.
I really like Arabic. In fact, that is what I plan on majoring in when I go to college. I hope to get my master's degree in Arabic and translate. My ultimate dream would be to translate for the UN, but I cannot remember if Arabic is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. Either way, translating Arabic for the good of humanity is my ultimate dream.
My other possibility with Arabic translation would be to become a missionary or aid worker in Arabic-speaking countries. I am not only interested in languages, but I also love studying foreign cultures, helping other people, and spreading my faith. This kind of job would combine all of those while giving me a fulfilling place in the grand scheme of the world. I am not sure if I will be able to do this exactly as I plan, but it would be epic.
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