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The Ultimate Guide to Learning Arabic with ChatGPT
This article rigorously tests ChatGPT’s Arabic language capabilities, exploring its effectiveness for learning vocabulary, practicing dialogues, and understanding complex texts.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is rapidly advancing and changing the way we interact with the world around us. Recently, the launch of the AI-based chatbot ChatGPT has caused quite a stir on social media. It offers countless application possibilities.
In this article, Lisa Schor will test the possibilities of ChatGPT in detail to see how good its Arabic skills are. Note: The tests were conducted in February 2023.
What is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is the prototype of a chatbot, i.e., a text-based dialogue system based on machine learning. GPT stands for: Generative Pre-trained Transformer. ChatGPT allows you to have human-like conversations. The AI tool can answer questions and help you with tasks like writing essays, translations, and produce or check code. Currently, people can use it for free.
What can ChatGPT do in Arabic?
To make the questions and answers easy to read, they are presented here as text.
- If Lisa Schor (the author of this article) asks something, the paragraph has a red border.
- If ChatGPT answers, the border is green.
To start, I wanted to know from ChatGPT how it could help me learn Arabic. Let’s see what happened.
TASK: How can I use ChatGPT to learn Arabic?
Lisa Schor: How can I use ChatGPT to learn Arabic?
ChatGPT: There are a few ways that you can use ChatGPT to learn Arabic:
- Vocabulary practice: You can use ChatGPT to help you practice new vocabulary words. Simply input a word or phrase in English, and ChatGPT will provide the Arabic translation. You can also use it to get the Arabic pronunciation of a word.
- Grammar practice: ChatGPT can also help you with grammar practice. You can input a sentence in English and ask ChatGPT to translate it into Arabic. This can help you see how the grammar structures are used in different sentences.
- Writing practice: You can use ChatGPT to practice writing in Arabic by inputting a prompt or a topic in English and ask ChatGPT to write a short text in Arabic. This can help you learn how to construct sentences and paragraphs in Arabic, and get feedback on your writing.
- Translation: ChatGPT is also useful as a translation tool, you can use it to translate text from English to Arabic or vice versa.
- Reading and Listening practice: You can use ChatGPT to practice your reading and listening skills by asking it to read a text in Arabic or have a conversation in Arabic.
It’s important to remember that ChatGPT is a language model and its main goal is to generate text based on the input it receives. Therefore, it’s important to validate the output it produces and use it as a support tool rather than a definitive source. It’s also recommended to use it in combination with other resources and study materials to have a more comprehensive learning experience.
That sounds interesting. So, let’s see if ChatGPT’s promises hold up.
Testing ChatGPT’s Arabic skills
One of the key features of ChatGPT is its ability to understand natural language and generate text based on the input it receives. This makes it a valuable tool for language learners as it can provide real-time feedback and corrections and even simulate real-life conversations.
I put ChatGPTs Arabic skills to the test to see if it can assist with a variety of language learning tasks such as vocabulary, grammar, writing, translation, and reading practice.
TASK: ChatGPT, can you speak Arabic dialects?
First, I wanted to know what I was dealing with, so I straight up asked ChatGPT if itโs able to speak Arabic dialects.
Lisa Schor: Can you speak Arabic dialects?
ChatGPT: Yes, I can speak Arabic dialects, but my training data primarily includes Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and some dialects, such as Egyptian and Levantine. However, my understanding and fluency in Arabic dialects may not be as strong as it is for MSA. Additionally, my knowledge cut off is 2021, so my understanding of recent developments might be limited.
Alright, sounds interesting. So letโs see if I can have a chat in MSA.
TASK: A chat in Modern Standard Arabic
I told ChatGPT that I am looking for a flat and asked it to act as a real estate agent.
I think it worked out pretty fine:
Lisa Schor: I want to train my MSA skills. Can you have a dialogue with me in Arabic? Let’s say I want to rent a flat. You are an estate agent.
ChatGPT:
ู ุฑุญุจุงูุ ููู ูู ูููู ู ุณุงุนุฏุชูุ
Lisa Schor:
ู ุฑุญุจุงู ุฃูุง ุฃุจุญุซ ุนู ุดูุฉ ูุจูุฑุฉ ููุฅูุฌุงุฑ
ChatGPT:
ู ุฑุญุจุงูุ ููู ูู ูููู ู ุณุงุนุฏุชูุ ูู ุชุจุญุซ ุนู ุดูุฉ ูุจูุฑุฉ ููุฅูุฌุงุฑุ
Lisa Schor:
ูุนู . ูู ุนูุฏูู ุดูู ู ูุฑูุดุฉุ
ChatGPT:
ูุนู ุ ูุฏููุง ุนุฏุฏ ู ู ุงูุดูู ุงูู ูุฑูุดุฉ ุงูุฌุฏูุฏุฉ ูู ูู ุฃู ุชูุชู ุจูุง. ูู ููุงู ู ุนุงููุฑ ู ุนููุฉ ููุดูุฉ ุงูุชู ุชุจุญุซ ุนููุงุ ู ุซู ุงูู ูุทูุฉุ ุงูุญุฌู ุ ุงูุณุนุฑุ
Lisa Schor:
ุฃุฑุบุจ ุดูุฉ ูู ูุณุท ุงูู ุฏูุฉ. ุฃุญุชุงุฌ ุฅูู 100 ู ุชุฑ ู ุฑุจุน ุนูู ุงูุฃูู
ChatGPT:
ูุนู ุ ูุฏููุง ุนุฏุฉ ุดูู ูู ูุณุท ุงูู ุฏููุฉ ุงูุชู ุชูุจู ูุฐู ุงูู ุชุทูุจุงุช ุงูุฎุงุตุฉ ุจู. ูู ุชุฑุบุจ ูู ุฒูุงุฑุฉ ุงูุดูุฉ ุงูุฃููู ุงูุขูุ
Lisa Schor:
ูู ุงูุฅูุฌุงุฑุ
ChatGPT:
ูุนู ุ ูุฏููุง ุนุฏุฉ ุดูู ูู ูุณุท ุงูู ุฏููุฉ ุงูุชู ุชุทุงุจู ู ุชุทูุจุงุชู. ุงูุฅูุฌุงุฑ ุงูุดูุฑู ููุดูุฉ ุงูุชู ุชุจุญุซ ุนููุง ูู 2000 ุฏููุงุฑ ุฃู ุฑููู ุชูุฑูุจุงู. ูู ูุฐุง ูู ุงูู ูุฒุงููุฉ ุงูุชู ููุช ุชุชููุนุ
That was really not bad!
TASK: A chat in Levantine Arabic
How good would the result be if we ask ChatGPT to use Arabic dialects? I wanted to find out about that.
Lisa Schor: Thank you, now let’s switch to Levantine Arabic. You work in a sneaker shop and I’m your customer. Please only answer in Levantine Arabic and react to my responses.
ChatGPT:
ูุนู ู ุฑุญุจุงูุ ููู ุงุณุชุทูุน ู ุณุงุนุฏุชูุ
Lisa Schor:
ุฃูููู! ุจุฏู ููุฏุฑุฉ
ChatGPT:
ุฃููุงู! ููู ููุฏุน ุงูุฎุฏู ุฉุ ูู ุชุฑูุฏ ููุฏุฑุฉ ู ุนููุฉุ
Lisa Schor: You’re speaking fusha. Can you switch to the levantine dialect please?
ChatGPT:
ุฃููุงูุ ููู ุจูุ ููุฏุฑุฉ ูููุณุ ูู ุชุจูู ูู ุงูู ุงุฑูุฉ ุงููู ุชุจููุงุ
Lisa Schor:
ุงูู ุงุฑูุฉ ู ู ู ูู ุฉ. ูุงุฒู ูู ููุฏุฑุฉ ุชูุจู ูุฑูุจ ุณูุฑุฉ ุณู ุงูู
ChatGPT:
ุญุณูุงูุ ูุนู ููุฌุฏ ูุฏููุง ููุฏุฑุฉ ูู ุงูุทุฑุงุฒุงุช ุงูู ุฎุชููุฉุ ูู ููุงู ุทุฑุงุฒ ู ุนูู ุชุญุชุงุฌูุ
Unfortunately, having a dialogue in a dialect didnโt work out quite as well. Although ChatGPT can give an answer using a dialect, it had to be reminded about that constantly and kept switching back to Standard Arabic (ุงููุตุญู).
So, I guess letโs stick to MSA then.
TASK: Can ChatGPT explain Arabic grammar?
Next, I wanted to see if ChatGPT can explain grammar phenomena in general and how it reacts to specific questions. I picked a random grammar topic and asked about it. Iโm not very happy with the outcome though:
Lisa Schor: How do I form the imperative of Arabic verbs?
ChatGPT: In Arabic, the imperative is formed by taking the second person singular masculine form of the verb. To form the imperative from a regular verb, the last two letters are removed from the verb’s infinitive form and then the appropriate second person pronoun is added. For example, the imperative of the verb “to write” (ูุชุจ) is “write” (ุงูุชุจ)
Additionally, there are different forms of imperative for the different persons (2nd person masculine singular, 2nd person feminine singular, 2nd person masculine plural, 2nd person feminine plural) and the imperative can be formed differently based on the verb’s pattern. It’s recommended to consult a teacher or a specialized book to master the imperative forms.
The explanation of how to form the imperative doesnโt even make sense. To form the imperative, youโre not supposed to remove the last two letters. Instead, you typically add a ูู ุฒุฉ ูุตู to the beginning when we have a regular verb. That the imperative typically ends in a sukuun (ุณููู) isnโt even mentioned.
Lisa Schor: Why do I have to drop the ู in ู ูุฏุฑูุณู ุฌุงู ุนุฉ when forming a genitive construction?
ChatGPT: In Arabic, when forming the genitive construction, the final ู in the noun is dropped and the pronoun ุงู (al) is added before it. This is the case for the noun “madrasa” (university) as well. This is a general rule in Arabic grammar and applies to most nouns in Arabic language. The genitive construction is used to indicate possession, origin, or relation.
I wasnโt happy with the answer to my specific grammar question either. ChatGPT’s response seems to me like it has no idea. It’s also pretty confusing.
Alright, letโs keep our hopes up for the vocabulary practice. Is ChatGPT better than a usual dictionary? Does it know Arabic proverbs? I tested that for you.
TASK: Can ChatGPT translate Arabic words and phrases?
Let’s start with a simple translation.
Lisa Schor: How do you say “I love you” in Arabic. Give a detailed answer please.
ChatGPT: “I love you” can be translated to “ุฃูุง ุฃุญุจู” (anaa ‘ahbak) in Arabic. However, it’s worth noting that the way of expressing love in Arabic can vary depending on the context and the relationship between the speakers. In formal or polite situations, for example, expressing love can be done in a more subtle way, such as saying “ุฃุนุทูุช ููุจู ูู” (a’tait qalbi lak) which literally means “I gave you my heart.”
Another way of expressing love in Arabic is to use the word “ุญุจ” (hub) which means “love” and can be used in various phrases and idioms such as “ุฃุญุจู ุฌุฏุง” (ahabak jiddan) which means “I love you very much” or “ุฃุญุจ ูู” (ahab lak) which means “I love for you” (I love you with a deeper sense) It’s also important to note that there are different dialects in Arabic and the ways of expressing love may vary from one dialect to another.
It seems like ChatGPT has some issues with the transliteration of words.
Let’s dig deeper.
Lisa Schor: Can you tell me about more ways to express love in Arabic?
ChatGPT: Sure! In Arabic, there are several ways to express love depending on the context and the level of formality. Here are a few examples:
- “ุฃุญุจู” (ahbak) is a casual way to say “I love you.”
- “ุฃุญุจู ุฌุฏูุง” (ahbak jidan) is a more intense way to say “I love you very much.”
- “ุฃูุง ูู ุงูุญุจ ู ุนู” (ana fi al-hub ma’ak) is a way to say “I am in love with you.”
- “ุฃุนุดูู” (a’shiqak) means “I am passionate about you” or “I am in love with you.”
- “ุฃุดุนุฑ ุจุงูุญุจ ูู” (ash’ar bil-hub lak) means “I feel love for you.”
Note that some of these expressions are more formal than others, and the way that you express your love in Arabic will depend on the context, the level of familiarity, and the person you are speaking to.
I really like the different options that ChatGPT is offering me and that it explained the contexts in which I can use them. It even reminds me that you would express yourself differently when using a dialect. While the Arabic expressions are correct, the transliterations could certainly be better (“ahbak” is just wrong!) and ChatGPT doesnโt take into account that the pronunciation depends on the gender of your conversation partner.
TASK: Does ChatGPT know Arabic proverbs?
Regarding Arabic proverbs, it seems to me that it just translated English proverbs into Arabic, rather than citing original Arabic proverbs:
Lisa Schor: Do you know Arabic proverbs about love?
ChatGPT: Yes, there are many Arabic proverbs about love. Some examples include:
- “ุญุจู ุงูุดุฎุต ุงูุตุญูุญ ูุฌุนู ุงูุญูุงุฉ ุฌู ููุฉ” which translates to “Loving the right person makes life beautiful.”
- “ุงูุญุจ ูุฒุฏุงุฏ ุจุงูุชุนุฑู” which translates to “Love increases with familiarity.”
- “ุญุจ ุงูุดุฎุต ุงูุฐู ูุง ูุญุจู ูู ุงูุตุนุจุ ูููู ุญุจ ุงูุดุฎุต ุงูุฐู ูุญุจู ูู ุงูุตุนุจ ุฃูุซุฑ” which translates to “Loving someone who doesn’t love you is hard, but loving someone who loves you is even harder.”
- “ุงูุญุจ ูุง ูุนุฑู ุงูุญุฏูุฏ” which translates to “Love knows no boundaries.”
- “ุงูุญุจ ูุฌุนู ุงูุดุฎุต ูุดุนุฑ ุจุงูุดุนูุฑ ุงูุฌู ููุ ูููู ูุฌุนูู ูุนุงูู ุฃูุถุงู” which translates to “Love makes a person feel good, but it also makes them suffer.”
TASK: ChatGPT should write a short story in Arabic
How can ChatGPT assist us with reading practice? Well, it can generate texts in different levels of difficulty.
I asked it to write a short story in Arabic about a girl who travels to Jordan to learn Arabic. Despite some minor linguistic errors, I really liked the outcome. I could now go on and work with that text, let it translate or summarize the text, explain the vocabulary and so on โฆ
Lisa Schor: Please write an Arabic short story about a young girl traveling to Jordan to learn Arabic.
ChatGPT:
ูุงูุช ููู ุง ู ุง ูู ุงูุตููุ ูุงูุช ูุชุงุฉ ุดุงุจุฉ ูู ุงูุซูุงุซูู ู ู ุงูุนู ุฑ ูุฏุนู ุฅูู ุงู. ูุงูุช ุชุนูุด ูู ุงูููุงูุงุช ุงูู ุชุญุฏุฉ ููุงูุช ู ูุชู ุฉ ุจูุบุฉ ุงูุนุฑุจูุฉุ ููุงูุช ุชุฏุฑุณูุง ู ูุฐ ุทูููุชูุง. ูุงูุช ุชุดุนุฑ ุจุฃููุง ูุง ุชุฏุฑู ุงููุบุฉ ุจุดูู ูุงู ู ุฅูุง ุจุงูุชุฌุฑุจุฉ ุงูุญููููุฉุ ููุฑุฑุช ุฃู ุชุฐูุจ ุฅูู ุงูุฃุฑุฏู ูุชุชุนูู ุงููุบุฉ ู ู ุงูุดุนุจ ุงูุฐู ูุชุญุฏุซูุง ูู ุงูุญูุงุฉ ุงูููู ูุฉ. ุฐูุจุช ุฅูู ุงู ุฅูู ุงูุฃุฑุฏูุ ูุฌุฏุช ุงูุดุนุจ ุงูุฐู ูุงูุช ุชุชููุนู ุฌุฏุง. ูุงู ุงูุดุนุจ ูุชุญุฏุซ ุงููุบุฉ ุงูุนุฑุจูุฉ ุจุดูู ุทุจูุนูุ ููุงูุช ุฅูู ุงู ูุงุฏุฑุฉ ุนูู ุงูุชุญุฏุซ ู ุนูู ูุงูุฏุฑุฏุดุฉ ู ุนูู ุ ูู ุง ุชุนูู ุช ุงููุบุฉ ุงูุนุฑุจูุฉ ุจุดูู ุฃูุซุฑ ุฌูุฏุง. ุฒุงุฑุช ุฅูู ุงู ุงูุนุฏูุฏ ู ู ุงูุฃู ุงูู ูู ุงูุฃุฑุฏูุ ู ุซู ุงูู ุฏู ูุงููุฑูุ ููุงูุช ุชุชุญุฏุซ ุงููุบุฉ ุงูุนุฑุจูุฉ ู ุน ุงูุดุนุจ ุงูู ุญูููู. ูุงูุช ุชุดุงูุฏ ุงูุทูุณ ุงูุฌู ูู ูุงูุทุจูุนุฉ ุงูุฎูุงุจุฉุ ูุชุดุงุฑู ูู ุงูุฃูุดุทุฉ ุงูุชู ูููู ุจูุง ุงูุดุนุจ ุงูู ุญููุ ู ุซู ุงูุทุจุฎ ูุงูุฑูุต. ูุงูุช ุงูุดูุฑุฉ ุงูุซุงููุฉ ุงูุชู ูุงูุช ูููุง ุฅูู ุงู ูู ุงูุฃุฑุฏู ูุงูุช ู ู ุชุนุฉ ุฌุฏุงุ โฆ
Note: This is just an excerpt of ChatGPT’s answer.
TASK: ChatGPT should summarize an Arabic text
Lisa Schor:
ุฑุงููุง ุฃุฑุดุฏ ุงูุจุงูุบุฉ ู ู ุงูุนู ุฑ ุฃุฑุจุนูู ุนุงู ุง ุฃุตุจุญุช ุฃูู ูุงุถูุฉ ู ุญุฌูุจุฉ ูู ุจุฑูุทุงููุงุ ูุณุชุนู ู ูุงุฆุจุฉ ูุงุถ ูู ุฏุงุฆุฑุฉ ู ูุฏูุงูุฏุณ. ูุตูุช ุชุนููููุง ูู ูุฐุง ุงูู ููุน ุจุฃูู ุงุฎุชุฑุงู ููุตูุฑุฉ ุงููู ุทูุฉ ูุฏู ุงููุซูุฑูู ุนู ุงููุถุงุฉ ูู ุจุฑูุทุงููุง ูุงุนุชุจุฑุชู ุฃู ุฑุง ุฐุง ุฃูู ูุฉ ุฎุงุตุฉ ุจุงููุณุจุฉ ูุฌู ูุน ุงููุณุงุก ูุง ููู ุณูู ุงุช ููุท. ุชูููุช ุฑุงููุง ุฃุฑุดุฏ ุชุฏุฑูุจูุง ูู ููุฏู ุซู ุงูุถู ูุช ุฅูู ุบูุฑู ูุงููู ุงูุฃุณุฑุฉ ูู ุณุงูุช ู ุงุฑู ุนุงู 2004 ูุนู ูุช ู ูุฐุฆุฐู ูู ู ุฎุชูู ูุถุงูุง ุงูุดุฑูุนุฉ ุงูุฅุณูุงู ูุฉ ููุถุงูุง ุดุคูู ุงูุฃุณุฑุฉ ุจุตูุฉ ุนุงู ุฉุ ูุจูููุง ุญููู ุงูุฅูุณุงู ููุถุงูุง ุงูุฒูุงุฌ ุงููุณุฑู. ุชุญุฏูุซุช ุฃุฑุดุฏ ูุตุญููุฉ ุงูุฅูุฏุจูุฏูุช ุนู ุชุณููู ูุง ุฑุณุงุฆู ุชุฑุญูุจ ู ู ุฌูุงุช ู ุฎุชููุฉ ู ุดูุฑุฉ ุฅูู ุฑุณุงุฆู ูุฑุฏุชูุง ู ู ูุณุงุก ู ุญุฌูุจุงุช ุฃุนุฑุจู ูููุง ุนู ุณุฑูุฑูู ุจุชููููุง ูุฐุง ุงูู ููุน ูู ุงููุถุงุก. ููููุง ูุงูุช ุฅููุง ู ุง ุฒุงูุช ุชูุงุฌู ุงูุชู ููุฒ. ุฑุงููุง ุฃุฑุดุฏ ุงูู ุญุงู ูุฉ ูุงูุฑุงุฆุฏุฉ ูู ูุงููู ุงูุฃุณุฑุฉ ุงูุฅุณูุงู ู ูุงูุชู ุฃุตุจุญุช ูุงุฆุจุฉ ูุงุถู
ุฏุงุฆุฑุฉ ู ูุฏูุงูุฏุณุ ุชููู ุฅููุง ุชุญู ู ูู ูู ุฏุนู ุงูุชููููุน ูู ู ููุฉ ุงููุถุงุกุ ุฎุงุตุฉ ุฃู ุฌููุฏูุง ุฎูุงู ุงูุณููุงุช ุงูู ุงุถูุฉ ูุฅููุงู ูุซูุฑ ู ู ุงูุฃูููุงุช ุงูุฃุฎุฑู ูุงูุช ู ุญูู ุฅุดุงุฏุฉ
Can you please sum this text up for me? In Arabic and English, using easy words as I am a language learning beginner.
ChatGPT:
ุฑุงููุง ุฃุฑุดุฏ ูู ุงููุงุถูุฉ ุงูุฃููู ุงูู ุญุฌุจุฉ ูู ุจุฑูุทุงููุงุ ูุณุชุนู ู ููุงุฆุจุฉ ูุงุถูุฉ ูู ู ุฏููุฉ ู ูุฏูุงูุฏุณ. ูู ุงูุตุญููุฉ ุงูุฅูุฏุจูุฏูุช ูุงูุช ุฃููุง ูุฏ ุชููุช ุฑุณุงุฆู ุชุฑุญูุจ ู ู ุงูุนุฏูุฏ ู ู ุงููุณุงุก ุงูู ุญุฌุจุงุชุ ูููููุง ูุง ุชุฒุงู ุชูุงุฌู ุงูุชู ููุฒ
In English: Rafiya Arshad is the first veiled judge in Britain, and will be working as a deputy judge in the city of Medland. In the newspaper, she said she has received welcoming messages from many veiled women, but she still faces discrimination.
This could be a very helpful tool in the future, definitely a step in the right direction.
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What’s better: ChatGPT or Google Translate?
Decent translators have been around for quite a while now, so I wanted to compare ChatGPT’s translation to Google Translate and see if I can find any differences.
Result Google Translate:
ุชุชูุฏู ุชูููุฉ ุงูุฐูุงุก ุงูุงุตุทูุงุนู ุจุณุฑุนุฉ ูุชุบูุฑ ุทุฑููุฉ ุชูุงุนููุง ู ุน ุงูุนุงูู ู ู ุญูููุง. ูู ุงูุขููุฉ ุงูุฃุฎูุฑุฉ ุ ุฃุซุงุฑ ุฅุทูุงู — ุงูู ุณุชูุฏ ุฅูู ุงูุฐูุงุก ุงูุงุตุทูุงุนู ุถุฌุฉ ูุจูุฑุฉ ุนูู ูุณุงุฆู ุงูุชูุงุตู ุงูุงุฌุชู ุงุนู.
Now, let’s ask ChatGPT.
Lisa Schor: Can you please translate this text into Arabic? “Artificial Intelligence technology is rapidly advancing and changing the way we interact with the world around us. Recently, the launch of the AI-based chatbot ChatGPT has caused quite a stir on social media.”
ChatGPT:
ุชูุฏู ุชูููููุฌูุง ุงูุฐูุงุก ุงูุตูุนู ุจุณุฑุนุฉ ูุชุบูุฑ ุงูุทุฑููุฉ ุงูุชู ูุชูุงุนู ู ุน ุงูุนุงูู ุญูููุง. ูู ุงูุขููุฉ ุงูุฃุฎูุฑุฉุ ูุฏ ูุงุฏุช ูุทุงูุฉ ุงูุฏุฑุฏุดุฉ ุงูุฐุงุชูุฉ ุงูุฐููุฉ ChatGPT ุงููุซูุฑ ู ู ุงูุดุนูุจ ุนูู ุงูุฅุฌุชู ุงุนูุฉ ุงูุฅุนูุงู ูุฉ.
I would say Google Translate did a better job here, as ChatGPT messed up when integrating Latin letters into the text.
TASK: Correct mistakes in an Arabic text
Finally, I wanted to see if ChatGPT was able to correct mistakes in self-written texts, so I presented a text that contains several errors (Are you able to spot them all? ๐ – check below):
Lisa Schor: I’m learning Arabic and I wrote this text. Can you please check for mistakes (grammar, misspellings, โฆ)?
ุฃุณุงู ู ุงูุนุฒูุฒ,
ููู ุญุงููุ ููู ูุงูุช ุงู ุชุญุงููุ ุฃูุง ุชูุชุจ ูู ูุฃุฎูู ุฃููู ุฃูุชูุฏู ูุซูุฑุง
ุณูุงู ุญุงุฑ ู ู ุฃูู ุงููุฉ
ChatGPT: Here are the corrected mistakes in your text:
ุฃุณุงู ุฉ ุงูุนุฒูุฒ ููู ุญุงููุ ููู ูุงู ุงู ุชุญุงููุ ุฃูุง ุฃูุชุจ ูู ูุฃุฎุจุฑู ุฃููู ุฃูุชูุฏู ูุซูุฑูุง ุณูุงู ุญุงุฑ ุฃูู ุงูู.
Lisa Schor: Can you explain what mistakes I made?
ChatGPT: Sure, here’s a breakdown of the mistakes in your text:
- The name should be written as “ุฃุณุงู ุฉ ุงูุนุฒูุฒ” (capitalization of the first letter of a name is not common in Arabic).
- In the first sentence, “ููู ุญุงููุ” the word “ุญุงูู” should be “ุญุงููุ” (the final question mark is missing).
- In the second sentence, “ููู ูุงู ุงู ุชุญุงููุ” the word “ูุงู” should be “ูุงู ุงู ุชุญุงููุ” (the final question mark is missing).
- In the third sentence, “ุฃูุง ุชูุชุจ ูู ูุฃุฎูู ุฃููู ุฃูุชูุฏู ูุซูุฑุง” the verb “ุชูุชุจ” should be “ุฃูุชุจ” (first person singular form) and the words “ูุฃุฎูู ุฃููู ุฃูุชูุฏู” should be “ูุฃุฎุจุฑู ุฃููู ุฃูุชูุฏู” (to inform you instead of to tell my brother).
- In the final sentence, “ุณูุงู ุญุงุฑ ู ู ุฃูู ุงููุฉ” the word “ุญุงุฑ” should be “ุฃูู ุงูู” (the correct spelling for German).
This is the correct version of the text:
ุฃุณุงู
ุฉ ุงูุนุฒูุฒ,
ููู ุญุงููุ ููู ูุงู ุงู
ุชุญุงููุ ุฃูุชุจ ูู ูุฃุญูู ุฃููู ุฃูุชูุฏู ูุซูุฑุง
ุณูุงู
ุญุงุฑ ู
ู ุฃูู
ุงููุง
Again, I was not pleased with the outcome. Although it corrected almost every mistake (I didn’t intend to send “warm German greetings” but “warm greetings from Germany”), only the fourth explanation for the mistakes is correct. The rest doesn’t make sense to me at all.
Letโs not forget that ChatGPT is a language model that uses patterns in the data it was trained on to generate responses. It was trained on all sorts of text from the internet, such as Wikipedia, blog posts, books, and academic articles. Although it produces impressive answers most of the time, when it comes to Arabic grammar it is mostly inaccurate. Its database probably doesnโt include lots of grammar books.
SUMMARY
ChatGPT offers countless possibilities to support your Arabic studies. However, I can only recommend using it for vocabulary issues, practicing dialogues and reading practice.
Note: The feature image was generated by AI and is for illustration purposes only. The Arabic script in the image makes no sense โ so please donโt try to decipher it ;-)
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Schor, L. (2023, February 4). The Ultimate Guide to Learning Arabic with ChatGPT. Arabic for Nerds. https://arabic-for-nerds.com/guest-articles/a-picture-of-a-cute-looking-bot-in-the-background-single-arabic-letters/
Published: February 4, 2023
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what model did you use, it was gpt-4 o gpt-3.5?
Looking at the time the author wrote the article, I guess it was gpt 3.5.
you should really stop overusing the “ana” everywhere.
It will be quite interesting to see how Arabic support evolves in large language models like ChatGPT given the diglossia situation we have in Arabic (MSA and colloquial). Chat by nature is colloquial, whereas much (most?) of the Arabic content on the internet is MSA since it is written.
i would rather see the issue that chatGPT doesn’t know how to differentiate between dialects, since some arabic texts may be in dialects