Colloquial or dialectal Arabic refers to the many national or regional varieties which constitute the everyday spoken language. Colloquial Arabic has many regional variants; geographically distant varieties usually differ enough to be mutually unintelligible, and some linguists consider them distinct languages."Arabic Language." Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2009. However, research indicates a high degree of mutual intelligibility between closely related Arabic variants for native speakers listening to words, sentences, and texts; and between more distantly related dialects in interactional situations.Trentman, E. and Shiri, S., 2020. The Mutual Intelligibility of Arabic Dialects. Critical Multilingualism Studies, 8(1), pp.104–134.thumb|The Namara inscription, a sample of Nabataean script, considered a direct precursor of Arabic scriptThe varieties are typically unwritten. They are often used in informal spoken media, such as soap operas and talk shows, as well as occasionally in certain forms of written media such as poetry and printed advertising.
colloquial or dialectal arabic refers to the many national or regional varieties which constitute the everyday spoken language colloquial arabic has many regional variants; geographically distant varieties usually differ enough to be mutually unintelligible and some linguists consider them distinct languages"arabic language" microsoft encarta online encyclopedia 2009 however research indicates a high degree of mutual intelligibility between closely related arabic variants for native speakers listening to words sentences and texts; and between more distantly related dialects in interactional situationstrentman e and shiri s 2020 the mutual intelligibility of arabic dialects critical multilingualism studies 8(1) pp104–134thumb|the namara inscription a sample of nabataean script considered a direct precursor of arabic scriptthe varieties are typically unwritten they are often used in informal spoken media such as soap operas and talk shows as well as occasionally in certain forms of written media such as poetry and printed advertising