🇶🇦 What Language Do They Speak in Qatar?
The short answer
Qatar's official language is Arabic, spoken in its Gulf dialect. As in the UAE, expatriates far outnumber citizens, so English works everywhere in Doha — alongside Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog and Malayalam. Arabic remains the language of law, religion and Qatari identity.
Worth knowing
- ●Qatari Arabic belongs to the Gulf dialect group shared with Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE
- ●Around nine in ten residents are expatriates
- ●Al Jazeera broadcasts from Doha in Modern Standard Arabic — many learners' listening staple
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