🇸🇦 What Language Do They Speak in Saudi Arabia?
The short answer
Saudi Arabia speaks Arabic — the birthplace of the language. Modern Standard Arabic is used in writing and formal settings, while Najdi and Hejazi dialects dominate daily conversation. English is widely used in business and increasingly taught from early grades.
Worth knowing
- ●The Quran's classical Arabic keeps the standard language remarkably stable across 22 Arab countries
- ●Najdi Arabic (central region, including Riyadh) and Hejazi Arabic (west, including Jeddah) are the two big dialect groups
- ●Millions of expat workers make Urdu, Tagalog and Bengali common in Saudi cities
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