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Like being able to read Arabic without understanding what it says

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[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago

Marginally. If you want to go from seeing it as "foreign text" to "it makes this sound".

If you get a kick out of being able to identify a word here and there, or to read a map, or maybe even a label, it might be worth it.

If you're curious enough to learn it, it won't stop there. For Arabic, a little bit of good instruction will allow you to parse a little bit of the syntax of a phrase or sentence, the tense or other inflections, and some prepositions.