Is Gulf Arabic (Khaliji) a very important dialect in Arabian world ?
It's said that Gulf Arabic is widely spoken in some countries such as U.A.E, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, so I'd like to know how useful it is to learn, and if Gulf Arabic is very similar to "Modern Standard Arabic" (MSA), if it is more important than Egyptian Arabic or any other dialects. As far as I know, it would be essential, for those who's been learning MSA for some time, to concentrate on Colloquial Arabic, for example, Gulf Arabic (Khaliji). Sincerely I hope everybody can speak your mind freely about my question. Thank you very much!