Assalamu Alaikum
My abaya always gets stuck under my knees and/or feet when praying. So when I try to stand up, I feel like a very awkward and clumsy person and it interrupts my concentration. I also don't know if it disturbs anyone next to me. Does this happen to anyone else?
The other women get up and down with ease and I'm just fumbling around.
The answer is literally there, sister. If you see other woman not having any issues with what you are struggling with. Why not approach them and ask them how they do the magic that you just cant seem to have figured out yet.
Secondly, I don't speak arabic. I am attempting to learn it via videos and duolingo app but I don't have anyone else to share language with so my learning is a bit slow. I will probably get a language sharing app in the future. My question is this. If I do not know Arabic but must pray is it okay if it's only 1/3 in arabic and the rest in English?
There is absolutely no loss in rewards. As is evident from the first Hadeeth of bukhari that rewards are based on the intention, not the action itself necessarily.
Since you are already attempting to learn it, thats good Mash Allah.
Also, you can memorize the Arabic without knowing how to speak the language. Duolingo is more about colloquial Arabic then Quranic Arabic so things vary.
Just listen to to again and again and speak it on top of it. Learn the essential phrases of Salah and Fatiha this way for now.
And I have no experience regarding the last as I am not from the west so I cant speak on it.
May Allah bless you.
Regards,
MUSLiMX