Ideal for young-at-heart adult intermediate and advanced learners of Modern Standard Arabic, this book contains 10 chapters of similar length (around 1,000 words each), along with illustrations, English translations, footnotes, and photographs. Mido and his family invite you to join them on their everyday adventures in Cairo as you listen and read along, learning about life for modern Egyptians while improving your Arabic. The accompanying audio can be downloaded for free from www.lingualism.com (This book is also available in Egyptian Arabic, Levantine Arabic, and Tunisian Arabic.)
Ideal for intermediate and advanced learners of Levantine Arabic, this book contains 10 chapters of similar length (around 1,000 words each), along with illustrations, English translations, and footnotes. Mido and his family invite you to join them on their everyday adventures in Beirut as you listen and read along, learning about life for modern Lebanese while improving your Levantine Arabic. Bonus! Accompanying audio and a printable PDF Arabic-English Glossary of all the vocabulary found in the book can be downloaded for free from www.lingualism.com/mido-la (Anki flashcards with audio are available separately on the publisher's website. This book is also available in Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, and Tunisian Arabic.)
Ideal for intermediate and advanced learners of Egyptian Arabic, this book contains 10 chapters of similar length (around 1,000 words each), along with illustrations, English translations, footnotes, and photographs. Mido and his family invite you to join them on their everyday adventures in Cairo as you listen and read along, learning about life for modern Egyptians while improving your Egyptian Arabic. Bonus! Accompanying audio and a printable PDF Arabic-English Glossary of all the vocabulary found in the book can be downloaded for free from www.lingualism.com/mido-ea (Anki flashcards with audio are available separately on the Lingualism website.)
Ideal for young-at-heart adult intermediate and advanced learners of Tunisian Arabic, this book contains 10 chapters of similar length (around 1,000 words each), along with illustrations, English translations, and footnotes. Mido and his family invite you to join them on their everyday adventures in Tunis as you listen and read along, learning about life for modern Tunisians while improving your Tunisian Arabic. The accompanying audio can be downloaded for free from www.lingualism.com (This book is also available in Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, and Levantine Arabic.)
The News in Modern Standard Arabic is a much-needed stepping stone for lower-intermediate learners of Arabic who are interested in but not yet ready to tackle media Arabic. The book introduces a variety of topics that will take you beyond everyday vocabulary and help you discuss the news and express yourself intelligently in Arabic. Bonus: Download the accompanying audio tracks for free from our website. YouTuber Arabic teacher Ahmad ElKhodary presents 25 interesting news stories from around the world for reading and listening practice and discussion. The materials in this book are suitable for independent learners and those studying with the guidance of a teacher. The articles are each presented in four formats–with and without diacritics (tashkeel), as audio tracks, and in translation–to help you with your learning goals. Each unit is organized as follows: The Main Text (without tashkeel) Key Words (with a translation matching exercise) The Article (with tashkeel) Comprehension Questions Discussion Questions Expressions and Structures (a multiple-choice exercise) Answer Key (with an English translation of the article) Notes (a lined page for you to take notes at the end of each unit)
The language of the media in Egypt is Modern Standard Arabic. But this only means that the news is published in MSA; Egyptians still discuss news topics in Egyptian Arabic, and this is where this book comes into play. The News in Egyptian Arabic will expose you to a variety of topics that take you beyond everyday vocabulary and help you discuss the news and express yourself intelligently in natural, spoken Arabic. YouTuber Arabic teacher Ahmad ElKhodary presents 25 interesting news stories from around the world for reading and listening practice and discussion. The materials in this book are suitable for independent learners and those studying with the guidance of a teacher. The articles are each presented in several formats to help you with your learning goals. Each unit is organized as follows: The Main Text (without tashkeel) Key Words (with a translation matching exercise) The Article (with tashkeel) Comprehension Questions Discussion Questions Expressions and Structures (a multiple-choice exercise) Answer Key (with an English translation of the article, and the article in phonemic transcription) Notes (a lined page for you to take notes at the end of each unit) On the Lingualism website, you can find: free accompanying audio to download or stream (at variable playback rates) guides to the Lingualism orthographic (spelling and tashkeel) and phonemic transcription systems links to our Egyptian Arabic Facebook group and Ahmad’s social media channels
Colloquial Arabic of Egypt provides a step-by-step course in spoken Egyptian Arabic – the most widely understood dialect in the Arab world. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Egyptian Arabic in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Key features include: Arabic in romanization form throughout, with optional Arabic script supplements emphasis on modern conversational language with clear pronunciation guidance progressive introduction to the Arabic alphabet to aid familiarity with simple labels and signs grammar section and bilingual glossaries for easy reference stimulating exercises with lively illustrations new e-resources at www.routledge.com/cw/colloquialsoffering supplementary materials for teachers and learners, including extra activities (and answers), vocabulary lists and cultural information, ideas for group activities linked to each unit in the course, listing of the complete Arabic alphabet, notes comparing Egyptian and Standard Arabic and downloadable additional audio tracks. Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, this new and revised edition of Colloquial Arabic of Egypt offers an indispensable resource both for independent learners and for students taking courses in Egyptian Arabic. By the end of this course, you will be at Level B1 of the Common European Framework for Languages and at the Intermediate-Mid on the ACTFL proficiency scales. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.
Master verb conjugation and natural pronunciation with Palestinian Arabic Verbs. ★ Bonus: Available on our website, we have free accompanying 🎧 audio tracks to download or stream (to help you develop listening skills and accurate pronunciation). 100+ conjugation tables of some of the most common verbs (and 'pseudo-verb' prepositional phrases) used in daily language. Phonemic transcription alongside the Arabic script in the conjugation tables to aid in accurate pronunciation and help learners get used to Arabic script as written for the dialect. Usage notes. Example sentences under each conjugation table with the verbs in various persons and tenses, demonstrating different meanings and idiomatic uses. All conjugated verb forms in all tables and example sentences appear on the downloadable audio tracks, spoken by a native speaker from Gaza, Palestine. Grammar reference for Levantine verbs (forms and uses of tenses and moods, negative verbs, compound tenses, etc.) Indexes with 750 more verbs which can be conjugated using the conjugation tables as models.
