Teach Yourself Gulf Arabic Complete Course (Book Only)

by Smart, Jack

• ISBN13: 9780071434522
• ISBN10: 0071434526
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-22
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Curious about Qatar? Teach yourself Gulf Arabic.With Teach Yourself it's possible for virtually anyone to learn and experience the languages of the world, from Afrikaans to Zulu, Ancient Greek to Modern Persian, Beginner's Latin to Biblical Hebrew. Follow any of theTeach Yourself Language Coursesat your own pace or use them as a supplement to formal courses. These complete courses are professionally designed for self-guided study, making them one of the most enjoyable and easy to use language courses you can find.Prepared by experts in the language, each course begins with the basics and gradually promotes the student to a level of smooth and confident communication, including: Step-by-step guide to pronunciation and grammar Regular and irregular verb tables Plenty of practice exercises and answers Practical vocabulary and a bilingual glossary Clear, uncluttered, and user-friendly layout An exploration of the culture And much more

Author Biography

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Jack Smart has been teaching Arabic for 40 years.

Frances Altorfer is a modern language teacher.

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(2)
How to use this book	10	(2)
Pronunciation and transliteration	12	(5)
The Arabic alphabet	17	(140)
1 as-salaamu :alái-kum
Hello!	22	(13)
Saying hello and goodbye, using simple greetings, giving your name and asking for someone else's, saying where you are from and asking someone where they are from.
2 wain ....?
Where is...	35	(17)
Asking for places in a town, asking where things are, asking for and giving directions.
3 rágam at-tilifóon....
The telephone number is...	52	(11)
Numbers, asking for someone on the telephone, asking for and giving telephone numbers.
4 as-sáa:ah kam?
What time is it?	63	(12)
Asking and telling the time, asking when places open and close, the days of the week, the times of day.
5 bi-kám haadha?
How much is this?	75	(18)
Asking whether things are available, asking what things are and how much they cost, doing some simple bargaining, describing things.
6 inta joo:áan?
Are you hungry?	93	(17)
Buying snacks and soft drinks, expressing your wants and preferences, saying what you like and dislike.
7 al-:áa'ilah
The family	110	(16)
Talking about your family, talking about more than one person or thing, talking about people's occupations, saying what you do every day.
8 fi l-fúndug
In the hotel	126	(14)
Asking for and reserving a room, asking about the services, asking about mealtimes, making a complaint.
9 al-hawaayáat wa 1-ijáazaat
Interests and holidays	140	(17)
Talking about your interests and what you do in your spare time, your plans for the future, the weather, what you did on holiday.
10 taariikh al-:árab
The history of the Arabs	157	(15)
Saying what you were doing or used to do in the past, more ways of describing things, saying how and when you do things.
11 aS-SIHHah
Health	172	(13)
Saying you don't feel well, asking for a chemist or doctor, buying remedies.
12 al-ijraa'áat ar-rasmiyyah
Official procedures	185	(12)
Finding a bank cashpoint, cashing travellers' cheques and changing money, buying stamps, sending mail, dealing with government departments and embassies
13 li-wáin?
Where to?	197	(15)
Telling people to do things, taking a taxi, booking and buying bus tickets, hiring a car, buying petrol and dealing with car problems.
14 fi l-báit
In the house	212	(12)
Talking about where you live, describing people and places, talking about renting a flat or house
Key to the exercises	224	(32)
Transcripts	256	(5)
Arabic verbs	261	(6)
Glossary of language terms	267	(6)
Arabic-English glossary	273	(24)
English-Arabic glossary	297	(22)
Index	319