Bibliograph

Arabic for beginners, Sarah Risha

Type

Label

Arabic for beginners, Sarah Risha

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Arabic for beginners

Oclc number

1332761968

Responsibility statement

Sarah Risha

Summary

Arabic for Beginners is an ideal introductory textbook--quickly teaching you everything you need to get started learning this beautiful language. Spoken by over 400 million people, Arabic is the world's 5th most spoken language. This book teaches language students Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), which is understood by all native Arabic speakers. Though spoken dialects vary widely by region, MSA is taught at schools throughout all Arab countries and is the prominent language of TV, print media, advertisements, signs and more

Table Of Contents

Why learn Arabic? -- The Arabic language, alphabet and writing system -- Arabic culture -- The classroom -- Arab hospitality -- Tea and Arabic coffee -- Social life and visits -- Arabic calligraphy -- The Arab family -- Family relations and children -- Arabic dress -- Who is an Arab? -- Relations between the sexes -- The effect of Islam on Arab culture -- Sports in the Arab world -- Arab women -- Marriage in the Arab world -- Arabic proverbs -- The term "Middle East" -- Holidays and celebrations -- Review -- Answer key -- English-Arabic dictionary -- Arabic-English dictionary

Target audience

general

Classification