A comprehensive introduction to Iraqi Arabic for beginners (with Iraqi-English and English-Iraqi glossaries) this is the language spoken by Muslim Baghdad residents, transcribed and not in Arabic script. It does not assume prior knowledge of Arabic. A Basic Course in Iraqi Arabic with MP3 Audio Files contains ten chapters of phonology to explain the sounds, and thirty more covering grammar and vocabulary. The phonology chapters all contain extensive drills. The grammar chapters start with a dialogue or brief narrative, then explain new vocabulary and points of grammar, and conclude with drills. The book is usefully enhanced with a bound-in CD with audio MP3 files to accompany the text and drills.
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Resource and Starter for an English Speaker,
This review is from: A BASIC COURSE IN IRAQI ARABIC with MP3 Audio Files (Georgetown Classics in Arabic Language and Linguistics) (Arabic Edition) (Paperback)
I am a US army Captain intent on teaching myself Arabic....What I quickly found out through discovery learning is there are many dialects. I started with several other MSA resources, but Iraqi is very different. If you are going to Iraq, you need this book or at least a book that solely focuses on the Iraqi dialect. I have a Syrian interpreter and sometimes he has difficulty with some words and phrases here. He can communicate very clearly with the Iraqi people, but even I can notice the dialectal differences. There are a lot of ways to say things in Arabic and although they can understand each they simply say things differently. It may not be that confusing for a native non-Iraqi speaker to communicate, but for the non-native speaker who is just learning, it can sound like a different language sometimes. I am currently in Iraq, 6 months into my tour and I am about half way through the book. Already I am able to have very basic conversations and I can pick out a lot of words in any conversation. The outstanding drills do eventually take hold. I'll hear a conjugation of a word and I'll know what it means. Its my lack of vocabulary that is holding me back, but that should come with some more time. The drills must be listened to, not read. You have to train you brain to hear and comprehend it. The MP3s that come with the book really make it a complete package. It takes a while to understand, but you'll start to understand it. It makes it worthwhile when you can pick up even a few words out of a conversation.
Don't expect to learn the script with this book. It isn't in it. The intent of this book is listening and understanding and responding, not reading and writing. The phonics section is outstanding, it tells you exactly how to hold you tongue to make all the sounds. BTW there are 31 consanants in Iraqi Arabic, a couple more than MSA. Not a big deal, the book will have you pronouncing the sounds almost like a native.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
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An outstanding learning resource.,
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This review is from: A BASIC COURSE IN IRAQI ARABIC with MP3 Audio Files (Georgetown Classics in Arabic Language and Linguistics) (Arabic Edition) (Paperback)
Ten chapters, 77 pages, just on the phonology of the Iraqi dialect! The author is very gifted at explaining in exquisite detail how each consonant, vowel and diphthong is to be produced, and strangely enough he actually made this subject interesting and comprehensible, something no one else has done in my lifetime. No highbrow "linguist only" babble, but all of that detail in a pleasant straight forward style. A CD with 665 Megs of MP3 files covers the entire text. The grammar notes on each new pattern are extensive. All in all, this course seems far superior to others I have bought. No introduction to the Arabic script in this text.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Less accessible,
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This review is from: A BASIC COURSE IN IRAQI ARABIC with MP3 Audio Files (Georgetown Classics in Arabic Language and Linguistics) (Arabic Edition) (Paperback)
I purchased both this book and the Alkalesi book and found the Alkalesi book to be much more straightforward and accessible. This book is good for doing lots of drills, but it is not an easy way to learn the basics of Iraqi Arabic.
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