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Children's Illustrated Arabic Dictionary: English-Arabic, Arabic-English (Illustrated Dictionary)

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Dont dissapoint yourself with this book, It is NOT a dictionary. It is an alphabetical collection of clip-art with Arabic and English text identifying the object.

Additionally it should mention that it is in the Egyptian dialect, and formal Arabic as opposed to the everyday spoken Arabic.

This is a nicely done book with beautifully drawn pictures; however, I wish it would have said it was written in the Egyptian dialect. I bought this book for a young boy from Kiwait and they have a different dialect, which I did not know.

I purchased this dictionary because a previous reviewer wrote that it was of the Egyptian dialect. I found to my disappointment that it is in fact Modern Standard Arabic. But that does not take away from the usefulness of the dictionary. The pictures are cute, and the words are displayed in both Arabic script and roman transliteration (western alphabet). The book also includes an in-depth pronounciation guide for the Arabic script, but no guide is offered to explain the transliterations. Overall, this is an great beginner's book for acquiring basic Arabic vocabulary and developing basic reading skills of the Arabic script.

This dictonary was really helpful. The pictures clearly show what most of the words are. I really suggest using this book for beginers learning Arebic or English.