Arabic For Dummies 1st Edition

by Amine Bouchentouf (Author)

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Regarded as one of the most difficult languages to learn for native English speakers by the U.S. State Department, Arabic is gaining both prominence and importance in America. Recent world events have brought more and more Americans and other English speakers into contact with Arabic-speaking populations, and governments and businesses are increasingly aware of the importance of basic Arabic language skills. Arabic for Dummies provides you with a painless and fun way to start communicating in Arabic.

Why should you learn Arabic? Well, besides the fact that over 200 million people in more than 22 nations use it to communicate, there are tons of reasons to get up to speed this 1,400 year old language, including:

Nearly all of the Middle-East speaks Arabic or one of its dialects
Basic Arabic skills are extremely useful for anyone traveling to, doing business in, or serving in the Middle East
It is the language in which the Koran is written
There is a rich, centuries-old literary tradition in Arabic

Arabic For Dummies presents the language in the classic, laid-back For Dummies style. Taking a relaxed approach to this difficult language, it’s packed with practice dialogues and communication tips that will have you talking the talk in no time. You’ll get the scoop on:

The Arabic alphabet, pronunciation, basic grammar, and the rules of transliteration
The history of the language and information on classical Arabic and its dialects
How to make small talk and make yourself understood when dining, shopping, or traveling around town
How to communicate on the phone and in business conversations
Handy words and phrases for dealing with money, directions, hotels, transportation, and emergencies
Arabic culture and etiquette, including ten things you should never do in Arabic countries

The book also includes an Arabic-English dictionary, verb tables, and an audio CD with dialogues from the book to help you perfect your pronunciation. Written by a native Arabic speaker who helped start a year-round Arabic department at Middlebury College, Arabic For Dummies is just what you need to start making yourself understood in Arabic.

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From the Back Cover

Your survival guide for everyday words and expressions

Your fun and friendly guide to Modern Standard Arabic

This unintimidating guide will help you start speaking Modern Standard Arabic — beginning today! Whether you're a student, a traveler, or you work in business or government, you'll find it's packed with practical lessons, cultural facts, and handy references — including coverage of written Arabic, an Arabic-English mini-dictionary, lists of vital verbs, and more!

Discover how to

Have everyday conversations in Arabic
Make sense of Arabic grammar
Improve your pronunciation
Use idioms and popular expressions
Get around in Arabic-speaking countries

About the Author

Amine Bouchentouf is a native English, Arabic, and French speaker born and raised in Casablanca, Morocco. Amine has been teaching Arabic and lecturing about relations between America and the Arab world in his spare time for over 4 years and has offered classes and seminars for students at Middlebury College, the Council on Foreign Relations, and various schools across the United States. He runs and maintains the Web site www.al-baab.com (which means “gateway” in Arabic).
Amine graduated from Middlebury College and has always been interested in promoting better relations between the West and the Middle East through dialogue and mutual understanding. Amine published his first book, Arabic: A Complete Course (Random House), soon after graduating college in order to help Americans understand Arabic language and culture. He has written Arabic For Dummies in an attempt to reach an even wider audience with the aim of fostering better relations through education.
He holds a degree in Economics from Middlebury and has extensive experience in the arena of international investing. He is a registered investment advisor and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers. Amine is currently working on his third book, Investing in Commodities For Dummies (Wiley Publishing).
Amine is an avid traveler and has visited over 15 countries across the Middle East, Europe, and North and South America. Aside from his interest in languages, business, and travel, Amine enjoys biking, rollerblading, playing guitar, chess, and golf. He lives in New York City.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ For Dummies; 1st edition (May 1, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0471772704
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0471772705
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.33 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.4 x 0.8 x 9.2 inches

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F. Christy-Ali

Good reference manaual

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 2, 2008

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I have used the "for dummies" books in other subjects before and they are great tools, especially the pictures & tips. The DVD is a great added supplement. It is better to hear natives speak to train your ear for the different dialects when studying languages. I have been studying Arabic for a long time, I also tutor Arabic speakers(in English). I mainly purchased this book for a reference source, as it contains a lot of reminders that are very useful and helpful especially the grammatical rules I had forgotten since my first class.

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It is a great book if you are going to travel and need ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 19, 2014

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It is a great book if you are going to travel and need a quick guide for interaction with people. I was looking for a book that would show me how to read and write Arabic text. Thank You Pete

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Moonbeam

Best for learning Arabic

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 3, 2013

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My 32 year old son wanted this book. He says it s great for learning Arabic, with one exception. He also needed the Arabic Practical Dictionary to go along with it. In less than a month, he was speaking sentences in Arabic. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to learn to speak Arabic. Just be sure to also order the Arabic Practical Dictionary by Nicholas Awde.

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Justin White Jr.

Educationally beneficial

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 20, 2019

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Very useful in my journey of learning Arabic. I didn’t remember much from my class but this truly did help me with the pronunciation and learning of vocabulary.

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Mary J. Pohl

Was hoping for a miracle.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 9, 2013

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This book arrived quickly and in excellent condition. The material itself is presented in a rather plodding way, and I can tell that I will not spend as much time using this book as I might have hoped. Even so, I am glad to add it to my library of foreign language bboks.

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Awakened2004

Great Reference Guide To Help Beginners Understand Arabic!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2015

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Great Reference Guide f to Help Beginners!
I ordered this book for my son who is just beginning to learn Arabic. He was very impressed with it and says its just what he needed as a reference. The explanations and examples were clear, concise and easy to understand.

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Ariella

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 25, 2018

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fast delivery but not what i thought it was... needed more of a lesson book, but its still good

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Jose A Rodriguez

easy to follow

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 4, 2014

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The Arabic for dummies book it is actually a very helpful tool to have. I give it four stars. I highly recommend it.

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Issa

Don't buy this version, buy the newer one

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 10, 2014

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The book is okay. I kinda skipped through the first pages because I already knew how to read and the basics, but If you don't know any Arabic whatsoever I would NOT recommend this version for absolute beginners. The words are written with Latin letters in a way that makes them impossible to pronounce correctly and the pronunciation part of the Latin letters is even worse. I sometimes have to Google the words just so I can pronounce them correctly. There are also a lot of misspells and wrong use of words. The audio in the CD sometimes uses other words than written in the book.
I instantly regretted buying this version. If you can read a little Arabic BUY THE NEWER version (2nd edition). It is written partly with Arabic letters, making it easier to practice the reading while learning. Moreover the "latinization" of the Arabic words are also more correctly written, so you actually have the opportunity to pronounce the words perfectly. I have had a glance at the newer version and it seems like the author is using some better words for of the translations. Therefore the two versions are a bit different from each other.

However the book is not entirely hopeless. It is very simple, and gives you a lot of useful grammatical tables and useful sentences. It has some great explanations of the Arabic culture, and it is not boring at all. I still use it to learn and I have learned a great deal from it. It is also categorized into different topics with minimal grammar making it more fun to learn. But be sure you pick the right version because a returning/trading it CAN be expensive.

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Maria Papagiani

Totally unsuitable for learners

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 18, 2018

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This book is a very unpleasant surprise for someone who tries to learn Arabic. The whole book is written in transliteration and not a single Arabic character appears in 364 pages! I paid good money to buy a completely useless book for my Arabic learning. I find it very disappointing that this is not made clear to customers, who are blatantly misled by the description! I am sorry to say it is actually a purchase for dummies.

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Holiday5151

Simple

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 8, 2013

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This book makes learning Arabic simple. But the problem is it mainly provides the Latin written of Arabic. It make readers easy to recognise, but the end the result will be the readers cannot read Arabic. If it provides Arabic alongside the Latin, it would be much better.

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Terri

got my work cut out here !!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 25, 2012

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I knew this was not going to be as simple as it sounds - "learn some Arabic" - but the book does make it easier to follow. The book containes full help on pronunciation and how to actually SAY the words - very helpful.

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North Wales

Fair

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 11, 2020

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OK for absolute beginners

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