Talk Arabic (Book and CD) has already inspired thousands of people to learn Arabic from scratch and find the confidence to give it a go. This pack includes a 144-page, full-colour course book and 2 x 60-minute audio CDs.Whether you’re learning for business, travel or just for fun, its straightforward, step-by-step approach will ensure you’re soon able to speak Arabic in a range of everyday situations. With its specially designed activities and clear, jargon-free grammar explanations you’ll quickly develop your language skills and make genuine progress right from the start.Make real progress using the successful, proven Talk method. Develop your language skills with tips and strategies to help you learn. Practise and learn with interactive activities to support every topic.Other languages in the series: French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. www.bbcactivelanguages.com Read more

Do you want a solid foundation to your Arabic studies?If you are looking for a solid foundation to your language studies for school, work or travel, this engaging course will get you speaking, writing, reading and understanding Arabic in no time. Through authentic conversations, clear language presentations, and extensive practice and review, you will learn the Arabic you need to communicate naturally in everyday situations - from booking a hotel room to talking about friends and family.What will I learn?Basic Arabic is slowly and carefully introduced to ensure you progress confidently through the course and build up a foundation to allow you to feel confident in everyday situations and move to the next level of your learning. It teaches grammar, vocabulary and listening, reading, writing, speaking and pronunciation skills. By the end of the course you will reach a solid Novice High proficiency level of ACTFL (The American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and A2 Beginner level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) guidelines. It allows you to start speaking colloquial Gulf Arabic and reading Modern Standard Arabic (MSA).Is this course for me?Get Started in Arabic is for absolute and false beginners of Arabic. Clear and simple explanations make the course appropriate and accessible to anyone learning Arabic. There are extensive illustrations to support the learner working on his or her own. This course is also ideal to use with one-to-one tutoring and as a classroom course.What do I get? This book has a learner-centred approach that incorporates the following features:- 10 units of learning content - covering everyday topics from booking a hotel room to talking about friends and family- Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns yourself to make the language stick- Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims- Vocabulary building - thematic lists and activities to help you learn vocabulary quickly- Test yourself - see and track your own progress- Native speaker audio - available online- Free, downloadable audio transcripts and vocabulary and language reference listsWhere do I go next?If you want to advance your Arabic, our Complete Arabic course (9781444195163) will take you to an intermediate level of Arabic.The audio for this course is available for free on library.teachyourself.com or from the Teach Yourself Library app. If you want to practice your speaking and listening skills, Get Talking and Keep Talking Arabic (9781444185140) is the perfect audio course.Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years Read more

This full colour text comes with free audio and video online through an accompanying website. It is a modern, engaging, intermediate Arabic course offering lively conversations, varied texts and exercises, and fascinating cultural insights. The course is highly illustrated in full colour with photos and cartoons and includes an abundance of exercises to aid learning and encourage practice in listening, speaking, reading and writing. It is backed up by online exercises including a link to interactive flashcards, and is supported by a range of additional activity, grammar and handwriting books.The course follows on from the best-selling Mastering Arabic 1 but is suitable for any learner with some prior knowledge of Arabic. The Mastering Arabic series is widely used in universities, schools, community colleges, adult evening classes and for self-study. Read more

Al-Kitaab: Part One develops skills in standard Arabic while providing additional material in both colloquial and classical Arabic. With new video material and revised and updated text and exercises, the bound-in and revised DVD supersedes both the former CD audio set and video DVD previously available only as separate items-making this singular volume a comprehensive whole for those immersed in the early and intermediate stages of learning Arabic. Providing approximately 150 contact hours of college-level instruction, parts of this revised edition are updated with contemporary selections for reading comprehension. The organization of the chapters has been adapted to reflect the most current pedagogical developments. Audio tracks for vocabulary sections now allow students to hear a new word followed by a sentence using it in context with previously acquired vocabulary and grammatical structures, enabling students to build new vocabulary skills while reviewing old material. The basic texts have been refilmed with a new cast of actors. The DVD also contains substantially more material that exposes the learner to Egyptian Arabic: students have the options of seeing and hearing the video of each lesson in both Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian colloquial Arabic. In addition, a short dialogue in Egyptian colloquial Arabic appears at the end of each lesson. New video materials also feature interviews with Egyptians (subtitled in English) about various aspects of Arab culture, such as gender issues, fasting in the Muslim and Christian traditions, social clubs and their significance, and more. FEATURES OF PART ONE, Second Edition: develops all language-related skills including reading, listening, speaking, writing, and cultural knowledge; immediately incorporates extensive use of authentic materials for reading, listening, and grammatical practice, thus relating abstract grammatical concepts to practical skills; presents narrative-based content through audio and video media rather than written text to develop meaning-focused language processing skills, utilizing two main characters and their extended families; develops reading skills through the use of composed texts derived from the main narrative and authentic texts from newspapers and journals; and, introduces grammar using spiraling and inference, challenging students to discover the grammar of the language by means of analogy, problem solving, and educated guessing. It also reinforces grammar and vocabulary through extensive classroom and homework exercises that provide constant review and expand to challenge students as their skills develop; introduces students to Egyptian colloquial through scenes based on the main narrative to promote the use of shared vocabulary and structure of the two registers to increase listening comprehension skills; and, contains Arabic-English and English-Arabic glossaries and reference charts as well as a new grammar index. Read more

Igbo, also known as ibo, is one of the major languages of Nigeria. This guide contains an introduction to basic grammar, two-way dictionary, and helpful phrases arranged in 34 sections, each of which deals with aspects of everyday life. Also includes cultural information and a brief history of the Igbo people. Read more

The audio for this course can be downloaded from the Teach Yourself Library app or streamed at library.teachyourself.com. Do you want to develop a solid understanding of Arabic and communicate confidently with others?Through authentic conversations, vocabulary building, grammar explanations and extensive practice and review, Complete Arabic will equip you with the skills you need to use Arabic in a variety of settings and situations, developing your cultural awareness along the way.What will I achieve by the end of the course?By the end of Complete Arabic you will have a solid intermediate-level grounding in the four key skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening - and be able to communicate with confidence and accuracy. Is this course for me?If you want to move confidently from beginner to intermediate level, this is the course for you. It's perfect for the self-study learner, with a one-to-one tutor, or for the beginner classroom. It can also be used as a refresher course. What do I get?-17 learning units plus verbs reference and word glossary and revision section-Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns to make the language stick -Teaches the key skills - reading, writing, listening, and speaking -Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner -Culture notes - learn about the people and places of the Arabic speaking world-Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims -Authentic listening activities - everyday conversations give you a flavor of real spoken Arabic-Test Yourself - see and track your own progress *Complete Arabic maps from Novice Low to Advanced Low level proficiency of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and from A1 Beginner to B1/B2 Upper Intermediate level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) guidelines.What else can I use to learn Arabic?If you require an absolute Beginner course, you can try our Get Started in Arabic Absolute Beginner course: 9781444174966Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years. Read more

The Swahili-speaking coast of Africa has many attractions: its beaches, safaris, and great cultural diversity. This dictionary and phrasebook contains all of the vocabulary and phrases necessary to communicate in Swahili, the most widely spoken African language.Designed for the visitor, the phrasebook offers vocabulary and phrases for travel and daily life situations. Spoken originally along the eastern coast (the name kiSwahili means 'coastal language'), and now the official language of Tanzania as well as a major language in Kenya, Uganda and the eastern Congo, Swahili is the lingua franca of Eastern Africa, with over 40 million speakers.This unique, two-part resource provides travelers to Kenya and neighboring nations with the tools they need for daily interaction. The bilingual dictionary has a concise vocabulary for everyday use, and the phrasebook allows instant communication on a variety of topics. Ideal for businesspeople, travelers, students, and aid workers, this guide includes:4,000 dictionary entriesPhonetics that are intuitive for English speakersEssential phrases on topics such as transportation, dining out, and businessConcise grammar and pronunciation sections Read more

This is a revised second edition of A New Arabic Grammar of the Written Language first published in 1962. It is based on and replaces Thatcher's Arabic Grammar and has a vocabulary of over 4,000 words, almost twice as many as in the old Thatcher, while the number of chapters has been increased from forty-nine to fifty-two. The Supplement contains a number of new features. Apart from selections from the Qur'an, fables, stories, newspaper extracts, advertisements and letters, additional material in the form of extracts from classical and modern Arabic writings and proverbs is included. Appendix A provides a useful introduction to the main colloquial Arabic dialects, Appendix B, a useful reading guide, and Appendix C, further grammatical information not supplied in the first edition. This book will serve as a basis for a further and deeper study of the classical language and literature and at the same time form a good foundation for those who wish to concentrate on the modern written language of literature and the daily press. The authors have been careful to indicate which usages are current in modern Arabic, and which are antique or antiquated. The vocabulary also is both classical and modern. This is above all a practical grammar, not an advanced reference grammar like Wright's. It is meant for the beginner who is not familiar with the peculiarities of Semitic languages. Nevertheless it is comprehensive enough, the authors believe, for most students' needs in the first two or three years of their study. Read more

This book is a comprehensive guide to the most essential vocabulary in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA). It's an ideal study companion for those in formal or high school or college and university education as well as self-learners. Featuring 20 theme-based units, this reference book is designed to help you become familiar with key Arabic words.It includes the following learning features:- Contemporary and commonly used vocabulary- Arabic vocalization and English translations for all words - Insight and context for Arabic loanwords- Grammar toolbox of essential rules and structures- Key dialect words and religious expressions- Reference guide to support your studies - A wide range of useful topics - Insights into Arabic language and culture.The book's thematic approach covers words for:- home and family - work and education - travel and tourism - government and politics - media and communication - hobbies and sport; and much more.Also available: Get Started in Beginner's Arabic (ISBN 9781444174960), Read & Write Arabic Script Script (9781444100198) and Complete Arabic (ISBN 9781444100174). Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years. Read more

"Gateway to Arabic Extension Book One" addresses the needs of students who have completed Book Two of the "Gateway" series and wish to have the opportunity to practise further the skills they have acquired. This book aims to engage the student in a variety of language games, exercises and dialogue activities that will serve to reinforce the vocabulary, grammar and skills they have already learned in Book Two. In addition, it introduces additional extensive vocabulary, new sentence structures - including simple verbal sentences - and conversational skills in a lively, interactive manner. It is ideally suited for use in the classroom. Read more

comprehensive food section, etiquette & cultural tips easy-to-use pronunciation guide sections include phrases for finding accommodation & for hitting the town useful suggestions for health needs & emergencies extensive two-way dictionary & user-friendly sentence builder Swahili is spoken in Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, the Comoros and is the most widely spoken tribal language in East Africa Tanzania's reputation as a peaceful and secure destination combined with the fact that it has relaxed its entry formalities has contributed to its increased popularity as a tourist destination (source: WTO Tourism Market Trends 2003). Tanzania is the only country in Africa whose indigenous inhabitants include members of each of the continents four major ethno-linguistic families. Kenya's arrivals in 2004 have increased by 18 per cent and Uganda's has increased by 41 per cent Read more

A new edition from bestselling authors, providing varied, imaginative and highly illustrated practice material for all beginners in Arabic. It works perfectly as a companion to Mastering Arabic 1, but can equally well be used alongside any introductory course. The new edition reflects the changes in the 3rd edition of Mastering Arabic 1. Read more

Colloquial Arabic of Egypt provides a step-by-step course in spoken Egyptian Arabic – the most widely understood dialect in the Arab world. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Egyptian Arabic in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.Key features include:Arabic in romanization form throughout, with optional Arabic script supplementsemphasis on modern conversational language with clear pronunciation guidanceprogressive introduction to the Arabic alphabet to aid familiarity with simple labels and signsgrammar section and bilingual glossaries for easy referencestimulating exercises with lively illustrationsnew e-resources at www.routledge.com/cw/colloquialsoffering supplementary materials for teachers and learners, including extra activities (and answers), vocabulary lists and cultural information, ideas for group activities linked to each unit in the course, listing of the complete Arabic alphabet, notes comparing Egyptian and Standard Arabic and downloadable additional audio tracks.Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, this new and revised edition of Colloquial Arabic of Egypt offers an indispensable resource both for independent learners and for students taking courses in Egyptian Arabic.By the end of this course, you will be at Level B1 of the Common European Framework for Languages and at the Intermediate-Mid on the ACTFL proficiency scales.Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills. Read more

Master verb conjugation and natural pronunciation with Levantine Arabic Verbs.★ Bonus: Available on our website, we have free accompanying 🎧 audio tracks to download or stream (to help you develop listening skills and accurate pronunciation), forums for getting help with the materials, groups for practicing what you've learned with other learners and native speakers, and (available separately) Anki digital flashcards with audio.100+ conjugation tables of some of the most common verbs (and 'pseudo-verb' prepositional phrases) used in daily language.Phonemic transcription alongside the Arabic script in the conjugation tables to aid in accurate pronunciation and help learners get used to Arabic script as written for the dialect.Usage notes.Example sentences under each conjugation table with the verbs in various persons and tenses, demonstrating different meanings and idiomatic uses.All conjugated verb forms in all tables and example sentences appear on the downloadable audio tracks, spoken by a native speaker from Lebanon.Grammar reference for Levantine verbs (forms and uses of tenses and moods, negative verbs, compound tenses, etc.)Indexes with 750 more verbs which can be conjugated using the conjugation tables as models. Read more

The final and most advanced volume of the Al-Kitaab Arabic textbook program, Part Three is intended to help learners reach a superior level of proficiency by expanding vocabulary and providing paragraph-level activities in reading, writing, and speaking. More than thirty authentic texts by writers from across the Arab world address a range of political, social, religious, and literary themes and represent a range of genres, styles, and periods. Although the book focuses primarily on modern Arabic, classical Arabic texts have been incorporated into some of the lessons to introduce students to the continuity of the language throughout its history. Like previous books in the series, Part Three presents vocabulary-building drills and contextualized explanations of grammar, with exercises designed to push students toward independent learning. The original text and audio are now bound together in one volume along with new video material on DVD that continues the story of Maha and Khalid in Egyptian Arabic, making Part Three an invaluable textbook and reader. This book: guides learners to the superior level of proficiency; strengthens reading skills; increases vocabulary acquisition; refines and expands knowledge of sentence structure and the Arabic verb system; provides extensive writing activities; widens cultural background; and includes more than thirty authentic texts by writers from across the Arab world. Audio tracks have been remastered as MP3 files, recorded on one CD, and bound into the book. It includes all new video material on DVD that continues the story of Maha and Khalid. New video material continues instruction in the Egyptian dialect. Read more

In this book you will find: Easy to read print and cursive letters, step-by-step writing instructions,over 85 pages of easy to trace writing practice, letter names and easy pronunciation guidelines. Train your muscle memory by tracing and re-writing all 33 letters of the Amharic alphabet. You will learn to write beautiful print and cursive letters.Easy to Practice for BeginnersLarge Grid Boxes and Outlined Boxes For Easy Character Tracing.Pronunciation Guide For Every Character.Large Sized Notebook Read more

Ever larger numbers of people are starting to learn Arabic, while even more have some contact with the Arab world. Anyone who wishes to learn the language faces the hitherto formidable initial problem: the alphabet.This book proceeds step by step through all the letters of the Arabic alphabet, showing the sounds they stand for and how they are combined into words. Nothing essential is left out, but no unnecessary complications are added. Readers will find that progress is rapid and will be surprised at the relative ease with which they master the first steps in learning this increasingly important world language.The Arabic Alphabet belongs on the desk of every student of the language, in the luggage of every visitor to the Middle East, in the briefcases of all business people with Arab clients and in the back pocket of all employees of British or American companies working in Arab countries. Read more