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10 Minutes a Day
Arabic in 10 Minutes a Day
ARABIC in 10 minutes a day® Book
132-page illustrated workbook
Full color throughout
Organized in 25 easy steps, by essential categories
150 Sticky Labels for home and office
Ready-made Flash Cards
Cut-out Menu Guide
Pronunciation Guide
Over 300 Free Words
Glossary of over 2,000 new words, definitions and pronunciation
ARABIC in 10 minutes a day® CD-ROM
Included with the 10 minutes a day® Book
Special language learning software features interactive Sticky Labels, Flash Cards, Colors and Numbers
See and hear the words as you play with them on your computer screen
PC and Mac friendly
Whether you are planning a trip to Morocco, Egypt, or any of the 25 exotic countries where Arabic is spoken, you will want to bring along your language skills and ARABIC in 10 minutes a day® with CD-ROM is just the ticket! With a focus on practical words and phrases which every traveler needs, the book and interactive CD-ROM provide an easy, step-by-step approach together with useful study tools and fun, computer activities and games. Perfect for students, travelers and international executives worldwide!
132-page illustrated workbook
Full color throughout
Organized in 25 easy steps, by essential categories
150 Sticky Labels for home and office
Ready-made Flash Cards
Cut-out Menu Guide
Pronunciation Guide
Over 300 Free Words
Glossary of over 2,000 new words, definitions and pronunciation
ARABIC in 10 minutes a day® CD-ROM
Included with the 10 minutes a day® Book
Special language learning software features interactive Sticky Labels, Flash Cards, Colors and Numbers
See and hear the words as you play with them on your computer screen
PC and Mac friendly
Whether you are planning a trip to Morocco, Egypt, or any of the 25 exotic countries where Arabic is spoken, you will want to bring along your language skills and ARABIC in 10 minutes a day® with CD-ROM is just the ticket! With a focus on practical words and phrases which every traveler needs, the book and interactive CD-ROM provide an easy, step-by-step approach together with useful study tools and fun, computer activities and games. Perfect for students, travelers and international executives worldwide!
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132 pages, Paperback & CD-ROM
First published January 1, 2003
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About the author
Kristine K. Kershul
20 books10 followersDr. Kristine K. Kershul is an author, publisher, linguist and teacher. She founded Bilingual Books, Inc. in 1981 with the publication of her first book, "German in 10 Minutes a Day." She has authored books, audio CDs, phrase guides and interactive computer software for 20 languages.
Kershul attributes her lifelong passion for languages to her family: she grew up in a trilingual home on the where, in addition to English, her father spoke Croatian and her mother spoke Danish.
Kershul attributes her lifelong passion for languages to her family: she grew up in a trilingual home on the where, in addition to English, her father spoke Croatian and her mother spoke Danish.
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January 25, 2012
It is a good book in that the stickers are a great way to increase your vocabulary. And it is arranged well. And it's very good for learning to write Arabic.
However, you really need to know something about the pronunciation of the Arabic alphabet before using this book or you may find later that you have pronunciation problems. Apparently the authors saw fit to choose to totally ignore the conventional transliteration scheme for Arabic. For example, "d" is used to represent the letter dhal, which is traditionally transliterated as dh to differentiate it fro dal. And also, kha, after having been designated as "kh" on page 4, is later transliterated as "k" instead of kh. K doesn't really represent the sound of kha accurately at all. I also disagree with the way that ayn and ghayn are transliterated at times. But of course, that's only my personal opinion. Still, it makes it difficult for a beginning student when they learn a transliteration scheme that will not serve them well later as they continue their Arabic studies.
Maybe some students aren't concerned with all this, but any serious student of Arabic I think would want to be. While Arabic is pronounced differently of course in many areas, they should make it more clear where certain sounds are used so that students can tailor their speech accordingly. The pronunciation scheme is a little off at times and readers need to be aware of this.
If you're just beginning Arabic, get the book "The Arabic Alphabet," "Write It in Atabic" by Khali, or "Mastering Arabic I" by Wightwick and Gaafar first and get a good basis and then use this book to expand your vocabulary.
However, you really need to know something about the pronunciation of the Arabic alphabet before using this book or you may find later that you have pronunciation problems. Apparently the authors saw fit to choose to totally ignore the conventional transliteration scheme for Arabic. For example, "d" is used to represent the letter dhal, which is traditionally transliterated as dh to differentiate it fro dal. And also, kha, after having been designated as "kh" on page 4, is later transliterated as "k" instead of kh. K doesn't really represent the sound of kha accurately at all. I also disagree with the way that ayn and ghayn are transliterated at times. But of course, that's only my personal opinion. Still, it makes it difficult for a beginning student when they learn a transliteration scheme that will not serve them well later as they continue their Arabic studies.
Maybe some students aren't concerned with all this, but any serious student of Arabic I think would want to be. While Arabic is pronounced differently of course in many areas, they should make it more clear where certain sounds are used so that students can tailor their speech accordingly. The pronunciation scheme is a little off at times and readers need to be aware of this.
If you're just beginning Arabic, get the book "The Arabic Alphabet," "Write It in Atabic" by Khali, or "Mastering Arabic I" by Wightwick and Gaafar first and get a good basis and then use this book to expand your vocabulary.
January 27, 2016
This was done brilliantly. This is a great way for someone to learn basic communication skills.
The pronunciation and writing should be done more thoroughly by someone who wishes to learn more. But I actually liked that there was as little grammar as possible. It remains interesting and even fun to learn throughout the book.
Flash cards and sticky labels are a great idea to incorporate your learning into every day tasks. There were english sentences and explanations that contain arabic words if you've already learned them, which was a great way to repeat what you've studied.
And lastly, what I loved most was the optimism and the constant compliments the book gives you along the way. It congratulates you on your progress and on your will to learn a new language.
The pronunciation and writing should be done more thoroughly by someone who wishes to learn more. But I actually liked that there was as little grammar as possible. It remains interesting and even fun to learn throughout the book.
Flash cards and sticky labels are a great idea to incorporate your learning into every day tasks. There were english sentences and explanations that contain arabic words if you've already learned them, which was a great way to repeat what you've studied.
And lastly, what I loved most was the optimism and the constant compliments the book gives you along the way. It congratulates you on your progress and on your will to learn a new language.
December 14, 2007
still struggling with this, especially now that i am not in the arab world.
but this is a good method. it comes with stickers to name your household appliances and rooms with.
there is a copy sold with accompanying CD-ROM - get that version!
but this is a good method. it comes with stickers to name your household appliances and rooms with.
there is a copy sold with accompanying CD-ROM - get that version!
February 9, 2021
It's been helpful for me starting from the beginning, especially that they write out how arabic words sound phonetically in english alphabet. I wish there were more pictures and short stories, I think it would help with memorization and make it feel a little less like a textbook
August 14, 2012
Good basic introduction to the language.
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