Arabic

by Jack & Frances Altorfer. Smart

Talk like an Egyptian. Teach yourself Arabic!

With Teach Yourself it's possible for virtually anyone to learn and experience the languages of the world, from Afrikaans to Zulu; Ancient Greek to Modern Persian; Beginner's Latin to Biblical Hebrew. Follow any of the Teach Yourself Language Courses at your own pace or use them as a supplement to formal courses. These complete courses are professionally designed for self-guided study, making them one of the most enjoyable and easy to use language courses you can find.

Prepared by experts in the language, each course begins with the basics and gradually promotes the student to a level of smooth and confident communication, including:

Step-by-step guide to pronunciation and grammar Regular and irregular verb tables Plenty of practice exercises and answers Practical vocabulary and a bilingual glossary Clear, uncluttered, and user-friendly layout An exploration of the culture And much more.

Genres: Reference, Language, Nonfiction

414 pages, Paperback

First published May 12, 1979

Reviews

[Milan Baes]

Ik heb geen flauw idee hoe je anders Arabisch zou aanleren. Ik vond het alvast eens aangenaam, soms ietwat verwarrend en ook geen inhoudstafel grr!
Nu heb ik stress en ben ik mijn huisgenoot, maar eerst en vooral vriend, Elias te ambeteren.

[Ahmed Ezzeldien · Rating 3 out of 5]

As an Egyptian .. I find that this book is very good to simplify learning Arabic for non-speakers, and I think it needs new editions that are better on the visual level because the edition that I read is old since 1992, was visually uncomfortable despite the quality of the content.

[Butsuri]

Arabic

[E · Rating 2 out of 5]

wish it had some pictures and phonetics

[Victoria Evangelina Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have started learning Arabic twice - when living in Egypt, and some 10 years later, when living in Aby Dhabi. This is a great book with tons of explanations and exercises, supplied by CDs. IF I was more motivated to actually know the language, I know I would have been much a success with the help of this set. Highly recommended!
PS I bought this box of a book and CDs at the bookstore of the American University in Cairo.

[Todd]

for gradually mounting that learning curve of semitic languages.... I love this series.

[Deshwi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This really helped me a lot. While not "fluent", it gave me a good base from which to jump off.

[M.B. Dallocchio · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent guide through Modern Standard Arabic, but bear in mind that if you're going to a Levantine or Gulf country, this book will not prove to be very useful.

[keereads · Rating 4 out of 5]

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