Authors: Samy Abu-Taleb
ISBN-13: 9780071432665, ISBN-10: 0071432663
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: February 2004
Edition: Arabic-language Book & 2 Audio CDs
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Bestselling quick-prep Arabic course for your travel adventures!
This accessible minicourse provides all the communication skills you need to make the most of a foreign jaunt. In just one weekless time than it takes to get a passportyou can learn enough Arabic to conduct typical travelers' transactions with conversational confidence.
Organized into seven units, one for each day of the week, these colorfully illustrated chapters feature:
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Introduction | 4 | |
What kind of Arabic? | ||
Pronunciation | ||
1 | Youm litnein/Monday | |
Introductions and greetings | 7 | |
Booking hotel accommodation | 11 | |
2 | Youm ittalaat/Tuesday | |
Ordering food and drink | 16 | |
Refreshments | 19 | |
Changing money | 22 | |
Telling the time | 26 | |
3 | Youm larbae/Wednesday | |
Finding your way | 29 | |
Travelling by bus or taxi | 34 | |
Sightseeing | 39 | |
4 | Youm ilkhamees/Thursday | |
Shopping for food, clothes and souvenirs | 42 | |
Posting letters and making telephone calls | 46 | |
5 | Youm iggumea/Friday | |
Long-distance travel | 49 | |
Sport and leisure | 52 | |
6 | Youm issabt/Saturday | |
Health problems | 57 | |
Eating out | 63 | |
7 | Youm ilHadd/Sunday | |
Talking with friends | 67 | |
Key to Exercises | 76 | |
English-Arabic Topic Vocabularies | 79 | |
Arabic-English Vocabulary (Alphabetically) | 86 | |
Arab Countries | 91 | |
Arabic Writing | 92 |