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Moroccan Arabic: Lonely Planet Phrasebook (English and Arabic Edition) Paperback – January 23, 2008

Arabic Edition by Dan Bacon (Author), Bichr Andjar (Author), Abdennabi Benchehda (Author),
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•Two-way dictionary and snappy sentence builder •Quick tips for pronunciation and grammar •Phrases for finding accommodation •Handy health and emergency chapter

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    184 pages
  2. Language
    English, Arabic
  3. Publisher
    GeoPlaneta
  4. Publication date
    January 23, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    3.66 x 0.31 x 5.51 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1740591879
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1740591874
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Up to 4 million people visit Morocco annually and many of them are looking quizzically at menus or asking really loudly where the toilet is. But with this phrasebook you needn't be one of them. With this, you can be the urban sophisticate we know you are.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ GeoPlaneta; 3rd edition (January 23, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English, Arabic
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1740591879
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1740591874
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.53 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3.66 x 0.31 x 5.51 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 77 ratings

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Teeny tiny book has teeny tiny print
I’m not going to be able to use this much. Normally, I don’t wear glasses, but the printing here is like reading the white pages of the phonebook. Somewhat disappointed probably will not use. Lots of phrases and conversations I would never use.
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Merina Madeleine Khadijah Dar
5.0 out of 5 stars Traveling in Morocco
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2011
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This is one of the most helpful things you can have with you while traveling in Morocco. My Moroccan friends really enjoyed this little book, too! We pointed to words in the Dictionary part and could understand each other. They said it helped them to learn English. I also brought a French/English Dictionary, but next time will bring a French Phrasebook along. As most people in Morocco don't speak English, it's very helpful to know some French and a little Arabic.

A copy of this book is waiting for me...in a box in Seattle! Now, I'm in Ohio planning another trip to Morocco. I missed having this great phrasebook. There aren't many resources for learning Moroccan Arabic so I've ordered it again today. Learning Arabic is a top priority for me now. A journey through Morocco can be an amazing experience.
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Kyle
5.0 out of 5 stars Well balanced
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2020
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The book is small, easy to carry, but high-quality and easy to read. We already know Maroccan Arabic fairly well, but wanted to see what this book had to offer and what we could gain from reading it. I recommend it for tourists and early language learners.
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Josiah Colle
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic for the somewhat knowledgeable
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2013
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If you already know a little about Arabic grammar (even the vaguest amount) this book is fantastic. I studied abroad for a summer, and although I lost the book on my last flight in (whoops), the vocabulary and cursory look at grammar (not strictly MSA, which makes the guidebook all the more useful, since it reflects reality) was more than enough to set me on the right foot.
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Chris Morgan
4.0 out of 5 stars Another quality phrasebook from Lonely Planet
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2011
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Like any phrasebook, it's effectiveness is more in the person using it than the book itself but what it does give is some confidence to the traveler who might otherwise end up on a group tour (groups tend to annoyingly clog the walkways in Fez and Marrakesh in my experience). I found the sections to be well organized as usual.

I was really busy at work before going to Morocco and ended using English and French in lieu of Arabic (English doesn't go nearly as far as French in my experience) because I hadn't studied the phrasebook enough. But I found that transferring some of the phrasebook's words and sentences to note cards gave me a chance for the human connections that can come when you ask local people for help learning their language.
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Consumer from OH
1.0 out of 5 stars Book is useless if you speak English
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2023
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Every other Lonely Planet book I have bought has the pronunciation/annunciation in English so you can figure how to say the words. For some reason, this book has the pronunciation in Arabic? I have no idea. So basically, I have the words but no idea how to pronounce them. This book is useless to me.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Book is useless if you speak English
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2023
Every other Lonely Planet book I have bought has the pronunciation/annunciation in English so you can figure how to say the words. For some reason, this book has the pronunciation in Arabic? I have no idea. So basically, I have the words but no idea how to pronounce them. This book is useless to me.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A little disappointing
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2009
This is a fairly good learning tool - it comes with a book and a CD. I would have liked more on the CD (Not many of the phrases in the book are on the CD). One problem is that the CD is not aligned with the material in the book, so you can't follow the CD as you look at the book. Another problem is that the transliteration in the book doesn't always look like the way it is pronounced on the CD. For example, a word on the CD might have more than one syllable, but the book only shows one. The word for "some" is one example. One gripe I have is that the CD has many phrases using "or." For example "hot or cold." It is difficult to tell where the word "hot" ends and where the word "cold" begins.
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5.0 out of 5 stars More welcome than using French, it seemed...
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2013
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I used this in addition to Before you know it language online practice, and it definitely allowed me to talk in phrases with people we met in Morocco. Lonely Planet guidebooks and phrase books have made it possible for us to interact with locals on our travels. And that has enriched our experience immensely.
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Patty B. Miami
2.0 out of 5 stars Teeny tiny book has teeny tiny print
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2023
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I’m not going to be able to use this much. Normally, I don’t wear glasses, but the printing here is like reading the white pages of the phonebook. Somewhat disappointed probably will not use. Lots of phrases and conversations I would never use.
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Patty B. Miami
2.0 out of 5 stars Teeny tiny book has teeny tiny print
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2023
I’m not going to be able to use this much. Normally, I don’t wear glasses, but the printing here is like reading the white pages of the phonebook. Somewhat disappointed probably will not use. Lots of phrases and conversations I would never use.
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Aziz Naek
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Phrase Book
Reviewed in Canada on January 26, 2014
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This is a Good phrase book with lots of phrases and understanding and proper pronouncation of Moroccan Arabic, which is slightly different from Modern Arabic, because it brings a mix of French and Arabic language together.
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Shopping Queen 👑
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr zu empfehlen
Reviewed in Germany on June 11, 2012
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Das Wörterbuch ist sehr zu empfehlen. Es ist klein und handlich und genau auf den Alltag abgestimmt.
Die meisten Dialekte werden nur in "Lautschrift" abgebildet, in diesem ist das nicht der Fall.

Arabisch, Lautschrift und Bedeutung sind sehr übersichtlich. Grammatikteil ist auch vorhanden und die Themen sind nicht nur auf Tourismus geeicht. Außerdem enthält das Buch noch einige Seiten auf Französisch und Thamazigh (Berber).

Alles in allem Dauern hoch!
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sazyb
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for when you need to speak Arabic (French is enough)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 8, 2011
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A must buy for speaking the correct arabic, there is also a section with some Berber Arabic & French too.
Being able to speak the basics will get you a lot further, the local were really impressed & it felt we got a better service when greeting & thanking them in their own language.

If you're good at french, you can almost totally get by with French - they all seem to speak it. However, if your french is poor, you'll need this Arabic phrase book & if you don't know the arabic basics, you should still get this.

It covered everything, hotels, travelling, shopping, numbers, greetings etc.
Enjoy your trip
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Joshua Lau
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on December 4, 2014
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good
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Cate Cumbria
5.0 out of 5 stars Good intentions - perhaps next time!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2013
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We had planned to learn some Arabic before heading off and didn't so learnt a few on the hoof once there. People appreciated you making the effort even if you could only say hello, thanks and good-bye. A good book, well laid out and also had a section on French which was v helpful as most people there are bi-lingual and assumed we were French so spoke v fast French to us when neither of us recall much of our French lessons!
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