Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions in Levantine Arabic


Book Description

Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions in Levantine Arabic: Jordanian Dialect is a unique resource for intermediate and advanced learners of Arabic. The book contains over 2000 of the most common idioms and idiomatic expressions used in Levantine Arabic–Jordanian dialect. Each idiom is presented with a sample sentence or dialogue, which provides the authentic sociocultural context necessary to better understand how to use each idiomatic expression appropriately. Ideal for students studying Levantine/Jordanian Arabic or planning to study and/or live in Jordan or the Levant, this book provides learners with a wealth of basic vocabulary and structures that will raise their meta-linguistic awareness of Arabic in general and Jordanian Arabic in particular.




Colloquial Arabic (Levantine)


Book Description

Colloquial Arabic (Levantine) provides a step-by-step course in Levantine Arabic as it is used today. 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 Levantine Arabic in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Key features include: progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios useful vocabulary lists throughout the text additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key and bilingual glossaries. Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Arabic (Levantine) is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Levantine Arabic. Colloquials are now supported by FREE AUDIO available online. All audio tracks referenced within the text are free to stream or download from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio complements the book and will help enhance learners’ listening and speaking skills. By the end of this course, you will be at Level B1 of the Common European Framework for Languages and at the Intermediate-Low on the ACTFL proficiency scales.




A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic


Book Description

"An enlarged and improved version of "Arabisches Wèorterbuch fèur die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart" by Hans Wehr and includes the contents of the "Supplement zum Arabischen Wèorterbuch fèur die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart" and a collection of new additional material (about 13.000 entries) by the same author."




Levantine Arabic Verbs


Book Description

Levantine Arabic Verbs will help learners of all levels master verb conjugation and natural pronunciation. Bonus: Free audio tracks available to download and stream from www.lingualism.com. Features include: • 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. • Supplementary Anki flashcards with audio are available separately at www.lingualism.com.




Colloquial Arabic (Levantine)


Book Description

Colloquial Arabic (Levantine) offers you a step-by-step approach to the Arabic spoken in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine. Levantine Arabic is widely recognized as one of the major languages of Arabic radio and television. Specially written by an international authority on teaching Arabic as a foreign language, Colloquial Arabic (Levantine) is the ideal course for self-study or class use and requires no previous knowledge of the language.




Mido: In Levantine Arabic


Book Description

Ideal for intermediate and advanced learners of Levantine Arabic, this book contains 10 chapters of similar length (around 1,000 words each), along with illustrations, English translations, and footnotes. Mido and his family invite you to join them on their everyday adventures in Beirut as you listen and read along, learning about life for modern Lebanese while improving your Levantine Arabic. Bonus! Accompanying audio and a printable PDF Arabic-English Glossary of all the vocabulary found in the book can be downloaded for free from www.lingualism.com/mido-la (Anki flashcards with audio are available separately on the publisher's website. This book is also available in Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian Arabic, and Tunisian Arabic.)




Colloquial Arabic (Levantine) (eBook And MP3 Pack)


Book Description

First published in 2014. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.




Colloquial Arabic (Levantine)


Book Description

This book offers you a step-by-step approach to the Arabic spoken in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine.




The 101 Most Used Verbs in Spoken Arabic


Book Description

The 101 Most Used Verbs in Spoken Arabic: Jordan & Palestine is more than just a book of most used verbs. It is the definitive resource containing everything a student of Arabic needs to gain fluency in speaking and understanding the everyday language used by Arabs in the Levant (Jordan, Palestine, Syria, & Lebanon). This book contains more than 850 definitions from the 101 verbs as well as very practical sample sentences which provide crucial context learners need for mastery. Now in its expanded 3rd edition, the 101 Book will enable any student of Arabic to isolate and master these most frequently used verbs while also being able to acquire another 700 high frequency verbs found within the verb inflection charts appendix.Additionally, it contains one of the most exhaustive lists available for broken plural nouns (over 800), along with many other helpful tools. A MP3 CD is included and contains 10 hours of high quality audio. The 101 Book has been used by thousands of students, both in the classroom and for personal study. It has proven itself to be the an essential book for serious students of Arabic dialect.




Talk Like an Egyptian


Book Description

Learn key idiomatic expressions for sounding natural in Egyptian Arabic through in-depth explanations and contextual dialogues. ★ Bonus: Free accompanying audio tracks are available to download on our website. So, you’ve reached an intermediate level in Egyptian Arabic. You’re decent at conjugating verbs, you have a pretty impressive vocabulary… but you still don’t sound, well, like an Egyptian. What’s missing is that you’re still not comfortable with idiomatic expressions used in everyday communication by native speakers. Talk Like an Egyptian will help you sound more natural and use appropriate language by taking a closer look at language in context. Get ready to impress! The book is divided into six sections, each with a different theme, including ‘Addressing People,’ ‘Idioms with God,’ ‘Idioms with Numbers,’ among others. Each section consists of dozens of segments focusing on high-frequency idiomatic expressions and essential words used by Egyptians in everyday language. In the segments, you will find: detailed explanations of the literal and actual meanings, tips on proper usage, background information, and cultural notes short dialogues that show the target language being used in context translations of the dialogues bonus information and footnotes (in gray boxes) references to the corresponding audio tracks