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Learn to write in Arabic
In Arabic, there are different levels of language. The written language, which is studied in this book, is literary Arabic, sometimes also called classical Arabic or even modern or standard Arabic. It is the language of the Quran, classical poetry, literature and the media. The Arabic plume consists of 28 consonants and three long vowels. Each consonant is accompanied by a vowel which is placed above or below the consonant.
Arabic speakers are in great demand in the United States, due to the country's political commitments to the Middle East, but only 25 percent of non-native speakers know the language in enough detail to function as translators, interpreters, analysts, or field agents. Arabic Character Writing For Dummies helps you write this language clearly and correctly.
* Learn to write the Arabic alphabet
* Find free instructional videos, flashcards, and printable writing pages online
* Build upon your mastery of the language
* Get ahead at work or in your personal life
Arabic Character Writing For Dummies is designed for beginners, students, and lifelong learners wishing to write in Arabic.
List of contents
Introduction 1 About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 1
Icons Used in This Book 2
Where to Go from Here 2
Chapter 1: Wrapping Your Mind around the Characters of the Arabic Alphabet 3 A Brief History of the Arabic Language and Its Alphabet 3
What? No Vowels? 4
Connecting the Different Forms of the Letters 4
Why Learn to Write Arabic? 5
Strategies for Learning to Write Arabic Letters 6
Set goals 6
Chapter 2: The Write Stuff 7 Traditional Writing Utensils and Mediums 7
Your Best Options - Pencil and Paper 8
A Fountain of Fonts 8
There's More than One Way to Write 9
Long Live Cursive Writing! 9
Write, review, rinse, repeat 10
Chapter 3: Characters and Symbols to Practice 11 The Short Vowels 70
Additional Symbols 71
The Long Vowels 72
Phrases in Arabic 73
The Numbers 75
Appendix: Extra Practice Pages 77
About the author
Keith Massey, PhD, studied biblical Hebrew and Arabic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After 9/11, he worked as an Arabic linguist for the National Security Agency. He now teaches Latin in New Jersey.
Damiene Ferré holds a degree in Arabic from the National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilizations (INALCO) in Paris.
Summary
Learn to write in Arabic
In Arabic, there are different levels of language. The written language, which is studied in this book, is literary Arabic, sometimes also called classical Arabic or even modern or standard Arabic. It is the language of the Quran, classical poetry, literature and the media. The Arabic plume consists of 28 consonants and three long vowels. Each consonant is accompanied by a vowel which is placed above or below the consonant.
Arabic speakers are in great demand in the United States, due to the country's political commitments to the Middle East, but only 25 percent of non-native speakers know the language in enough detail to function as translators, interpreters, analysts, or field agents. Arabic Character Writing For Dummies helps you write this language clearly and correctly.
* Learn to write the Arabic alphabet
* Find free instructional videos, flashcards, and printable writing pages online
* Build upon your mastery of the language
* Get ahead at work or in your personal life
Arabic Character Writing For Dummies is designed for beginners, students, and lifelong learners wishing to write in Arabic.
