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Informationen zum Autor Amine Bouchentouf is a native Arabic, English, and French speaker born and raised in Casablanca, Morocco. He teaches Arabic and lectures about relations between America and the Arab world. Klappentext A concise, portable guide for communicating in ArabicToday, Arabic is spoken in more than 20 countries, and more than one billion people study Arabic for religious reasons. This practical guide offers help on basic Arabic words and phrases and eases communication with Arabic speakers. Written as a companion to Arabic For Dummies, this book provides readers with the tools to converse with others in Modern Standard Arabic on a basic level. It uses real-world phrases extensively to illustrate grammatical concepts and provide opportunities to practice newfound skills.Amine Bouchentouf (New York, NY) is a native Arabic speaker from Morocco and the author of Arabic For Dummies (978-0-471-77270-5). Zusammenfassung A concise, portable guide for communicating in Arabic Today, Arabic is spoken in more than 20 countries, and more than one billion people study Arabic for religious reasons. This practical guide offers help on basic Arabic words and phrases and eases communication with Arabic speakers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 Icons Used in This Book 3 Where to Go from Here 4 Chapter 1: I Say It How? Speaking Arabic 5 Taking Stock of What's Familiar 5 Discovering the Arabic Alphabet 7 All about vowels 7 All about consonants 10 Tackling Tough Letters and Words 15 Addressing Arabic Transcription 15 Chapter 2: Grammar on a Diet: Just the Basics 17 Introducing Nouns, Adjectives, and Articles 17 Getting a grip on nouns 18 Identifying adjectives 18 Discovering definite and indefinite articles (and the sun and moon) 19 Understanding the interaction between nouns and adjectives 21 Creating Simple, Verb-Free Sentences 23 To be or not to be: Sentences without verbs 23 Building sentences with common prepositions 25 Using demonstratives and forming sentences 26 Forming "to be" sentences using personal pronouns 28 Creating negative "to be" sentences 30 "To be" in the past tense 32 Working with Verbs 33 Digging up the past tense 33 Examining the present tense 36 Peeking into the future tense 39 Chapter 3: Numerical Gumbo: Counting of All Kinds 41 Talking Numbers 41 Discovering Ordinal Numbers 43 Telling Time in Arabic 45 Specifying the time of day 46 Specifying minutes 47 Referring to Days and Months 49 Money, Money, Money 52 Opening a bank account 52 Using the ATM 54 Exchanging currency 55 Chapter 4: Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk 57 Greetings! 57 You say hello 58 I say goodbye 58 How are you doing? 59 I'm doing well! 59 Making Introductions 60 Asking "What's your name?" 60 Responding with "My name is ." 60 Talking about Countries and Nationalities 61 Asking "Where are you from?" 61 Answering "I am from ." 62 Asking Questions 63 Talking about Yourself and Your Family 65 Talking about Work 67 Shooting the Breeze: Talking about the Weather 69 Chapter 5: Enjoying a Drink or a Snack (or a Meal!) 73 All about Meals 73 Breakfast 74 Lunch 76 Dinner 81 Enjoying a Meal at Home 82 Dining Out 83 Perusing the menu 83 Placing your order 85 Finishing your meal and paying the bill 87 Chapter 6: Shop 'til You Drop! 89 Going to the Store 89 Browsing the merchandise 90 Getting a...
List of contents
Introduction.
Chapter 1: I Say It How? Speaking Arabic.
Chapter 2: Grammar on a Diet: Just the Basics.
Chapter 3: Numerical Gumbo: Counting of All Kinds.
Chapter 4: Making New Friends and Enjoying Small Talk.
Chapter 5: Enjoying a Drink or a Snack (or a Meal!).
Chapter 6: Shop 'til You Drop!
Chapter 7: Making Leisure a Top Priority.
Chapter 8: When You Gotta Work.
Chapter 9: I Get Around: Transportation.
Chapter 10: Laying Down Your Weary Head: Hotel or Home.
Chapter 11: Dealing with Emergencies.
Chapter 12: Ten Favorite Arabic Expressions.
Chapter 13: Ten Great Arabic Proverbs.
Index.
