Intermediate Arabic for Dummies (Paperback)

This friendly, hands–on workbook starts with a helpful grammar review from nouns, adjectives, and adverbs to pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions. It presents words and examples in both Arabic script and English transliteration. You’ll find tips for selecting the correct verbs and charts that provide conjugations of regular and irregular Arabic verbs, and end–of–chapter answer keys help you focus your studies. And, you can practice your Arabic writing right in the book. Discover how to:

• Improve your written Arabic skills
• Understand Arabic style and usage
• Use numbers times and dates
• Read and write the Arabic alphabet
• Use fundamental Arabic grammar
• Communicate more effectively in Arabic
• Grasp essential differences in Arabic and English usage
• Join clauses and form conditional sentences
• Use the verbal noun and participles
• Write emails, personal letters, and other correspondence
• Conduct business effectively in Arabic
• Avoid common mistakes in Arabic

Complete with helpful English/Arabic and Arabic/English dictionaries and great hints for fine–tuning your Arabic, Intermediate Arabic For Dummies is the tool you need to start improving your Arabic writing now!

Looking to enhance your Arabic writing skills? This friendly, hands–on workbook gives you practical examples and useful exercises so you canpractice writing the language like a native. From vocabulary and numbers to juggling tenses, you′ll get a clear understanding of the nuances of Arabic style and usage that will have you writing in no time!

• Get back to basics — use numbers, times, and dates, and read and write the Arabic alphabet

• Understand fundamental Arabic grammar — from nouns, adjectives, and adverbs to pronouns, prepositions, and conjunctions

• Master Arabic verbs — learn all ten forms, spot the irregular verbs, create commands, use objects, and more

• Write like a native — grasp the essential differences in Arabic versus English language usage

• Put your writing skills to use — exercises and lessons get you up to speed and improving your Arabic right away

• Practice, practice, practice — plenty of room is provided for writing directly in the workbook!

• Jazz up your writing — join clauses, form conditional sentences, and use the verbal noun and participles

• Take your Arabic on the road — communicate effectively when traveling or conducting business

Open the book and find:

• A helpful Arabic grammar review

• Arabic words and examples in both Arabic script and English transliteration

• Tips for selecting the correct Arabic verbs

• Answer keys at the end of each chapter

• English–Arabic and Arabic–English dictionaries

• Verb charts that provide conjugations of regular and irregular Arabic verbs

• The most common Arabic writing mistakes to avoid

• Hints for fine–tuning your Arabic