Mastering Arabic (Hippocrene Mastering)

386 Pages·2008·26.01 MB·English

by  Jane Wightwick

THE COMPLETE COURSE FOR BEGINNERS
Mastering
Arabic
Secoenddi tion
JanWei ght&w ick
Mahmoud Gaafar
HIPPOCREBNOEO KSI,N C.
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Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Preftaoct eh 2en de dition x
Introduction xi
Languuangiet s
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Gettisntga rted 2
Uni1t
Lettoeftr hasel phagbreot1u:« p- (.$U 6 � '-! ) 2
Vowles 5
Joinlientgt er1s : group 6
Addivnogw etlows o rds 8
Conversseacttiioonn s 10
ConveornsG:ar teietings 11
VocabuilnUa nri1y t 11
Vocabullaerayr ning 12
Puttiwnogr dtso gether 13
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Lettoeftr hasel phagbreot2u(: Jp j J j J I) 13
Joinlientgt ers: group 2 15
Lonvgo wels 17
Putting words together 20
Simpsleen tences 22
Malaen fde male 23
ConvetrisoIantn:r oductions 24
VoacbulianUr nyi2 t 24
3
Thef amily 25
Unit
Lettoeftr hse alpghrao3bu ept : 25
Joinlientgtj eTr�msak:,'h , aa n'(md � T" tm c � ) 27
Joinhian'g 29
Feminwionred s 30
Whatt'hsi s? 31
Thfea mily 32
ConveornsI:an ttirodyuocufirman igl y 36
VoacbulianUr nyi3 t 36
4
Jobs 37
Unit
Lettoeftr hasel phabet4(: � g(,).:Ir o..;au (.)"Ip ) 37
Joinlientgt ers: group 4 39
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Contents
Jobs 42
Making pwlourrdasl 44
ConrvseatTialoknia:nb go wuhta yto duo 47
StrucntoutCreaess :ee n dingnso;m itinhvaceeta se 48
VocualbairnUy n i4t 49
Describtihnign gs 50
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Lettoeftr hasel phagbreot5u:p d JJ ) 50
Joinlientgt ers: group 52
5
Everyodbajye cts 54
Descrtihbiinnggs 56
Whosieist ? 59
Posseesnsdiivneg s 60
StrucntoutIreens d:ei ftaienn dde finite 62
ConvaetrisPoonl:ri etqeu ests 63
Voacbulianr yU nit 64
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Wherei t? 65
Unit is
Lettoeftr hasel phagbreot6u: p t 65
Joinlientgt ers: gr(otup ,l; 6J.:,) 69
Sun letters 72
Askiqnuge stions 74
Haam z
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Where? 76
KeyiAnrga bic 79
Convseartidoina:l ects 79
StrucntoutTrehesge :ne itciavsee 80
VocabulianUr nyi6 t 80
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Describpilnagc es 81
Unit
Descrpilbaicnegs 81
i<;laca ofnstructions 83
Growuopr ds 85
More apblouurta ls 86
More aabdeojcutti ves 86
StructurGeei ntniovteei as<;lw:fi at h 88
ConveornsD:ae tsicryiobutiron wgn 89
VoacbulianUr nyi7 t 89
8
Review 90
Unit
ConvaetrisRoenv:i ew 100
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Contents
Uni9t Countrainedsp eople 101
ThMei ddElaes t 101
Capictiatly 102
Geograpphoisciatli on 103
Othceoru ntorfti hweeos r ld 105
Nationalities 106
ConveornsT:aal tkiing wahbeoruect o ymofeur om 111
VocabuilnUa nri9yt 113
Unit Countitnhgi ngs 115
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Arabic n1-u1m0b ers 115
Hadnwrintutmenb ers 117
Englishi Anwr oarbdisc 118
Counttihnign gs 119
Howm any? 121
How much? 123
Int hmea rket 125
Whati'mtsa doef ? 126
Descrwihbaiytno ghu a ve 126
ConversIantth imeoa nr:k et 128
StrucntoutCreaess e:en difnotgrhss e o umnads cuplliunre1a2 l8
Vocabuilna rU1y0n it 129
Unit Pluraalnsdc olours 131
11
Arabrioco ts 131
Plupraatlt 1ea rnn2ds 133
What tahrees e? 137
Thpea rty 140
Colours 142
StrucntoutTrehesae :c cuscaatsiev e 144
ConveornsG:ao tiisnhgo pping 145
VocabuilnUa nri1y1t 145
Unit Whath appeneyde sterday? 147
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Whahta ppeyneesdt erday? 147
Askiqnuge staiboonustp atshte 151
Questwiiot'nhws h at?' 154
Verbisnt hpea st 156
Joinsienngt etnocgeest her 158
Usiand gi ctionary 161
StrucntoutrPeels u:ar naddl u al ecnadsien gs 163
Voacbulianr yU1 n2i t 164
Conttse n vii
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Wish you were here 166
Plupraatlt 3ea rnn4ds 166
Numbe1r1s- 19 169
Numbe20r-s1 00 171
Numbe1r1us p wardsa wsiitnnhgo uulna r 172
Whatt'hwsee atlhiekre ? 173
Writniontgae nsd postcards 176
Pavsetr ibns ptlhuer al 177
StrucntoutNreuesm :b ers 178
ConversTaaltkiiaonbngo: au v ta cation 179
VocabulianUr nyi t 13 179
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thPer esidemnetn' s 181
Dayosft hwee ek 181
Arabwiocri dnEs nglish 182
Plupraatlt 5e rn 183
Whadti d Ptrhees iddole anwstet e k? 186
Worodr der 188
Thcea binet 190
Singaunlpdal ru vrearlb s 193
StrucntoutMreoesr :e aiba<;lotuat 195
VocabuilnUa nri1yt4 196
Uni1t5
Review 198
ConveirosRnae:tv iew 206
VocabulianUr nyi1 t5 207
Uni1t6
Everdya y 208
Whatt'htsei me? 208
Every day 212
Hea nsdh e 214
Negtaisvtea tements 216
Askiqnuge staibooneusvt e drayy 217
Present tense 218
Education 219
Ats chool 219
Atu niversity 222
Vocabullaerayr ning 222
StrucntoutPrerese :s teennts e 223
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VocabulianUr nyi t 223
Uni1t7
Eatianngd d rinking 225
Att hger ocer's 225
viii Const ent
Int hree staurant 229
Wordfso prl aces 230
Waiter! 232
ConevrsatIinto hrnee: s taurant 233
Int hkei tchen 234
Foromfts h vee rIbII:,Ia In d IV 234
Havyeo duo niet ? 237
Hed iddno'i tt 239
VocabuilnUa nriyt 17 241
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Unit Comparitnhgi ngs 244
Thbei egsgitnt hweo rld 244
Att hcea rre notfafli ce 247
Comparpiansgt and present 249
Was/were 251
Weavke rbs 253
Foromfts h vee rVba :n VdI 255
VocabulianUr nyi1 t8 257
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Unit Future plans 260
Montohfts h yee ar 260
Int hfeu ture 261
interntaotuiro nal 264
An
Foromfts h vee rVbI:VI II,aI n Xd 267
Thfel ying bicycle 267
Othfeera toufvre ersb s 269
VocabulianUr nyi1 t9 270
Unit Revieawn da dviocnefu rthesrt udy 272
20
Review 272
Adviocne fusrttuhdeyr 278
8 Referenmcaet erial
AppendixT heA rabiacl phabet 281
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2
AppendixTh e Arabivce rb 283
AppendixM onthosf t hey ear 286
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AppendixB rokepnl urals 286
Answertso e xercises 287
English-Argalboiscs ary 345
Grammari ndex 370
Acknowledgements
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