Mastering Arabic 1

Höfundar: Jane Wightwick; Mahmoud Gaafar (Útgáfa: 4)
Mastering Arabic 1

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Learn to understand, speak and read Modern Standard Arabic confidently with this lively and accessible text. Mastering Arabic 1 is aimed at beginners with little or no previous knowledge of the language. It gradually builds knowledge, introducing the Arabic script from the very first page. Mastering Arabic 1 is in full colour and features an abundance of cartoons, photos and engaging exercises. It also offers a wealth of audio and video resources, free-to-access online! Easily the bestselling Arabic course on the market, it is widely used in universities, schools, community colleges, adult evening classes and for self-study.

New to this Edition:· Extended reading exercises that challenge students with longer passages, accompanied by exercises on the companion website. Links to newspapers and other Arabic material can also be found here. · Expanded video selection, now covering every language learning unit. · A refreshed design with updated photo programme. · Strengthened cross-referencing with the accompanying Grammar and Activity books.

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Útgefandi
Bloomsbury UK
ISBN
9781350367272
Print ISBN
9781350367265
Format
Page Fidelity (PDF)
Útgáfa
4
Höfundar
Jane Wightwick; Mahmoud Gaafar
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2024-01-22
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
10
Afritunar takmörkun
10

Kaflar

  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Online resources
  • Language units
  • 1 Getting started
  • Letters of the alphabet: group ( ب ت ث ن ي )
  • Vowels
  • Joining letters: group 1
  • Adding vowels to words
  • Conversation sections
  • Conversation: Greetings and leave-taking
  • Video: Greetings
  • Vocabulary in Unit 1
  • Vocabulary learning
  • 2 Putting words together
  • Letters of the alphabet: group ( ا د ذ ر ز و )
  • Joining letters: group 2
  • Long vowels
  • The letter alif
  • Putting words together
  • Simple sentences
  • Conversation: Introducing yourself
  • Video: Introductions
  • Male and female
  • Conversation: Meeting someone for the first time
  • Vocabulary in Unit 2
  • 3 The family
  • Letters of the alphabet: group ( ج ح خ ه م )
  • Handwriting letters: group 3
  • Joining letters: jım, ˛ha’, kha’ and mım
  • Joining ha’
  • Feminine words
  • What’s this?
  • The family
  • Conversation: Talking about where you live and who you live with
  • Conversation: Introducing your family
  • Video: My family
  • Vocabulary in Unit 3
  • 4 Jobs
  • Letters of the alphabet: group ( س ش ص ض ) 4 )
  • Handwriting letters: group 4
  • Joining letters: group 4
  • Jobs
  • Family occupations
  • Conversation: Talking about what you do
  • Making words plural
  • Conversation: Talking about where you work or study
  • Video: Amani talks about her family
  • Structure notes: Case endings; the nominative case
  • Vocabulary in Unit 4
  • 5 Describing things
  • Letters of the alphabet: group ف ق ك ل ) 5 )
  • Pronunciation of qaf
  • Handwriting letters: group 5
  • Joining letters: group 5
  • Everyday objects
  • Signs and crosswords
  • Describing things
  • Using ال (al, the)
  • Possessive endings (attached pronouns)
  • Conversation: Asking about names
  • Whose is it?
  • Conversation: Polite requests
  • Video: Karima talks about possessions
  • Structure notes: Definite and indefinite
  • Vocabulary in Unit 5
  • 6 Where is it?
  • Letters of the alphabet: group ط ظ ع غ ) 6)
  • Emphatic letters
  • Eayn and ghayn
  • Joining letters: group 6
  • Sun letters
  • Asking questions
  • Hamza
  • Where?
  • My room
  • Video: Zayd describes his room
  • Arabic and computers
  • Anwar’s blog
  • Conversation: Dialects
  • Structure notes: The genitive case
  • Vocabulary in Unit 6
  • 7 Describing places
  • Describing your city or town
  • What’s the town like?
  • Idafa constructions
  • Conversation: Asking for directions
  • More about plurals
  • More about adjectives
  • Conversation: Describing your town or your room
  • Video: Mahmoud describes his apartment
  • Structure notes: Genitive with idafa
  • Vocabulary in Unit 7
  • 8 Review
  • Conversation: Review
  • 9 Countries and people
  • The Middle East
  • Capital city
  • Geographical position
  • Other countries of the world
  • Nationalities
  • Nisba adjectives
  • Conversation: Talking about where you come from
  • Plural nationalities
  • Personal pronouns
  • Video: Zayd talks about himself
  • Vocabulary in Unit 9
  • 10 Counting things
  • Arabic numbers 1–10
  • Direction of Arabic numbers
  • Handwritten numbers
  • Conversation: Giving your telephone number and address
  • Counting things
  • The dual
  • Plurals with numbers
  • How many?
  • How much?
  • In the market
  • Describing what you have
  • Conversation: Buying a plate in the market
  • Video: Karima’s purchases
  • Structure notes: Sound masculine plural case endings
  • Vocabulary in Unit 10
  • 11 Plurals and colours
  • Word roots
  • External and internal plurals
  • Plural patterns 1 and 2
  • Vocabulary learning
  • What are these?
  • The party
  • Conversation: Going shopping
  • Colours
  • Back to school
  • Video: Zayd gets ready for going to university
  • Structure notes: The accusative case
  • Vocabulary in Unit 11
  • 12 Eating and drinking
  • At the grocer’s
  • Describing packaging
  • My favourite dish
  • Group words
  • Waiter!
  • Conversation: At the restaurant
  • Using a dictionary
  • Words for places
  • Video: Mahmoud talks about his favourite food
  • Vocabulary in Unit 12
  • 13 What happened yesterday?
  • What happened yesterday?
  • Asking questions about the past
  • Questions with ‘What?’
  • Past verbs
  • Joining sentences together
  • Video: Karima talks about a visit to a restaurant
  • Structure notes: Plural and dual case endings
  • Vocabulary in Unit 13
  • 14 Trips and journeys
  • Plural patterns 3 and 4
  • Numbers 11–100
  • Numbers 11 upwards with a singular noun
  • What’s the weather like?
  • It was an enjoyable trip
  • Writing emails and messages
  • Past verbs in the plural
  • Conversation: Talking about a vacation
  • Video: Amani talks about her trip
  • Vocabulary in Unit 14
  • Structure notes: Higher numbers
  • 15 Review
  • Conversation: Review
  • 16 Every day
  • What’s the time?
  • More about time
  • ‘At’ plus time
  • Every day
  • He and she
  • Negative statements
  • Asking questions about every day
  • Present tense
  • What do you do every day?
  • Vocabulary learning
  • Video: Abdou describes his daily routine
  • Structure notes: The present tense
  • Vocabulary in Unit 16
  • 17 Comparing things
  • The biggest in the world
  • Comparatives and superlatives
  • Days of the week
  • At the car rental office
  • Comparing past and present
  • Was/were (kan)
  • Weak verbs
  • Video: Mahmoud talks about the Egypt of his youth
  • Vocabulary in Unit 17
  • 18 Education and business
  • Education: at school
  • Education: at university
  • Video: Cyrine talks about her studies
  • Arabic words in English
  • Plural pattern 5
  • Talking about business and politics
  • A new life
  • Word order and verbs
  • Past negative
  • Structure notes: Adjective versus idafa
  • Vocabulary in Unit 18
  • 19 Future plans
  • Months of the year
  • In the future
  • Talking about your plans
  • Forms of the verb: an introduction
  • Zeinah’s plans
  • Video: Abdou talks about his future plans
  • Vocabulary in Unit 19
  • 20 Review and further study
  • Conversation: Review
  • Further study
  • Reference material
  • Quick reference
  • The Arabic alphabet
  • The Arabic verb
  • Broken plurals
  • Months of the year
  • Answers to exercises
  • English–Arabic glossary
  • Index