| Description |
vi, 227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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4 3/4 in |
| Series |
Colloquial series |
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Colloquial series.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Part One THE LESSONS -- Unit 1 Nouns and adjectives: -- How are you? -- Who are you? -- 2 Possession and pronouns;numbers -- ¿You have mail!¿ -- The Fourth of July -- 1914-1918; 1939-45;9.11.2001 -- 3 Verbs,word order,this/that/these/those -- Make it work¿ -- 4 Verbs,conjunctions,comparatives -- God is Most Great! -- 5 Participles,active and passive -- ¿No Smoking!¿ -- 6 Hollow Verbs; to be able -- I was asleep. -- 7 More verbs: now they are Defective or Doubled! -- ¿Take a rest after lunch and a walk after dinner¿¿ -- 8 Even more verbs ¿ now they are Assimilated! -- ¿It¿s like talking to a brick wall!¿ -- 9 The Relative Pronoun,Verbal Nouns and Possession -- ¿Who was that lady I saw you with last night?¿ -- 10 Yet more verbs! Now they are really idiomatic. -- Whoever,whatever. -- ¿Forget it!¿ -- 11 Conditional sentences -- ¿If God wills¿¿¿..¿ -- Part Two ALL- THE -OTHER -THINGS -YOU -HAVE -TO ¿ KNOW- -IN -ORDER -TO HAVE -A -MEANINGFUL ¿ CONVERSATION -IN -ARABIC¿¿. -- 12 Idioms -- ¿Patience is a beautiful thing¿ -- 13 Terms of address and reference -- ¿O,my paternal uncle!¿ -- 14 Proverbs -- ¿He who takes off his clothes gets cold.¿ -- 15 Courtesy expressions -- ¿May your table last for ever!¿ -- 16 A Cautionary Tale -- How Not To Learn Arabic¿¿.. -- 17 A Miscellany (With apologies to Schott¿s¿¿) -- As simple as A B C -- 18 Concepts in Society -- ¿I will divorce my wife!!¿ -- 19 Abuse (Read carefully.Do not try this at home.) -- ¿ O donkey!¿ |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
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"The complete course for beginners"--Cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Arabic language -- Dialects -- Syria.
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Arabic language -- Dialects -- Lebanon.
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Arabic language -- Dialects -- Palestine.
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Arabic language -- Dialects -- Jordan.
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| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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| LC no. |
2008008363 |
| ISBN |
9780415448604 pack |
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9780415448574 paperback |
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0415448573 paperback |
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9780415448611 audio CDs |
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9780415471091 MP3 |
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