Making Out in Arabic Contributor(s): Mansouri, Fethi (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804835411 ISBN-13: 9780804835411 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: Making Out in Arabic is a fun, accessible and thorough guide to Arabic as it's really spoken. This is an excellent phrase book of modern colloquial Arabic for use in everyday, informal interactions--giving access to the sort of wonderful and catchy expressions not covered in traditional language materials. It includes an introduction to Arabic as well as a pronunciation guide, topical notes throughout on key points of language and culture. Chapters are based on typical real-life encounters with speakers of Arabic, including: - Making acquaintances - Discussing likes and dislikes - Sharing a meal - Going out on the town - Developing a romantic relationship or quarreling, through to getting married or splitting up! Titles in this unique series of bestselling phrase books include last year's Making Out in Japanese and Making Out in Chinese, and this year's Making Out in Indonesian, Making Out in Thai, More Making Out in Japanese, Making Out in Vietnamese, and Making Out in Filipino. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Arabic - Foreign Language Study | Multi-language Phrasebooks - Travel | Middle East - General |
Dewey: 492 |
Series: Making Out Books |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.1" W x 7.5" (0.20 lbs) 84 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Making Out in Arabic is a fun, accessible and thorough Arabic phrase book and guide to the Arabic language as it's really spoken. Anaa majnuun bihubbik Hal mumkin an naltaqya marra ukhraa?--(I'm crazy about you Shall we meet again?) Answer this correctly in Arabic and you may be going on a date. Incorrectly, and you could be hurting someone's feelings or getting a slap Arabic classes and textbooks tend to spend a lot of time rehearsing for the same fictitious scenarios but chances are while in the Middle East you will spend a lot more time trying to make new friends or start new romances--something you may not be prepared for. If you are a student, businessman or tourist traveling to the Arab World and would like to have an authentic and meaningful experience, the key is being able to speak like a local. This friendly and easy-to-use Arabic phrasebook makes this possible. Making Out in Arabic has been carefully designed to act as a guide to modern colloquial Arabic for use in everyday informal interactions--giving access to the sort of catchy Arabic expressions that aren't covered in traditional language materials. As well as the Romanized forms, each expression is now given in authentic Arabic script, so that in the case of difficulties the book can be shown to the person the user is trying to communicate with. This Arabic phrasebook includes:
Titles in this unique series of bestselling phrase books include: Making Out in Chinese, Making Out in Indonesian, Making Out in Thai, Making Out in Korean, Making Out in Hindi, Making Out in Japanese, Making Out in Vietnamese, Making Out in Burmese, Making Out in Tagalog, Making Out in Hindi, Making Out in Arabic, Making Out in English, More Making Out in Korean, and More Making Out in Japanese. |