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Books & Audio That Teach the Arabic Language
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Alphabet Only
The books identified in this section focus solely on teaching the Arabic alphabet. Many of the books and audio programs recommended below in the other sections of this page also provide alphabet instruction.
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The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read & Write It |
Nicholas Awde and Putros Samano |
Recommended by Arabella - Read her article! |
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Arabic Reading and Writing Made Easy | Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips | Recommended by Arabella - Read her article! |
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Alif Baa with Multimedia | Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud al-Batal, Abbas al-Tonsi | I've never used this product, but I've seen other people recommend it on forums. |
Egyptian Dialect
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Conversational Egyptian Arabic: Learn to Speak and Understand Egyptian Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs | Simon & Schuster | Contains only lessons 1 through 10. Set of 5 audio CD's. This is what I started with. |
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Conversational Egyptian Arabic: Learn to Speak and Understand Egyptian Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs | Simon & Schuster | Contains lessons 1 through 30. (The first 10 lessons duplicate the above product.) Set of 15 audio CD's. I completed this program and found it very helpful. |
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Spoken Egyptian Arabic | Samia Mehrez | Book plus 13 audio CD's. I've never used this product, but I'm thinking of trying it. |
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Learn Arabic the Fast and Fun Way | Ragy Ibrahim, published by Barron's | The two audio CD's that come with it are designed for use with the book open in front of you. |
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Learn to Speak the Egyptian Language Faster and Easier with Subliminal Programming CD | Brainwave Mind Voyages | I've never used this product. From the description, it sounds like it doesn't teach any actual Arabic. |
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Kullu Tamam! An Introduction to Egyptian Colloquial Arabic | Manfred Woldich and Rabha Henein-Nasr | I've never used this product, but I've seen other people recommend it on forums. Comes with an audio CD. |
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Kallimni 'Arabi Bishweesh: A Beginners' Course in Spoken Egyptian Arabic 1 | Samia Louis | I've never used this product, but I've seen other people recommend it on forums. Comes with an audio CD. |
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Kallimni Arabi: An Intermediate Course in Spoken Egyptian Arabic 2 | Samia Louis | I've never used this product, but I've seen other people recommend it on forums. Comes with an audio CD. |
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Kallimni Arabi Aktar: An Upper Intermediate Course in Spoken Egyptian Arabic 3 | Samia Louis | I've never used this product, but I've seen other people recommend it on forums. Comes with an audio CD. |
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Kallimni 'Arabi Mazboot: An Early Advanced Course in Spoken Egyptian Arabic 4 | Samia Louis | I've never used this product, but I've seen other people recommend it on forums. Comes with an audio CD. |
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Kallimni 'Arabi Fi Kull Haaga: A Higher Advanced Course in Spoken Egyptian Arabic 5 | Samia Louis | I've never used this product, but I've seen other people recommend it on forums. Comes with an audio CD. |
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Colloquial Arabic of Egypt: The Complete Course for Beginners | Jane Wightwick & Mahmoud Gaafar | Audio CD edition. I've never used this product. |
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Lonely Planet TravelTalk Egyptian Arabic | Penton | Audio CD and phrase book. I've never used this product. |
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The Rough Guide to Egyptian Arabic Dictionary Phrasebook | Lexus | Phrase book with access to audio files that can be downloaded. I've never used this product. |
Iraqi Dialect
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Modern Iraqi Arabic | Yasin M. Al-Khalesi | Comes with MP3 files. I've never used this product. |
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Beginners Iraqi Arabic | Nawal Nasrallah & Nadia Hassani | Comes with two audio CD's. I've never used this product. |
Gulf Arabic
(Saudi Arabia, Kuwait)
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Colloquial Arabic of the Gulf and Saudi Arabia | Clive Holes | Audio CD edition. I've never used this product. |
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Teach Yourself Gulf Arabic | Jack Smart and Frances Altorfer | Audio CD edition. I've never used this product. |
Levantine Arabic
(Lebanon, Syria, Jordan)
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Arabic You Need | Hadia Harb | Comes with 2 audio CD's. I've never used this product. |
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Colloquial Arabic | Leslie McLoughlin | Audio CD edition. I've never used this product. |
Maghrebi Arabic
(Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya)
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Basic Course in Moroccan Arabic | Richard S. Harrell, Mohammed Abu-Talib |
Includes an audio CD. I've never used this product. |
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Travel Talk Moroccan Arabic | Penton Overseas | Includes an audio CD. I've never used this product. |
Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
(Also Known as Fusha)
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Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya with DVDs: A Textbook for Beginning Arabic, Part One | Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud al-Batal, Abbas al-Tonsi | I've never used this product, but I've seen other people recommend it on forums. Comes with 3 DVD's which have audio in both MSA and Egyptian. |
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Al-Kitaab fii Ta'allum al-'Arabiyya with DVDs: A Textbook for Arabic, Part Two | Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud al-Batal, Abbas al-Tonsi | I've never used this product, but I've seen other people recommend it on forums. Comes with 3 DVD's include not only MSA dialogue but also some Egyptian. |
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Al-Kitaab fii Ta`allum al-`Arabiyya: A Textbook for Arabic, Part Three | Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud al-Batal, Abbas al-Tonsi | I've never used this product, but I've seen other people recommend it on forums. Comes with an audio CD and a DVD |
Reference Materials:
Dictionaries
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The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic | Hans Wehr | I've never used this product, but I've seen other people recommend it on forums. |
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English-Arabic Arabic-English Dictionary & Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebook) | Jane Wightwick & Mahmoud Gaafar | I've never used this product. |
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Arabic Verbs & Essentials of Grammar | Jane Wightwick & Mahmoud Gaafar | I've never used this product. |