The best way to Use the E-book
The e-book is made up of twenty-five items: a front-page article adopted by twenty-four extra articles grouped into six classes, as could be seen within the Desk of Contents.
The Major Textual content
Every unit begins with its article specified by a format mimicking a newspaper. As this model of the textual content doesn’t comprise diacritics (tashkeel), it presents a problem and is one of the best place to start out and finish your examine of a unit. Earlier than you progress on to the opposite sections of the unit, strive studying the principle textual content to see how a lot you perceive and the way effectively you’ll be able to learn the textual content aloud with out the assistance of diacritics. Then learn alongside whereas listening to the audio (see web page v for the hyperlink to the free audio information). After you’ve gotten studied the article in additional depth by finishing the opposite sections of the unit, return to the principle textual content and skim it once more. Once in a while, as a assessment, you need to return to beforehand studied items and skim the principle texts once more.
Key Phrases
A number of vital phrases from the article are listed within the right-hand column. Irregular plurals of nouns and adjectives, in addition to the imperfect type of verbs, are proven in parentheses. Every key phrase is adopted by its definition in Arabic that can assist you work out the which means of phrases which can be new to you. Hearken to the audio observe for key phrases. For those who really feel the definitions are too difficult on your stage, you’ll be able to ignore them. After you’ve gotten studied the important thing phrases, match them to their English translations that comply with. You’ll be able to simply match definitions for phrases you already know after which attempt to deduce the which means of different key phrases by strategy of elimination and different clues. You could find the solutions within the Reply Key on the finish of the unit. Within the definitions, you might even see the next phrases:
- Passive participle
- المبْني لِلمجْهول (passive type [of a verb])
- Reverse (the alternative [of])
The Article
This part presents a model of the article augmented with instruments that can assist you learn and perceive it higher. The article is split into numbered strains so you’ll be able to match strains to their phonemic transcriptions and translations within the Reply Key. The textual content incorporates diacritics utilizing the Lingualism system of orthography, which you’ll be able to learn extra about on our web site. In Egyptian Arabic, ق is often pronounced as a glottal cease (hamza). In some phrases, particularly extra tutorial (or formal) vocabulary, it’s pronounced q. That will help you with correct pronunciation, on this e-book, we place a delicate wavy line below ق when it’s pronounced q. Moreover, international names (of individuals, corporations, cities, and areas¬ – however not nations) seem daring that can assist you keep away from confusion considering they’re Arabic phrases.
Comprehension and Dialogue Questions
Following the article are three comprehension questions. You could find the solutions by referring again to the article if wanted. 5 dialogue questions present concepts for dialogue concerning the subject. In case you are finding out by yourself, you might be inspired to reply them aloud or write your solutions. English translations of the questions could be discovered within the Reply Key.
Expressions and Buildings
This multiple-choice train helps you discover (and develop expertise for noticing) how phrases work collectively in context and chunks of helpful language. The English translations of 4 expressions or buildings from the article are every adopted by 4 selections in Arabic. One is appropriate, and three are both grammatically incorrect or don’t match the interpretation. Take your time analyzing and evaluating the alternatives earlier than checking your solutions within the Reply Key or looking for the reply within the article.
Reply Key and Translations
The Reply Key gives the solutions to the Key Phrase matching train and the Expressions and Buildings multiple-choice train. You too can discover English translations of the article and the comprehension and dialogue questions. Ly Curly brackets} present literal translations, whereas [square brackets] are obligatory in English however usually are not current within the Arabic. There’s additionally a model of the article in phonemic transcription to help those that usually are not but absolutely proficient in studying Arabic script for Egyptian Arabic and for many who need to analyze the pronunciation extra intently. You’ll be able to study extra about our phonemic transcription system on our web site. Word that, on this e-book, you will notice some vowels in parentheses within the phonemic transcription. These vowels would usually elide (disappear) in quick, relaxed speech; nevertheless, as a result of Ahmad is talking within the audio at a really cautious and sluggish tempo, he pronounces these vowels. A schwa (ə) in parentheses, then again, can be heard in relaxed speech, inserted to keep away from three consonant sounds being pronounced in succession (a rule of Egyptian Arabic phonology); nevertheless, there isn’t a schwa sound when a speaker pauses between phrases.
Notes
On the finish of every unit is a lined part for taking notes, recording vocabulary, and / or writing out solutions.
