Saudi Arabic, Basic Course (Book/Cassette Course)

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Summary: provides firm foundation for arabic study
Review: This book doesn't look all too great, as it appears to be typewritten text with handwritten marks for the letters. But looks aside, it is a very good book that will provide you a strong foundation in arabic study. The book gives arabic phrases and english meaning, and it explains exactly how those phrases work in grammar, then gives you exercises to test yourself. You also learn how to write and read Arabic script, as each arabic phrase is written in arabic as well. one must admire the writer who had to handwrite in every arabic phrase and mark every letter in.

the only problems i had where the typewriter text sometimes being blotchy and hard to read, and the fact that there aren't any answers for the exercises you are given(although they are very easy). But overall it is a very good book, starting slowly with very basic things, making you constantly use the vocabulary you learned earlier, and working up to more advanced levels.