Your First 100 Words in Arabic : Beginner's Quick & Easy Guide to Demystifying Non-Roman Scripts

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Summary: Does what it says
Review: This book does exactly what the title says: it makes learning the script an easier process. I used this book first and then went on to Arabic Explorer software by Rosetta Stone. I found I was pronouncing words wrong, but that was easily corrected because I only knew 100 words. I don't know how I could have used the Arabic Explorer software without this book, because they don't even introduce the script. With this book though it was a good transition. The best way I found to use this book was to go through a set of flashcards until I had the transliteration memorized and then start trying to cover up the transliteration and go straight from the Arabic script to the English word. A very good starting place for those who want to read and speak Arabic.

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Summary: Does what it says
Review: This book does exactly what the title says: it makes learning the script an easier process. I used this book first and then went on to Arabic Explorer software by Rosetta Stone. I found I was pronouncing words wrong, but that was easily corrected because I only knew 100 words. I don't know how I could have used the Arabic Explorer software without this book, because they don't even introduce the script. With this book though it was a good transition. The best way I found to use this book was to go through a set of flashcards until I had the transliteration memorized and then start trying to cover up the transliteration and go straight from the Arabic script to the English word. A very good starting place for those who want to read and speak Arabic.

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Summary: Help for the beginner working on her/his own
Review: This book is fabulous. I own several books for Arabic self study, but this is the one that really got me off and running. By the end of the book, the reader will have gotten a firm grasp of the alphabet and have practiced writing it while learning some basic vocabulary. Very good for language learners with different learning styles, thanks to the visual input including pictures. I highly recommend this for the beginner. The introduction has a useful chart and explanations. A great value as well.

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Summary: Great Starting Point
Review: This book offers a great place to start learning arabic vocabulary. After learning the alphabet and some basic grammar from other books I was happy to have this book to learn some basic vocabulary from. Though some people may think of the games as "kid stuff" I found them a great way to reinforce my memory.

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Summary: easy way to learn the alphabet without much memorization
Review: This book was full of games that children play to help learn words. Although I found it hard at first to resist the temptation to just memorize the alphabet, I followed the authors' recommendation to learn the alphabet simply by becoming familiar with the words. However, I was disappointed to find several errors on the flashcards. This is a good way to ease yourself into learning Arabic, but for those on a limited budget I would advise looking into buying another book.

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Summary: easy way to learn the alphabet without much memorization
Review: This book was full of games that children play to help learn words. Although I found it hard at first to resist the temptation to just memorize the alphabet, I followed the authors' recommendation to learn the alphabet simply by becoming familiar with the words. However, I was disappointed to find several errors on the flashcards. This is a good way to ease yourself into learning Arabic, but for those on a limited budget I would advise looking into buying another book.

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Summary: Have fun in study Arabic!! Good for beginner!!
Review: This book will help the beginners to learn those everyday words in a funny and easy way. Strongly suggest to use the book after remembered and understood the Arabic characters and their transformations. The cons about the book is there's no words related to verbs.

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Summary: A Must for the Beginner.
Review: This is the book to begin learning any language. This makes the transition to other learning methods much easier. This book gives the foundation for reading Arabic script and recognizing essential words in the Arabic language. I did have the pronunciation of some words wrong, but it was easy to make corrections. Other methods will teach the grammar and phrases, but this book should be the first to buy. This book and the "Teach Yourself Gulf Arabic" have given me a basis for expanding my knowledge of the Arabic language.

Rating:
Summary: A Must for the Beginner.
Review: This is the book to begin learning any language. This makes the transition to other learning methods much easier. This book gives the foundation for reading Arabic script and recognizing essential words in the Arabic language. I did have the pronunciation of some words wrong, but it was easy to make corrections. Other methods will teach the grammar and phrases, but this book should be the first to buy. This book and the "Teach Yourself Gulf Arabic" have given me a basis for expanding my knowledge of the Arabic language.