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Alif Baa Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds (Third Edition, with DVD) (Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program): Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds - Student Edition Paperback – Import, 1 July 2019

by Kristen Brustad (Author), Mahmoud Al-Batal (Author), Abbas Al-Tonsi (Author)
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Edition: Third Edition
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Alif Baa is the first book in the best-selling Al-Kitaab Arabic Language Program. Alif Baa uses an integrated approach to develop skills in formal and colloquial Arabic, introducing students to letters and sounds. This comprehensive program is designed for students in the beginning stage of learning Arabic.

Homework exercises are printed in the textbooks. Answer Keys are available for purchase.



FEATURES OF ALIF BAA, THIRD EDITION
  • NEW: Audio and video content needed to complete the homework exercises is available to stream online for free on AlKitaabTextbook.com
  • Four-color design throughout the book with over 100 illustrations and photographs
  • Gives learners and instructors color-coded options for the variety of language they wish to learn in speaking: Egyptian, Levantine, or formal Arabic (MSA)
  • Introduces over 200 basic vocabulary words in all three forms of spoken and written Arabic side by side, including expressions for polite social interaction, and activates them in homework exercises and classroom groupwork
  • Includes new English-Arabic and Arabic-English Glossaries
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  1. ISBN-10
    9781589016323
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1589016323
  3. Edition
    Third Edition
  4. Publisher
    Georgetown University Press
  5. Publication date
    1 July 2019
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    22.23 x 0.64 x 27.94 cm
  8. Print length
    272 pages
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Along with teaching the alphabet, this book prompts the students to start producing the language at the novice level, also from the first chapter. Al-'Arabiyya Journal

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1589016327
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Georgetown University Press; Third Edition (1 July 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781589016323
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1589016323
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.23 x 0.64 x 27.94 cm
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Jimmy Hafesjee
5.0 out of 5 stars What the professor ordered
Reviewed in Australia on 16 July 2023
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It’s prescribed textbook, so necessary for my language course.
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Mohammad Omer Fahim
2.0 out of 5 stars Did not receive any DVD
Reviewed in Australia on 30 July 2021
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The Book is brand new. But as the advertisement says "With DVD", did not receive any DVD when the book arrived. The DVD was missing.
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Emily Hanlon
4.0 out of 5 stars Does not come with dvd
Reviewed in Canada on 4 October 2021
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Book is as described but if you're using for a language class beware as does not come with the dvd that many classes will require.
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JessyKay
3.0 out of 5 stars online code fehlt
Reviewed in Germany on 13 December 2015
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Leider wurde der onlinecode für das Buch nicht mitgeliefert!! Diesen hätte ich gerne genutzt ,schade
Sonst hat alles gut funktioniert
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Erika
5.0 out of 5 stars Great tool for learning, lots of dictation
Reviewed in the United States on 27 May 2011
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This was a required textbok for my Arabic 101 class and it is a great tool! Each chapter introduces around 3 new letters, how they sound, how to write them, and what they look like in print (several letters are different in print than in handwriting, similar "a" in English). One of the hardest things about Arabic is that many of their sounds have no equivalent in English. Alif Baa does a great job explaining how to pronounce these sounds in terms that I could understand. Often, books just say, "oh! it's just like t in butter!" which is great, if you say it the way they think you do. Alif Baa gives you examples like that, but it also explains how to physically say the sound (for the dark d, tap your tongue further back on the roof of your mouth than you do in English). For each new sound it also includes a video clip showing a native speaker pronouncing it (with a close up on their mouth). Also, the book includes lots of dictation drills so you can learn how to recognize the different sounds. These dictation drills are both video clips (so you can see their mouths) and simple audio clips. The only downside to this book is that the binding is done the same way a book in the Arabic language would be. This is very disorientating because all the explanations and text (other than drills and writing practice) are in English, which reads left to right, not right to left.
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cristiana pearson
5.0 out of 5 stars For a beginner in Arabic with a tutor, this book is perfect. All alone it could be slightly challenging
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2013
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I learned to write in Arabic with this book in 7 weeks from scratch. I cant think of a better construct they could have put together to teach someone written Arabic.
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Sami
3.0 out of 5 stars Great for Beginners (No DVD)
Reviewed in Canada on 26 October 2021
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Being used as part of a lesson plan at University, it's really good, and well written. But the DVD is not included, so either the item is wrongly listed or the seller is selling the DVD's on the side. This should be reported to Amazon.
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