Ahlan wa Sahlan: Functional Modern Standard Arabic for Beginners

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A vibrant, engaging, and effective workbook to help students learn the alphabet, numerals, and sounds of the Arabic language, now in its third edition This workbook, now in its third edition, helps students learn the alphabet, numerals, and sounds of the Arabic language, providing a foundation for the rest of the Ahlan wa Sahlan program. Ahlan wa Sahlan covers the first and second years of instruction in Modern Standard Arabic. It is a complete educational package, comprising a workbook, a beginner student textbook with accompanying Annotated Instructor’s Edition, an intermediate student textbook, video clips filmed in Syria, audio, and an online interactive exercise program. Cover Half Title Title Copyright Contents Introduction Acknowledgments Unit One: الوَحدةُ الأولى Objectives 1. Common Greetings 2. Introducing Oneself 3. Leave-Taking 4. A Quick Look at Numbers 5. The Arabic Alphabet: Read right to left 6. The Arabic Alphabet: One-Way Connectors ا، و، د، ذ، ر، ز A. The Letter alif (ا) B. The Letter waw ( و) C. The Letter rā’ (ر) D. The Letters dal ( د) and dal (ذ) E. Combining Sounds/Letters into Syllables and Words F. Distinguishing among Similar Letters Vocabulary المُفْرَدات Unit Two: الوَحدَةُ الثانِيةُ Objectives 1. Identifying Yourself and Others Inquiring about Someone’s Name 2. Separate Personal Pronouns 3. Arabic Alphabet: Two-Way Connectors ب، ت، ث، ن، ي A. The Letters bā’ ( ب), tā’ ( ت), tā’ (ث) B. The Letters nūn ( ن) and yā’ (ي) C. The Letter yā’ ( ي) as a Vowel and a Semivowel D. Different Handwriting Styles 4. Long and Short Vowels A. Vowel Length B. The Short Vowel fatḥa (Arabic) C. The Short Vowel ḍamma (Arabic) D. The Short Vowel kasra (Arabic) Vocabulary المُفْرَدات Unit Three: الوَحدَةُ الثالِثةُ Objectives 1. The Morning Greeting 2. Asking about Well-Being 3. Arabic Alphabet: Two-Way Connectors س، ش، ج، ح، خ، ف، ق، ة A. The Letters sīn (س) and šīn ( ش) and Their Sounds The س and ش in Handwriting B. The Letters jīm ( ج), ḥā’ ( ح), ḳā’ (خ) 1. The Sound of the Letter jīm ( ج) 2. The Sound of the Letter ḥā’ ( ح) 3. The Sound of the Letter ḳā’ ( خ) C. The Letters fā’ ( ف) and qāf (ق) Phonetic Description of the qāf (ق) D. The Letter tā’ marbūṭa ( ة) and Its Sound Attaching a Suffix to a Word Ending in ة .المُفْرَدات Unit Four: الوَحدَةُ الرابِعَةُ Objectives 1. Inquiring about and Identifying Place of Origin 2. Nominal Sentences 3. Separate Pronouns 4. Colloquial Arabic 5. Arabic Alphabet: Two-Way Connectors ص، ض، ط، ظ، ع، غ A. The Letters ṣād ( ص) and ḍād (ض) 1. The Sound of the Letter ṣād ( ص) 2. The Sound of the Letter ḍād (ض) B. The Letters ṭā’ ( ط) and ẓā’ (ظ) Pronunciation of ط and ظ C. The Letters ‘ayn ( ع) and ġayn (غ) 1. The Sound of the Letter ‘ayn ع 2. The Sound of the Letter ġayn غ 6. Inquiring about and Identifying Arab Cities and Countries 7. Arab States, Political Systems, and Capitals المُفْرَدات Unit Five: الوَحدَةُ الخامِسةُ Objectives 1. Arabic Alphabet: Two-Way Connectors ل، ك، م، ه A. The Letter lām ( ل) and Its Sound B. The Letter kāf ( ك) and Its Sound C. The Letter mīm (م) D. The Letter hā’ ( ه) and Its Sound 2. Familiar Objects around the House 3. Describing National and Regional Affiliation 4. The Relative Noun nisba (اِسْمُ النِسب) 5. Gender in Arabic Nouns المُفْرَدات Unit Six: الوَحدَةُ السادِسةُ Objectives 1. Familiar Objects in the Classroom 2. Expressing Possession 3. Attached Pronouns Feminine Words and the Attached Pronoun 4. The Letters alif maqṣūra ( ى) and hamza (ء) A. The Letter alif maqṣūra ( ى) and Its Sound B. The Letter hamza ( ء) and Its Sound 5. Diacritical Marks A. The šadda (Arabic) B. The madda (آ) C. The tanwīn (تَنْوين) D. The sukūn سُكون (Arabic) 6. The Short alif 7. Colloquial Arabic: Phonological Variation 8. Representation of Foreign Sounds المُفْرَدات Appendix A: Arabic Alphabet and Diacritical Marks Appendix B: A Key to the Arabic Sound System and the Transliteration System Used in the Workbook Appendix C: Answer Key Appendix D: Video Scripts Cumulative Vocabulary Illustration Credits