This book teaches the modern standard Arabic which is the universal language of the Arab world, understood by all the Arabic speakers. It is also the language of almost all written material, formal TV programmes, talks etc.

Table of Contents

Getting started; putting words together; the family; jobs; describing things; where is it?; describing places; revision; countries and people; counting things; shapes and colours; what happened yesterday?; wish you were here; all the president's men; revision; every day; eating and drinking; comparing things; future plans; revision and hints on further study. Appendices: the Arabic script; the Arabic verb; months of the year; plural patterns.