Arabic Script Hacking
Learn how to read and write in Arabic script in a matter of hours
Published on 6. September 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-4736-7969-6 (ISBN)
Description
"The idea of learning a new script can be very daunting, but Judith's course took the individual letters of Arabic, one by one, and made them easy to remember and fun to use. Thanks to her tips I was able to read entire sentences written in Arabic out loud, in an incredibly short time!" - Benny Lewis, bestselling author of Language Hacking and Fluent in 3 Months
Whether you're travelling and want to understand the words around you, or preparing to learn Arabic and want to master the basics, this is the book for you.
In this book you will find:
? An introduction to Arabic script
? Plenty of practice activities to help you recognise each letter of the alphabet
? Helpful mnemonics to make you remember the shape of each letter
? Accompanying audio files so you know how to pronounce letters and words
? Handy tips to help you decipher common and familiar words
The audio for this course can be downloaded from the Teach Yourself Library app or streamed at library.teachyourself.com.
Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 85 years.
Whether you're travelling and want to understand the words around you, or preparing to learn Arabic and want to master the basics, this is the book for you.
In this book you will find:
? An introduction to Arabic script
? Plenty of practice activities to help you recognise each letter of the alphabet
? Helpful mnemonics to make you remember the shape of each letter
? Accompanying audio files so you know how to pronounce letters and words
? Handy tips to help you decipher common and familiar words
The audio for this course can be downloaded from the Teach Yourself Library app or streamed at library.teachyourself.com.
Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 85 years.
Reviews / Votes
In four weeks flat, I went from clueless to nearly fluently reading Arabic script. I'm not kidding - I'm now actually ready to dive into proper Arabic language lessons. It's mind-blowing! -- Msprout * Amazon * Judith Meyer's experience as a languages expert shines through on every single page. -- Eric Dunn * Amazon * Great book, easy to understand, exercises are good. Method really works! -- Lucy-Jane * Amazon * The idea of learning a new script can be very daunting, but Judith's course took the individual letters of Arabic, one by one, and made them easy to remember and fun to use. Thanks to her tips I was able to read entire sentences written in Arabic out loud, in an incredibly short time! -- Benny Lewis, bestselling author of Language Hacking and Fluent in 3 MonthsMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
113 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4736-7969-6 (9781473679696)
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Person
Judith Meyer is a polyglot and language course developer and consultant with an MA in Romance Languages and Computational Linguistics. She speaks 14 languages, including Modern Greek, Chinese and Swahili, and she has successfully learned a number of foreign writing systems. Judith loves to help others succeed in their language-learning and encourages anyone to give it a try. She is the founder of the Polyglot Gathering, one of the largest conferences for polyglots and language bloggers. In addition to authoring the Script Hacking series, she is also co-author of Complete Esperanto.