Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Arabic sounds and alphabet 1. ^Dahlan wa s^Dahlan! Hello and welcome! 2. 9ilti My family 3. tishrab shay? Would you like tea? 4. fiihaa takiif? Does it have air conditioning? 5. eh kamaan? Anything else 6. shaklu eh? What does he look like? 7. kida aHsan That's better 8. Review 9. Hayaati My life 10. b-aHibb Sayd is-samak I like fishing 11. 9ala Tuul! Straight on! 12. inbasaTt fi faransa? Did you enjoy yourself in France? 13. min zamaan A long time ago 14. maT9am in-niil The Nile Restaurant Structure summary Arabic script supplement English-Arabic glossary Arabic-English glossary Key to exercises