The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read and Write It

Ever larger numbers of people are starting to learn Arabic, while even more have some contact with the Arab world. Anyone who wishes to learn the language faces a hitherto formidable initial problem: the alphabet. This book proceeds step by step through all the letters of the Arabic alphabet, showing the sounds they stand for and how they are combined into words. Nothing essential is left out, but no unnecessary complications are added. Readers will find that progress is rapid and will be surprised at the relative ease with which they master the first steps in learning this increasingly important world language.

The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read and Write It belongs on the desk of every student of the language, in the luggage of every visitor to the Middle East, in the briefcase of all business people with Arab clients, and in the back pocket of all employees of British or American companies working for a time in an Arab country.

Author: N. Awde
Publisher: Lyle Stuart
Published: 10/01/2000
Pages: 95
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.20w x 0.32d
ISBN: 9780818404306

About the Author
Nicholas Awde was born in London in 1961 and spent much of his childhood in Africa. He studied Arabic at London University.