An Egyptian Arabic Manual For Self Study

Excerpt from Egyptian Self-Taught (Arabic), With English Phonetic Pronunciation: Containing Vocabularies, Elementary Grammar, Idiomatic Phrases and Dialogues, Travel Talk The formation of plurals and the imperfect of verbs, the main difficulties of the language have been invariably added. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Egyptian Self-Taught, (Arabic): Containing Alphabet and Pronunciation Vocabularies Elementary Grammar Idiomatic Phrases Conversations Travel Talk Money, Weights and Measures It has been the fashion since the occupation of Egypt to speak slightingly of the colloquial form of Arabic in use there. This is partly because, as is the case in every country, the commoner forms of speech seem uncouth and unclassical to students who have learnt their Arabic either in universities, from munshis in India, or from Syrians (who are frequently in Egypt the professed instructors). The basis of the common speech is, however, classical, though not directly recognisable as such. The fact that some of the words have not been encountered in the comparatively scanty literature of the Arabs, nor in the Koran, does not preclude them from being Arabic, though the forms of speech may not rank higher than such English forms as shan't, ain't, and I've. Take, for instance, the word so often heard - ballâsh, gratis (used often where "gratis" is scarcely the translation). This is the Egyptian form of bila shey, without anything; and mush (not) is ma shey, like the ne and pas in French, though the proper negative is mâ, lâ, or leyss. The Egyptian language has also the characteristic of using many words in their diminutive form. Thus mâ, water, becomes moyyah; saghîr, small, saghayyar, hence also the form shuwâyyah which again is scarcely recognisable in the expression bi shweysh meaning slowly. Further, letters are sometimes transposed: zog, a pair, becomes goz; yil'an becomes yin'al, the most common expletive in use, in the form yin'al abuk! "May your father be cursed"! Some scholars are of opinion that the Egyptian Arabic, showing kinship with the Aramaic, is entitled to as high a place in the pedigree of the language as is the language of the Koran. Everyone of standing or education in Egypt speaks with a superstructure of good Arabic, so that a student of the language may rest assured that as he advances in knowledge of the expressions and words used amongst the educated natives he is learning Arabic which will stand him in good stead elsewhere. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

In this groundbreaking language guide, Karl Albert Thimm provides a complete course in Egyptian Arabic for English speakers. Using a unique system of phonetic transcription, Thimm introduces the basics of Egyptian Arabic grammar and vocabulary, as well as common phrases and idioms for everyday conversation. With its clear and concise explanations, helpful illustrations, and engaging exercises, this book is an essential resource for anyone seeking to learn Arabic. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.