Learn Levantine Arabic |The Best Book I Have Written on Levantine Arabic 2022
How To Learn Levantine Arabic
In this article, I will give you a detailed plan to use the Levantine Arabic book effectively.
Levantine Arabic Plan For Absolute Beginners.
Chapter 1
Your first and foremost task is to master the pronunciation of the Arabic alphabet, here’s how it’s done:
1. Listen as I say each sound individually from the audiobook and try to repeat and imitate the sound.
2. Review each letter individually and learn to write and recognize each letter in different forms. As you may have already learned, each Arabic letter has 3 different forms, depending on its position in a word, beginning, middle and end.
3. Pay attention to the short vowels and especially the long vowels, I have clarified them in each letter.
Learn to Read Simple Sentences.
Reading is a very important aspect of mastering any language.
As you read, you see the word how it is written and you begin to see it as an image in your mind.
The Benefit of Reading
Reading will help you memorize Arabic vocabulary much faster and give you more confidence in correct pronunciation.
In the first chapter, I described many exercises to improve your reading comprehension. Make sure you get through it.
Build Up Arabic Sentences
Once you become familiar with the Arabic alphabet, you could read simple sentences and learnt the basic vocabulary.
It’s time to build some Arabic sentences with the help of translation exercises. I have a lot of exercises in the book, make sure you read them and do the exercises on your own, then listen to the answers from my audiobook.
The Difference Between Modern Standard Arabic and Levantine Arabic
In chapter two, I discuss the differences between MSA and the Levantine Arabic dialect. If you haven’t studied Fusa (MSA), then you don’t need to go through the third column, just focus on the middle one, if you studied Modern Standard Arabic, it’s good to read the whole chapter to give a lot of clarity about the differences between the two.
Learn Basic Verbs
Chapter 3 discusses the most important verbs we use in Levantine Arabic when communicating, such as I want, I can, I would like, I need, I like, I am going, etc. Each Arabic verb is conjugated in the present, past and future tense, with examples and exercises.
Present Tense
In Arabic, verb conjugation is the process of forming a verb from a root word, which often consists of 3 letters, and how the verb changes in sounds and how we write it in past and present tense.
In chapter 4, we will only focus on how to conjugate a verb in the present tense if you have already studied MSA it will be very similar, even easier.
Before moving on to the next chapter, make sure you have mastered the present tense conjugation of Arabic verbs. The Arabic verb conjunction is the most important part of the Arabic language, once you master it, you will be on your way to fluency.
Two Types of Present Tense Verbs in Levantine Arabic
In Chapter 5, I will introduce you to two types of present tense verbs in Levantine Arabic.
Don’t worry! There are not many changes, the Arabic verb conjugation remains the same. We just add one or two new letters before the verb to determine if it is present continuous or present simple.
Past Tense
In chapter 6, we worked on how to conjugate a verb in the past tense. In Arabic, we have three types of past tense, simple past, continuous past, and habitual past. The conjugation of verbs in the past tense is very clear, we need to add a suffix or a letter at the end of the verb. Make sure you learn the verb conjugation table very well. Many students get confused between the conjugation of verbs in the present and the conjugation of verbs in the past.
Verb Conjugation Table
In chapter 7, I outline tables of verb conjunctions in all the tenses that we have studied in chapters 4, 5, and 6. This will give a clear comparison of how we conjugate each verb in different tenses.
Arabic Conversations in Levantine Arabic
In Chapter 8, you will find conversations in Levantine Arabic with different settings. These Arabic conversations are packed with Arabic phrases and important verbs and vocabulary for everyday life situations.
Finally, Chapter 9,
It covers more complex topics in Levantine Arabic, and it will be a challenge for you, but make sure you persist if you want to go to the advanced level in Levantine Arabic.
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