Colloquial Arabic of the Gulf

These 120 minutes of audio material in MP3 format accompany the new edition of Colloquial Arabic of the Gulf. Recorded by native speakers, it features dialogues and texts from the book, a pronunciation guide and exercises to practice your listening and speaking skills.

The new edition of Colloquial Arabic of the Gulf has been revised and updated to make learning this variety of Arabic easier and more enjoyable than ever before.

Specially written by an expert, and for either self-study or classroom use, the course offers you a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Arabic of the Gulf. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

Each unit presents numerous grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary summaries throughout. Features new to this edition include:

• 'Did you Know?' sections on important aspects of Gulf culture, society and history
• A 'Reading Arabic' section in each Unit, plus a special Appendix on to how to read simple Arabic signs, traffic directions, business cards, etc.
• Glossaries, both English-Arabic and Arabic-English, containing all the words in the book
• Extra notes on the dialects of Oman

By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in a broad range of situations.

The audio material is available to purchase on CD/MP3 format, or comes included with the paperback in the great value Colloquials Pack.