modern iraqi arabic a textbook

[...]...  Contrast between l walla galla balla illa khaali dakhla dakhal khalli and l : to leave to tell to make wet except empty entering to enter leave DRILLS Arabic Alphabet and Vowels |   Contrast between single and double consonants: flag allam alam to add jamma jama honor sharraf sharaf to study darras daras news khabbar khabar camel jammal jamal to know arraf araf to be safe sallam salam to build... figs repent palm dates repentance ranks to abate batt tall taab tiin tuub tamur tooba rutab fatar geese to look to become good clay bricks to cover with earth ball fresh dates to break fasting  Contrast between sa al su aal la la naba amm baa id imaara alam ayyad and  : to ask question to shine news or perished emirate pain to support saal suaal lala naba amm baaid imaara alam ayyad to cough... khadd road darb house daar to destroy hadam to benefit faad rejected marduud dress ridaa add khadd darb daar hadam faad marduud ridaa to bite to shake hitting harmful to digest to overflow bruised satisfaction  Contrast between dh and z : to humiliate dhall humiliation madhalla to dedicate nadhar delicious ladhiidh alone afdhaadh lowly dhaliil memorizing mudhaakara zall mazalla nazar laziiz afzaaz zaliil... tahiyyaat wa mujaamalaat Basma, an American-born Iraqi woman, meets Kamaal (a man), and exchanges the following greetings Notice that in context of a greeting one can almost always use the same expression in reply Basic Dialogue (Audio)  Basma: marhaba Hello  Kamaal: marhaba Hello  Basma: shloonak? How are you?  Kamaal: aani zeen, ilhamdu lillaah w-inti shloonich? I am well, praise God And how are... (reply) masaa il-kheer masaa in-nuur (reply) ma a s-salaama ma a s-salaama (reply) tisbah ala kheer tisbah ala kheer (reply) tisbahiin ala kheer tisbahiin ala kheer (reply) tisbahuun ala kheer tisbahuun ala kheer (reply) ahlan wa sahlan ahlan wa sahlan (reply) allaa bil-kheer allaa bil-kheer (reply) tsharrafna w-ilna sh-sharaf (reply) Good morning Good morning Good afternoon/evening Good afternoon/evening... force garram gisab to cripple reeds  Contrast between j Jammal jaara jaarak jaal juub jaay jiis fajj rija and ch : make beautiful neighbor your neighbor to tour travel coming touch way to request chammal chaara chaarak chaal chuub chaay chiis fachch richa to add remedy one-fourth to measure rubber tube tea bag jaw to support  Contrast between h hoosh haal heel hatt tahat hirza himad hall rahiim saahir... Example Equivalent jiim cha hee j ch h jaab cham haal khee daal dhaal ree zee siin shiin saad kh d dh r z s sh s khaaf dall dhill naar zeet samm shaal saff daad d daaf ta t batt za z zill een  aali gheen gh ghaali ga fee qaaf g f q gaal fariid qaas kaaf laam laam k l l kilma leela walla job chair / (strongly whispered deep in the throat, similar to the sound produced by someone who has just burned his mouth... congratulate river to swallow up pyramid resemblance cattle hamal hajar halhal habb hanna nahar laham haram shabah hoosh to carry stone to loosen to like to dye with henna to slaughter meat forbidden ghost house  | lesson   Contrast between kh khaali khaab kheema kheer khalat khilaaf shakhar and gh : empty to fail tent goodness to mix difference to snore ghaali ghaab gheema gheer ghalat ghilaaf shaghar... Basma: aani zeena, ilhamdu lillaah tfaddal istariih I am well, praise God Please sit down  Kamaal: shukran Thank you  Basma: allaa bil-kheer God bless (idiom)  | l e s s o n   Kamaal: allaa bil-kheer God bless (in reply)  Basma: shloon l-ahal? How is the family?  Kamaal: zeeniin, ilhamdu lillaah shloon wildich? Well, praise God How are your children?  Basma: b-kheer, nushkur alla... shaku maaku bis-suug? Drills Basma: What’s new today? Kamaal: Nothing’s new today What is the news on the radio? What is happening in the market? : : tamaariin 1 Give appropriate oral replies to the following expressions: marhaba shloonak il-yoom? tfaddal istariih allaa bil-kheer ma a s-salaama an idhinkum intu shloonkum? shloon wildich? an idhnak shloon l-ahal? 2 Change orally the following masculine . Television, and Journalism DARIS THMUNTAASH i9laam: raadyo, talfizyoon w sahaafa Basic Dialogue  Vocabulary  Additional Vocabulary on Media  Grammar and Remarks  Comparative and Superlative. Caspian Sea T i g r i s E u p h r a t e s T i g r i s E u p h r a t e s KUWAIT SAUDI ARABIA JORDAN SYRIA TURKEY IRAN IRAQ BAbylonia akkad SUMERIA ASSYRIA Baghdad Mosul Arbil Kirkuk Al Hillah Al Amarah Basra Ur Nineveh Babylon 50 50.  00i-xxii.Alkalesi.FM.indd v 9/1/06 9:14:02 AM  | Contents lesson  Arrival at Baghdad Airport, Part I DARIS ARBA A b-mataar Baghdaad Basic Dialogue  Vocabulary  Grammar and Remarks  e