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Basic Egyptian Arabic: Learn to Speak and Understand Egyptian Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs (Basic)

 
 
Basic Egyptian Arabic: Learn to Speak and Understand Egyptian Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs (Basic)
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Basic Egyptian Arabic: Learn to Speak and Understand Egyptian Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs (Basic)

This Basic program contains 5 hours of audio-only, effective language learning with real-life spoken practice sessions.

HEAR IT, LEARN IT, SPEAK IT®

What is the Pimsleur® difference?

The Pimsleur Method provides the most effective language-learning program ever developed. The Pimsleur Method gives you quick command of Egyptian Arabic structure without tedious drills. Learning to speak Egyptian Arabic can actually be enjoyable and rewarding.

The key reason most people struggle with new languages is that they aren't given proper instruction, only bits and pieces of a language. Other language programs sell only pieces -- dictionaries; grammar books and instructions; lists of hundreds or thousands of words and definitions; audios containing useless drills. They leave it to you to assemble these pieces as you try to speak. Pimsleur enables you to spend your time learning to speak the language rather than just studying its parts.

When you were learning English, could you speak before you knew how to conjugate verbs? Of course you could. That same learning process is what Pimsleur replicates. Pimsleur presents the whole language as one integrated piece so you can succeed.

With Pimsleur you get:

  • Grammar and vocabulary taught together in everyday conversation,
  • Interactive audio-only instruction that teaches spoken language organically,
  • The flexibility to learn anytime, anywhere,
  • 30-minute lessons designed to optimize the amount of language you can learn in one sitting.

Millions of people have used Pimsleur to gain real conversational skills in new languages quickly and easily, wherever and whenever -- without textbooks, written exercises, or drills.

The 10 lessons in the Basic Egyptian Arabic are the same as the first 10 lessons in the Pimsleur Comprehensive Egyptian Arabic Level 1.

The 10 lessons in Basic Egyptian Arabic are also the first 10 lessons in the 16-lesson Conversational Egyptian Arabic edition.

Pimsleur learners progress from either the Basic or the Conversational to the Comprehensive Level 1, and not from Basic to Conversational edition.

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Product Details:
Author: Pimsleur
Publisher: Pimsleur
Publication Date: December 26, 2005
Language: English
ISBN: 0743550781
Package Length: 8.5 inches
Package Width: 6.5 inches
Package Height: 2.1 inches
Package Weight: 0.55 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 7 reviews
 
 

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2Fairly Dreadful  Jan 02, 2009
Although the accents are authentic, the course is way too basic and repeats the same dialogue throughout the 5 discs with only minor changes. The best book I have found for Egyptian Arabic is Wightwick and Gaafar's "Colloquial Arabic of Egypt".

3Good to hear the language, but the chosen phrases????  Sep 09, 2008
I started to wonder about this series of discs when the primary phrase I learned out of Lesson 1 was. "I understand Arabic." I didn't.

But as my first exposure to Egyptian Arabic, it did get my ear in the right mode and gave me a few basics I could take with me.

4very helpful  Aug 27, 2008
THis is a great way to learn arabic. Different approach, makes you repeat quite a lot but i realized that what i learned i remember and that when i visited egypt a few times people understood what i said


4Excellent for those intending on visiting Egypt  Jul 23, 2008
I decided to learn some Arabic before a two week holiday to Egypt. What I learnt from these lessons made such a difference to my time (and enjoyment) in Egypt. You only learn the basic tourist Arabic but it's enough. The locals understood my pronunciation and were very impressed. I was treated differently (better) than my fellow travelers. I wasn't hassled as much and the locals seemed more interested in me than selling me something!
Be patient though. As the language was so foreign to me, I had to listen to the first CD several times before I felt comfortable with the learnings but it became easier with each CD.

My only negative was that it was too short. I would have liked to learn more.


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4Great, if slightly boring...  Jan 09, 2007
I've made it most of the way through the CDs, and I feel that I've retained 99% of the vocabulary. The program uses hypothetical conversations to teach both vocabulary and grammar - a method which seems to work very well for my brain. The "teacher" guides you, sentence-by-sentence, through a conversation (repetition is key) until you can handle one side of the conversation on your own. The conversations themselves are a bit unimaginative - but one can't fault them too much for that (especially since they contain very useful everyday vocabulary). Overall, a very useful resource!

 
 
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