Intermediate Arabic For Dummies

Part I: Polishing Your Arabic Skills.

Chapter 1: Looking at Numbers, Times, and Dates.

Chapter 2: Arabic 101 Refresher.

Chapter 3: The Write Stuff: How to Read and Write the Arabic Alphabet.

Part II: Becoming a Master at Using Nouns.

Chapter 4: Making Your Case with the Three Cases of the Arabic Noun.

Chapter 5: Forming the Plural in Arabic.

Chapter 6: Bringing Your Sentences to Life with Adjectives and Adverbs.

Chapter 7: Making Connections: Mastering the 'iDaafa Construction.

Chapter 8: Pronouns: Relatively Speaking.

Part III: Staying Active: Forming Arabic Verbs.

Chapter 9: Forms and Functions: The Forms of the Arabic Verb.

Chapter 10: Exploring Irregularity in Arabic Verbs.

Chapter 11: Using the Imperative in Commands.

Chapter 12: Writing to the Point with Object Suffixes and Pronouns.

Chapter 13: The Indicative, Jussive, and Subjunctive Moods of the Arabic Verb.

Part IV: Enlivening Your Writing with Particles.

Chapter 14: Forming Conditional Sentences.

Chapter 15: Picking up the Pieces using Particles and Partitives.

Chapter 16: Uncovering the Source of the Verbal Noun.

Chapter 17: Being Positive About Adding the Negative to Arabic Sentences.

Chapter 18: Active and Passive Participles.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 19: Ten Mistakes to Avoid in Arabic.

Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Fine-Tune Your Arabic Skills.

Part VI: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Verb Chart.

Appendix B: English-Arabic Dictionary.

Appendix C: Arabic-English Dictionary.

Index.