Lebanese Arabic Phrasebook Vol. 1: An effective way to learn Lebanese through practical sentences, puzzles and videos   Import

5 reviews for Lebanese Arabic Phrasebook Vol. 1: An effective way to learn Lebanese through practical sentences, puzzles and videos   Import

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   Rated 3 out of 5

   Mr. Antony P. Quirini – 1 October 2021

   
   A decent introduction to the Levantine dialect. Though, it seems more a vehicle to link to the Youtuber’s channel but hey we all got to hustle and expose our gigs. That being said, I appreciate the efforts the author and Youtuber has made to provide us with this book.Now to critical part… it’s not formatted very well. The transliteration of the words is off so you’re going to need to learn how to read or at least spell out the Arabic and diacritics to help you piece together the transliteration. This has been a big thing with Arabic books on Kindle, sadly. Silver lining? Another reason to stop putting off reading the alphabet, right?In the picture, you will see what I mean in the “Eat the sandwich and the chocolate” and “Buy the milk from the supermarket” sentences. This problem is actually quite frequent and makes reading more complex or grammatical sentences harder than it needs to be so I can’t exactly give five stars, unfortunately.I hope the more expensive paperback version isn’t the exact same as the Kindle version because that would feel a bit crap to pay that amount with such a big oversight/lack of care.Parting thought — it’s another resource to add to your Levantine arsenal, but honestly, it needs a bit of an edit to fix any errors because it seems a bit sloppy.

   
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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Amazon Customer – 1 September 2018

   Amazing Phrase Book & More!
   If you want to learn Lebanese Arabic, I strongly recommend not only purchasing the Phrase Books by Hiba Najem but also following her YouTube videos and taking one-on-one Skype classes with her. Hiba Najem’s phrase books are unique in that she places important phrases into context, such as phrases that you might use at the airport. I also find her transliteration more accurate than that found in many other publications, especially in terms of distinguishing between subtle differences required for conjugating verbs. An example is her distinction between 1st person singular and 3rd person feminine singular as in “ana akalet” (I ate) vs. “hiyeh akalit” (she ate). Anyone familiar with the Arabic script knows the importance of such a distinction, especially when in writing the two words appear the same. She also provides the Arabic script, which I believe helps the learner relate more closely to the spoken word. Hiba Najem is a gifted instructor, which is apparent in her Phrase Books. Through them, she completes her effective package for learning Lebanese and/or improving your Arabic in general. (by Ann Ainlay Chebbo)

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Hussain – 4 April 2021

   Love it
   I am a native arabic speaker but I sometimes struggle with lebanese dialect. Find this very useful. Very well written.

   
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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Justin Stucki – 13 April 2017

   Thumbs up!
   Although the book does not cover grammar rules it is a good look into common Lebanese phrases and pronunciation! Additionally, it is helpful to see these phrases written out in Arabic as you can deduce for yourself the grammar in these sentences 🙂

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   Rated 4 out of 5

   Evelynn – 15 August 2014

   keep up the great job
   I really love your work