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PublisherAmerican University in Cairo Press

ISBN-101649034210

ISBN-139781649034212

eBay Product ID (ePID)26070940003

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Number of Pages208 Pages

Publication NameMastering Modern Standard Arabic Idioms : 140 Expressions in Context for Intermediate to Advanced Learners

LanguageEnglish

SubjectArabic

Publication Year2025

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

AuthorAsmaa Shehata

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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LCCN2024-049054

Reviews"An easy-to-use, communicative handbook of the most frequently used idioms in Modern Standard Arabic."--Jona Fras, The University of Edinburgh "A useful source. . . . While building students' communicative competence in conversing with native speakers, the book also teaches them about Arab culture. It will help students enrich their writing by using idiomatic expressions appropriately, and be a rich resource for translators and linguists alike."--Mona Hassan, The American University in Cairo

Table Of ContentIntroduction Unit 1: The Human Body Unit 2: Animals and Wildlife Unit 3: Time Unit 4: Everyday Life Unit5: Colors Unit 6: Inanimate Objects Unit 7: The Earth and the Sky Unit 8: The Senses Idioms Listed Alphabetically

SynopsisIdioms are deeply rooted in their cultural context and as such are both are uniquely tricky and key to competency in a language. With more than 140 of frequently used Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) idioms, this book is a key learning tool for intermediate to advanced learners of the language. Organized by theme into eight chapters, each idiom includes an English translation or equivalent expression and a short bilingual dialogue to show the idiom used in context. Each unit ends with a set of exercises to practice usage and aid in language acquisition. Mastering Modern Standard Arabic Idioms is designed to be a flexible resource, and as such could be adopted in a classroom setting or employed in self-study, and will be of interest to students of language, literature, and culture, as well as to translators and linguists., An invaluable guide to more than one hundred of the most commonly used Modern Standard Arabic idioms Idioms are deeply rooted in their cultural context and as such are both are uniquely tricky and key to competency in a language. With more than 140 of frequently used Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) idioms, this book is a key learning tool for intermediate to advanced learners of the language. Organized by theme into eight chapters, each idiom includes an English translation or equivalent expression and a short bilingual dialogue to show the idiom used in context. Each unit ends with a set of exercises to practice usage and aid in language acquisition. Mastering Modern Standard Arabic Idioms is designed to be a flexible resource, and as such could be adopted in a classroom setting or employed in self-study, and will be of interest to students of language, literature, and culture, as well as to translators and linguists.

LC Classification NumberPJ6167.S54 2025