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| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5016 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes  Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 17 of 104 09 March 2014 at 10:42pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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FSI Modern Written Arabic Book 1
I finished lesson 3. My reading comprehension is fine. It is just that when I listen to the tapes, I can understand the individual words. But I fail to grasp what the words mean when they are put together. Madinah Book 1 I finished the exercises for lesson 4A and started lesson 5. I read the Key first, which is like a study guide for self-learners. Then, I watched the corresponding video from lqtoronto.com. Finally, I read the textbook and did the exercises. The exercises take time. Time spent there is worth the effort, though. I cannot believe how fast I can write Arabic now. The instructor (DVD), Mr. Meherali, does not confine himself to the textbook. He is teaching concepts I could only find in the later books (Books 2 & 3). I have watched the first 2 DVDs (out of 9) and he has already taught the 14 pronouns using a song. He has also started verbs although Book 1 does not explain verbs at all. He sings. He even tells jokes. What more could I want in a teacher? Edited by napoleon on 10 March 2014 at 4:18pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5016 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 18 of 104 10 March 2014 at 5:00pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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When I first started learning Arabic about 3 years ago, I found an excellent verb conjugation table online (they use the same chart at DLI). Unfortunately, I did not know enough Arabic to be able to use it then.
Now that I am studying verbs, I thought it might be useful to have. I scoured the internet but failed to find a decent copy. Fortunately, I found the old DVD where I had saved it. I have uploaded the file here so that I do not lose it again. Edited by napoleon on 12 March 2014 at 8:39pm 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5016 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 19 of 104 10 March 2014 at 11:04pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I just completed the exercises for lesson 5 (Madinah Arabic Book 1) Edited by napoleon on 10 March 2014 at 11:45pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5016 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 20 of 104 11 March 2014 at 12:42am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I wrote in Arabic for the first time on lang8 and it got corrected within 3 minutes.
Yeah! :-) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5016 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 21 of 104 11 March 2014 at 11:23pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
I am posting a page from my diary to show what my handwriting looks like. Eventually, I want to write in the elegant ruq3ah script. English Translation: This is Napoleon's handwriting. Is this ruq3ah? No, this is Napoleon's handwriting. Who wrote it? Napoleon wrote it. And where did you write? I wrote in the notebook. Is Napoleon's handwriting beautiful? No, it is ugly. Edited by napoleon on 11 March 2014 at 11:36pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| nancydowns Senior Member United States Joined 3922 days ago 184 posts - 288 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written) | Message 22 of 104 12 March 2014 at 4:46pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Hello! I just came upon this thread, and it's what I have been looking for! I feel
like you all are way ahead of me, so I am not sure if you will want me to join. :-) Also, I am using different sources. I started by watching Maha's videos on YouTube and recently ordered "Mastering Arabic" by Wightwick and Gaafar. I have looked at the FSI MWA course, and I would like to start that. I am like a kindergartner right now because I know the letters, but I can't read words, I can only read one letter at a time, so I am incredibly slow! I am hoping that with practice this script will get into my brain more so that I will start being able to read words, not a letter at a time. I am learning MSA, but my main interest for colloquial will eventually be Eastern. However, for now, I am just wanting to focus on MSA. Nancy Edited to add: Just as a side note, I am not learning Arabic for religious reasons, so I am interested in MSA rather than classical. If I can fit into your log group, I would be very glad to be included, but I understand if you'd like to limit it to people who are studying similar materials for similar reasons. Thanks! Edited by nancydowns on 12 March 2014 at 5:12pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| napoleon Tetraglot Senior Member India Joined 5016 days ago 543 posts - 874 votes Speaks: Bengali*, English, Hindi, Urdu Studies: French, Arabic (Written) | Message 23 of 104 12 March 2014 at 6:13pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
On the contrary, it would be a pleasure to have you join our group. We are all beginners. I am what you'd call a false beginner, but a beginner none the less. :-)
Have you tried the 'Mastering Arabic Script' book by Wightwick and Gafaar? It really helped me when I was learning the script.
Both Dina and I are learning MSA, while David is studying Egyptian Arabic. My own interests are not religious at all. All I want is to be able to understand the Arabic news on TV. :-) The only reason I chose the Madinah book is because the lqtoronto lectures use this book. This book is impossible to study on your own. Welcome to the group. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. We'll do our best to help. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| nancydowns Senior Member United States Joined 3922 days ago 184 posts - 288 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written) | Message 24 of 104 12 March 2014 at 7:04pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Thank you very much Napoleon! I did learn the script using Maha's videos, so I recognize
all of the letters and can come up with them on my own, my problem as of right now is reading. I read somewhere that you should try to memorize words like a picture so that whenever you see that word, you'll know what it means without having to go letter by letter through the word. Is that what you do? I know I need patience because I am just beginning! But when I look at a page full of Arabic script, I feel tired! :-) So I did look at the Madinah book, and I got scared! Ha! But maybe I can pick up on it after a few more lessons of Mastering Arabic. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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