Re: Learning to Speak Arabic

Peter T. Daniels wrote:
> Yusuf B Gursey wrote:
> > Ruud Harmsen wrote:
> > > 14 Sep 2006 09:25:15 -0700: "Marc Adler" <marc.adler@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>: in
> > > sci.lang:
> > >
> > > >I just hope there are good textbooks of Egyptian dialect...
> > >
> > > There used to be a Teach Yourself, which Latin transcriptions and no
> > > Arabic script.
> >
> >
> > "Teach Yourself Colloquial Arabic" by T.F. Mitchell. he also has an
> > advanced  grammar book.
>
> And the superb reference works "Writing Arabic" (1951?) and
> "Pronouncing Arabic" (2 vols., 1970s-80s). I reviewed the latter in
> *Language*.


yes, one volume for classical arabic, the other for ehyptian colloquial.