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    Conversational Arabic Quick and Easy: Lebanese Dialect
    Conversational Arabic Quick and Easy: Lebanese Dialect
    Conversational Arabic Quick and Easy: Lebanese Dialect
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    Conversational Arabic Quick and Easy: Lebanese Dialect

    By Yatir Nitzany

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    THIS BOOK DOESN'T CONTAIN ANY ARABIC LETTERS! ALL ARABIC WORDS IN THIS BOOK WERE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH-TRANSLITERATION! IF YOU NEED EXTRA ASSISTANCE IN THE PRONUNCIATION THEN PLEASE PURCHASE THE AUDIBLE VERSION!
    Have you always wanted to learn how to speak the Lebanese Arabic Dialect but simply didn’t have the time?
    Well if so, then, look no further. You can hold in your hands one of the most advanced and revolutionary method that was ever designed for quickly becoming conversational in a language. In creating this time-saving program, master linguist Yatir Nitzany spent years examining the twenty-seven most common languages in the world and distilling from them the three hundred and fifty words that are most likely to be used in real conversations. These three hundred and fifty words were chosen in such a way that they were structurally interrelated and, when combined, form sentences. Through various other discoveries about how real conversations work—discoveries that are detailed further in this book—Nitzany created the necessary tools for linking these words together in a specific way so that you may become rapidly and almost effortlessly conversant—now.
    If your desire is to learn complicated grammatical rules or to speak perfectly proper and precise Arabic, this book is not for you. However, if you need to actually hold a conversation while on a trip to Lebanon, to impress that certain someone, or to be able to speak with your grandfather or grandmother as soon as possible, then the Nitzany Method is what you have been looking for. This book is recommended for those who already have some prior knowledge of the pronunciation of Arabic accents (such as the Arabic accents: ayin, ghayn, ha, and khaf). For those of you who do not, this book does indeed provide some great, in-depth techniques on the pronunciation and recognition of these accents, that you will encounter throughout the program. These techniques have proven extremely beneficial for beginner students who were previously unfamiliar with these accent pronunciations. But keep in mind this isn’t a pronunciation book! Lebanese Arabic encompasses three slightly different dialects, the dialects of the north, south, and center of the country (Beirut). The one in this book is the Beirut dialect. In the Lebanese dialect, verb conjugation is irregular, and this book will not teach you those skills since this is not a grammar book. In most languages, including Classical Arabic, a conjugated verb is always followed by an infinitive verb, but this is not the case in the Lebanese colloquial dialect since every verb in the sentence must be conjugated. Keep in mind that Lebanese Arabic is not an official language, but rather is a colloquial dialect. The purpose of my method is solely to give you the tools to create your own sentences in order to become conversational, while in regards to grammar, pronunciation, etc., you are on your own!
    This method is designed for fluency in a foreign language, while communicating in the first person present tense. Nitzany believes that what’s most important is actually being able to understand and be understood by another human being right away. Therefore, unlike other courses, all words in this program are taught in English transliteration, without having to learn the complex alphabet. More formalized training in grammar rules, etc., can come later.
    This is one of the several, in a series of instructional language guides, the Nitzany Method’s revolutionary approach is the only one in the world that uses its unique language technology to actually enable you to speak and understand native speakers in the shortest amount of time possible. No more depending on volumes of books of fundamental, beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels, all with hundreds of pages in order to learn a language. With Conversational Arabic Quick and Easy, all you need are forty-five pages.
    Learn the Lebanese Arabic dialect today, not tomorrow and

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherYatir Nitzany
    Release dateAug 31, 2015
    ISBN9781311892898
    Conversational Arabic Quick and Easy: Lebanese Dialect
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    Yatir Nitzany

    For many years I struggled to learn Spanish, and I still knew no more than about twenty words. Consequently, I was extremely frustrated. One day I stumbled upon this method as I was playing around with word combinations. Suddenly, I came to the realization that every language has a certain core group of words that are most commonly used and, simply by learning them, one could gain the ability to engage in quick and easy conversational Spanish.I discovered which words those were, and I narrowed them down to three hundred and fifty that, once memorized, one could connect and create one’s own sentences. The variations were and are infinite! By using this incredibly simple technique, I could converse at a proficient level and speak Spanish. Within a week, I astonished my Spanish-speaking friends with my newfound ability. The next semester I registered at my university for a Spanish language course, and I applied the same principles I had learned in that class (grammar, additional vocabulary, future and past tense, etc.) to those three hundred and fifty words I already had memorized, and immediately I felt as if I had grown wings and learned how to fly.At the end of the semester, we took a class trip to San José, Costa Rica. I was like a fish in water, while the rest of my classmates were floundering and still struggling to converse. Throughout the following months, I again applied the same principle to other languages—French, Portuguese, Italian, and Arabic, all of which I now speak proficiently, thanks to this very simple technique.This method is by far the fastest way to master quick and easy conversational language skills. There is no other technique that compares to my concept. It is effective, it worked for me, and it will work for you. Be consistent with my program, and you too will succeed the way I and many, many others have.

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      Conversational Arabic Quick and Easy - Yatir Nitzany

      The Lebanese Arabic Dialect

      Lebanese Arabic is a Levantine dialect. The term Levantine derives from Levant, which is the geographical region of the eastern Mediterranean that encompasses Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, and the Hatay Province of southern Turkey. Several languages are spoken in the Levant, one of which is Lebanese Arabic. Lebanese Arabic descends from the traditional Arabic language, though there are many variables that affected the development of the language. Most Lebanese people speak the language, and Arabic remains its written form, despite past attempts by some to make an alphabet system using Latin letters. Some people view Lebanese as merely a dialect of Arabic, while others accept the language as unique. Either way, the word connotations vary in both languages, as do their syntax and vocabularies. Lebanese Arabic uses a bit of Turkish and Aramaic vocabulary and a little French. In general keep in mind that Lebanese Arabic is not an official language but, rather, a colloquial dialect.

      Spoken in: Lebanon

      ARABIC PRONUNCIATIONS

      PLEASE MASTER THE FOLLOWING PAGE IN ARABIC PRONUNCIATIONS PRIOR TO STARTING THE PROGRAM

      Kha خ For Middle Eastern languages including Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi, Pashto, Urdu, Hindi, etc., and also German, to properly pronounce the kh or ch is essential, for example, Khaled (a Muslim name) or Chanukah (a Jewish holiday) or Nacht (night in German). The best way to describe kh or ch is to say ka or ha while at the same time putting your tongue at the back of your throat and blowing air. It’s pronounced similarly to the sound that you make when clearing your throat.

      Ghayin غ The Arabic gh is equivalent to the g in English, but its pronunciation more closely resembles the French r, rather than g. Pronounce it at the back of your throat. The sound is equivalent to what you would make when gargling water. Gha is pronounced more as rha, rather than as ga. Ghada is pronounced as rhada. In this program, the symbol for ghayin is gh, so keep your eyes peeled.

      Aayin ع is pronounced as a’a, pronounced deep at the back of your throat. Rather similar to the sound one would make when gagging.

      Ha ح is pronounced as ha. Pronunciation takes place deep at the back of your throat, and for correct pronunciation, one must constrict the back of the throat and exhale air while simultaneously saying ha.

      The Program

      Disclaimer: The use of numerical symbols to identify Arabic accents, in English transliteration, is known as the Franco-Arabic technique. "3" is used to signify aayin عين , "7" is used to signify ha ح  , "2" is to signify قاف a soft aاه , and 5 to signify kha خا .

      I / I am - 2ana أنا

      With you – (M) Ma3ak معك

      With you – (F) Ma3keh معكي

      For you - (Masc) La 2ilak لإلَك

      For you - (Fem) la 2ilik لإلِك

      You / you are / are you – (M) 2inta أنتَ

      You / you are / are you – (F) 2inteh أنتي

      You (plural) – Into أنتو

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