ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8" /> <title>Arabic learning resources</title> <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" /> <meta name="description" content="Vocabulary lists and grammar lessons for standard and Egyptian Arabic." /> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-29877981-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script> </head> <body> <div id="content"> <div id="head"> <span class="title">Arabic learning resources</span> <ul id="menu"> <li><a href="index.html">home</a></li> <li><a href="vocab.html">vocabulary</a></li> <li><a href="grammar.html">grammar</a></li> <li><a href="faq.html">faq</a></li> <li><a href="about.html">about</a></li> <li><a href="links.html">links</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="body"> <p>This site features resources to help you learn both standard Arabic and the Egyptian dialect.</p> <ul><li>The <a href="vocab.html">vocabulary lists</a> include standard Arabic, the Egyptian (Cairene) dialect, and transliterations. You'll also find pages devoted to colloquial idiomatic expressions, proverbs, and sayings.</li> <li>The <a href="grammar.html">grammar lessons</a> provide information on various topics such as pronouns, verb conjugations and tenses, and more, with examples to show usage. Most of the grammar information focuses on Egyptian Arabic, but some includes equivalent info for standard Arabic.</li> <li>The <a href="faq.html">FAQ page</a> provides general information on the Arabic language.</li> <li>The <a href="about.html">about page</a> contains information about the transliteration scheme I use and other notes about this site.</li> <li>The <a href="links.html">links</a> go to free websites with useful resources for Arabic language learning.</li></ul> <p>Looking for something in particular? Use the Google search box to search this website. Tip: if you're searching for a vocabulary word and can't find the word you're looking for, use the infinitive; ex. "to cooperate" instead of "cooperation."</p> <center> <form method="get" action="http://www.google.com/search"> <div style="border:1px solid black;padding:4px;width:20em;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr><td> <input type="text" name="q" size="25" maxlength="255" value="" /> <input type="submit" value="Google Search" /></td></tr> <tr><td align="center" style="font-size:75%"> <input type="checkbox" name="sitesearch" value="arabic.desert-sky.net" checked="checked" /> only search this website<br /> </td></tr></table> </div> </form> </center><br /> <p>Latest updates: <br />4/6/2012 - I added some vocabulary words such as "society," "culture," etc. to the end of the <a href="mankind.html">mankind/kinship vocabulary list</a>. <br />3/28/2012 - I added a new page of <a href="colloq4.html">colloquial Egyptian expressions and idioms</a>, with at least one authentic example of usage for each. <br />3/24/2012 - On the <a href="g_conj.html">verb conjugations page</a>, I corrected errors in the conjugation of <span class="arabic">F3I</span>, added an explanation of different types of defective verbs, and added conjugations of two additional defective verbs (<span class="arabic">,1I</span> and <span class="arabic">1,'</span>). <br />3/17/2012 - I updated and reformatted the section of the <a href="faq.html">FAQ</a> dealing with Arabic textbooks for self-learners. <br />3/10/2012 - I added a new question to the <a href="faq.html">FAQ</a> ("Are standard and colloquial Arabic like completely different languages?") and added a number of authentic examples of usage to the <a href="colloq.html">first page of colloquial idioms</a>. I'm working on adding more.</p> </div> <div id="footer"> <p><a href="mailto:webmaster%20(at)%20desert-sky%20(dot)%20net">Contact</a></p> </div> </div> </body> </html>