Table of Contents

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Started.

Chapter 1: You Already Know a Little Arabic.

Chapter 2: The Nitty-Gritty: Basic Arabic Grammar.

Chapter 3: ‘as-salaamu ‘alaykum!: Greetings and Introductions.

Part II: Arabic in Action.

Chapter 4: Getting to Know You: Making Small Talk.

Chapter 5: This Is Delicious! Eating In and Dining Out.

Chapter 6: Going Shopping.

Chapter 7: Around Town.

Chapter 8: Enjoying Yourself: Recreation.

Chapter 9: Talking on the Phone.

Chapter 10: At the Office and Around the House.

Part III: Arabic on the Go.

Chapter 11: Money, Money, Money.

Chapter 12: Asking for Directions.

Chapter 13: Staying at a Hotel.

Chapter 14: Getting from Here to There: Transportation.

Chapter 15: Planning a Trip.

Chapter 16: Handling an Emergency.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Pick Up Arabic Quickly.

Chapter 18: Ten Things You Should Never Do in an Arab Country.

Chapter 19: Ten Favorite Arabic Expressions.

Chapter 20: Ten Great Arabic Proverbs.

Part V: Appendixes.

Appendix A: Verb Tables.

Appendix B: Arabic-English Mini-Dictionary.

Appendix C: Answer Key.

Appendix D: About the CD.

Index.

About the Author

Amine Bouchentouf is a native English, Arabic, and French speaker born and raised in Casablanca, Morocco. Amine has been teaching Arabic and lecturing about relations between America and the Arab world in his spare time for over 4 years and has offered classes and seminars for students at Middlebury College, the Council on Foreign Relations, and various schools across the United States. He runs and maintains the Web site www.al-baab.com (which means “gateway” in Arabic).
Amine graduated from Middlebury College and has always been interested in promoting better relations between the West and the Middle East through dialogue and mutual understanding. Amine published his first book, Arabic: A Complete Course (Random House), soon after graduating college in order to help Americans understand Arabic language and culture. He has written Arabic For Dummies in an attempt to reach an even wider audience with the aim of fostering better relations through education.
He holds a degree in Economics from Middlebury and has extensive experience in the arena of international investing. He is a registered investment advisor and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers. Amine is currently working on his third book, Investing in Commodities For Dummies (Wiley Publishing).
Amine is an avid traveler and has visited over 15 countries across the Middle East, Europe, and North and South America. Aside from his interest in languages, business, and travel, Amine enjoys biking, rollerblading, playing guitar, chess, and golf. He lives in New York City.