Gateway To Arabic Book 4

Gateway to Arabic Book Four focuses on family relationships and life in the home. It builds upon the student's knowledge of past; present and imperative verbs by introducing some hollow; doubled root letter and 'hamzated' verb forms. Each topic is reinforced through the provision of realistic dialogues to enable the student to gain greater confidence and fluency in using Arabic.

This book covers:

Family relationships

Home and family life

Asking for and giving directions

Telling the time

Extensive dialogue practice

Doubled root letter verbs

Hollow verbs

Verbs with an initial alif or waw

Verbs with a medial or final hamza

Interrogative particles

Rules governing hamza

Cardinal numbers from 20 to 99 and ordinal numbers from 1 to 19 and the rules governing their use.

A comprehensive listing of the nouns used in the book; together with their plural forms

A list of the past tense of 115 verbs used in the book; together with their present tense forms