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8 | From MSA to CA: A Beginner’s guide for transitioning into Colloquial Arabic Table of Contents From MSA to CA: Beginner’s Guide for Transitioning into Colloquial Arabic ............................................. 1 Accessibility Statement ........................................................................................................................... 3 About the Book ....................................................................................................................................... 5 About the Author .................................................................................................................................... 5 Acknowledgments .................................................................................................................................. 6 Table of Contents.................................................................................................................................... 8 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Abbreviations and Acronyms ................................................................................................................ 14 Chapter 1 .............................................................................................................................................. 15 A: Transitioning to CA:Final voweling and greeting terms in MSA and CA ........................................ 15 B: Greetings and ending conversations............................................................................................. 20 1. Formal greetings conversation: at work................................................................................ 20 2. Informal greetings conversation: at a friends’ gathering ..................................................... 22 3. Practice: Complete the dialogue ........................................................................................... 24 C: Cultural insight: Ending a conversation in a culturally acceptable manner ................................... 25 Chapter 2 .............................................................................................................................................. 26 A: Transitioning to CA: WH Question words in MSA and CA ............................................................. 27 Examples of using WH words in short dialogues........................................................................... 28 B: Requests ....................................................................................................................................... 30 1. Taxi........................................................................................................................................ 30 2. Requesting train tickets......................................................................................................... 34 3. At the restaurant................................................................................................................... 39 4. Practice: Complete the dialogue ........................................................................................... 44 C: Cultural insights: Giving directions................................................................................................ 45 Chapter 3 .............................................................................................................................................. 46 A: Transitioning to CA: Verb tenses................................................................................................... 46 B : Dialogues ...................................................................................................................................... 48 1. At the sports club .................................................................................................................. 48 2. Missing a lecture at the university ........................................................................................ 53 3. What did you do yesterday? ................................................................................................. 64 4. Practice: Complete the dialogue ........................................................................................... 67