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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
C: Cultural insight: Phone conversations and communicating among different age groups in the Arab world 68
Chapter 4 69
A: Transitioning to CA: Negation in MSA vs CA 69
Mini-Dialogues: Examples of using negations and invitations 72
B: Accepting and rejecting invitations: 75
1. Accepting an invitation to lunch 75
2. Politely rejecting an invitation to an outing 77
3. Practice: Complete the dialogue 78
C: Cultural insights: Tips on dealing with culturally sensitive situations 79
Glossary 80

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