The Key to Arabic – Book 2

The Key to Arabic Book Two builds on the reading and writing skills taught in the first book in the series by introducing students to simple sentence structures and key aspects of Arabic grammar, together with a basic vocabulary of well over three hundred words and expressions. In addition, this book teaches students how to use simple greetings and good-byes as well as how to introduce themselves, together with some basic elements of everyday etiquette.

Through this book, students will gain an understanding of non-verbal and verbal sentences and will be introduced to past and present tense verbs in their simplest singular forms. They will also learn about attached and detached singular pronouns; uses of the three different cases (nominative, accusative and genitive); masculine and feminine nouns and adjectives; interrogatives (questioning words); adverbs; prepositions, and many other points of grammar. Explanations are kept short and simple and the use of colour coding throughout the book will assist students in learning to recognise the various case endings and verb conjugations more readily. Extensive exercises throughout the book provide ample opportunity for the reinforcement and application of the topics covered.

The author has produced a twenty-seven lesson YouTube series under the same title to accompany this book to support students in learning the grammar and vocabulary and to help foster good pronunciation.