A fresh, fun way to learn to speak Arabic, on the go!

Over 280 million people speak Arabic as their first language, and with the ongoing American involvement in the Middle East, more and more people are trying to learn the basics of this complex language. Arabic For Dummies, Audio Set is the perfect way for listeners to get up to speed quickly and start communicating in Arabic. Featuring three hours of language instruction on three CDs, this Audio Set provides lessons broken into individual tracks, introductory material on one track for easy skipping, a pocket-sized 96-page listening guide with the words and phrases from each lesson, and pronunciation tips and cultural notes. The audio also allows listeners to hear and practice several sounds that are not often found in English, such as the glottal stop and various consonant variations.

David F. DiMeo, PhD (West Point, NY) received a master's degree from Princeton University and a PhD from Harvard University. David has been teaching basic, intermediate, and advanced Arabic and Arabic literature at the university level for eight years. He has worked previously in Egypt and Saudi Arabia and traveled throughout the Middle East from Morocco to Oman.