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Arabic at a Glance : Phrase Book and Dictionary for Travelers by Hilary Wise	Arabic (Teach Yourself) by James Robert Smart
***HIGHLY RECOMMENDED PERSONALLY BY ME, ALLIE!!*** Arabic Phrase Book (Berlitz Phrase Books)	***HIGHLY RECOMMENDED PERSONALLY BY ME, ALLIE!!*** Arabic Cassette Pack
The Spoken Arabic of Cairo is used by the American University in Cairo in their Arabic Language Institute.  It is a wonderful book, dealing strictly with spoken Arabic, not with the alphabet at all.  It may take you a bit to figure out some of the letters that are not existent in English, but if you want to really speak Arabic in Cairo, this is the way to go!  This book is MY FIRST CHOICE for those wanting to learn to speak Arabic! Spoken Arabic of Cairo by Maurice Salib
LANGUAGES ON CD-ROM
Rosetta Stone: Arabic Explorer Fairfield Language Technologies Platform:  Macintosh, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT Media: CD-ROM Features: Rigorously designed program calls for user response and gives instantaneous feedback Carefully sequenced, step-by-step instruction can be entered at any point 12 different run modes allow users to choose their own learning style Features native speakers and more than 800 real-life color pictures Includes voice-record and dictation modes	Arabic Now! 8.0 Transparent Language  Platform:  Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Me Media: CD-ROM Features: More than 10,000 words Hundreds of useful phrases Full-motion, big-picture video All pronunciation by native speakers Record, play back, and compare
Easy Language 61 5.0 L and H Speech Products  Platform:  Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT Media: CD-ROM Features: Learn essential words and phrases in 61 languages Ideal for international business travelers, tourists, and students Learn the fun way with interactive games Test your vocabulary by comparing your pronunciation with native speakers for most languages Research foreign languages and culture

 

 

Any visitor to Cairo should avail themselves of the following two books,which are of tremendous assistance in discovering what one would like to see in Cairo, and finding one's way to them! Note:  Pictures the three books below are not available on amazon.com; these are scans of my own copies of the books, which I purchased in Cairo back in 1986; the covers may have changed.
Islamic Monuments in Cairo : A Practical Guide Richard B Parker, Robin Sabin (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1986	Cairo : A Practical Guide With Directory and Maps Deborah Cowley (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1987
Khul-Khaal : Five Egyptian Women Tell Their Stories Nayra Atiya / Paperback / Published 1982

Other Travel Books:  

Egypt: A Practical Guide by Moustafa Gadalla (Introduction)	Fodor's Egypt (Fodor's Pocket Egypt, 1999) by Stephen Wolf (Editor)

And of course, my Very Own....

 

 

 

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