Yalla!: Let's Learn Egyptian Colloquial Arabic Verbs

An indispensable reference book of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic verbs for students and teachers

Mastering the conjugation of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (ECA) verbs is an essential part of the student's learning process, and it is equally challenging for instructors to ensure that the student has internalized them correctly. Yalla! Let's Learn Egyptian Colloquial Arabic Verbs is a practical tool to help both students and teachers of Arabic in the classroom. The book presents the three hundred most frequently used verbs in ECA, each one categorized according to ECA verb patterns, which are based on those used in Modern Standard Arabic.

The verbs are fully conjugated in the present/imperfect and past/perfect tenses in the affirmative and the negative, each entry also listing imperatives and active participles. This resource focuses on pronunciation, rather than reading or writing, in order to help students gain fluency in spoken Egyptian Arabic. To this end, each verb is spelled phonetically.

Author: Dina El Dik, Emad Iskander
Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
Published: 11/30/2021
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.60w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9789774169090

About the Author
Dina El Dik has taught Arabic and English at the American University in Cairo for more than ten years. She olds an MA in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) and an PCTEFLA from the American University in Cairo. She also holds two diplomas in pedagogy specialized in educational technology. She is pursuing an MA in educational technology from the Egyptian E-Learning University. Emad Iskander has taught Arabic at the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA) program at the American University in Cairo (AUC) and at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo. He received his MA in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL) from the AUC. He now manages the AUC Bookstores in Egypt.