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Rosetta Stone
Learn to speak either; Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Danish, Dutch, English (UK), English (US), Farsi (Persian), French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese (BR), Russian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Welsh. The Rosetta Stone method imitates the way we all learned our first language as children: without dictionaries or grammar books, without memorization or translation. Well before school we learned the basics of language by associating new words with familiar objects, actions, and ideas. It’s the natural approach to learning language. This Dynamic Immersion method of instruction teaches language through thousands of real-life pictures and the voices of native speakers to instruct the user in the areas of language comprehension, reading, writing and speaking. Arabic at Rosetta Stone: What better way to get the most out of a holiday or business trip than to speak the Arabic language? Imagine how much easier it would be if you could find your way around, get the cheapest deals, and really understand the culture and people. Arabic is one of the world’s major languages, extending from the Arabian Peninsula across to the Atlantic Ocean. Arabic is the official language of; Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, S.Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan, Libya, Algeria etc, making it the mother tongue of over 150 million people. If you are interested in learning to speak modern day Arabic, either for personal or business reasons than Rosetta Stone THE ORIGINS OF THE ARABIC LANGUAGE: The Arabic language has its origins in the Semitic language which is closely related to Hebrew. Arabic is written from right to left and the Alphabet contains 28 letters mainly consonants, with vowel signs being indicated by marks above or below the letters. (The same script is used for Persian, Pashto Urdu and Sindhi.) History of the Arabic Language: Arabic has existed without major change since the Seventh Century A.D. During the Seventh Century A.D. the language we now call Arabic was a dialect spoken mainly by the nomadic Bedouin in the North Arabian Desert and as they began to conquer the neighbouring lands, they took their language with them. Between A.D. 622 and 1500 Arabic was spoken as Far East as Indonesia and as Far West as Portugal having already replaced almost all of the previous languages of Iraq, Syria, Egypt and North Africa. By AD 750, the Islamic Empire included countries such as present day Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, The Yemen Republics, Oman, The United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Iraq. By AD 1500 Arabic had penetrated areas as diverse as Portugal, Spain, Northern India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Persia, Turkey, The Balkans, Zanzibar, the East African Coast and Madagascar. Today over 150 million people speak Arabic and it is one of the world’s major languages. It is the official language of 18 countries and is the language of the sacred book of Islam, The Qur’an, and as such is known to millions of Muslims throughout the world. In 1974, Arabic was made the sixth official language of the United Nations. The Arabic alphabet is believed to have evolved from that of an ancient people known as the Nabateans. EGYPT FACTS: If you decide to join the millions of Arabic speakers you will be able to communicate with an amazing 20 per cent of the world’s population including Egyptians. Capital:Cairo. Other main cities: Alexandria, Giza, Shubra el Khema, El Mahalla el Kubra. Area (km²): 1,001,449. Population: 64,466,000. Currency: Egyptian pound. History of Egypt The Arab Republic of Egypt touches the Mediterranean and runs down the Northeast of North Africa. The world's longest river, the Nile runs straight through the nation. Egyptian history spans some six thousand years when the Upper and Lower Kingdoms joined together to form one of history’s greatest civilisations. The empire was conquered by a long series of world powers; Persia, Greeks, Romans and Byzantines. France, under Napoleon's armies took control of the territory from the Ottomans in 1798. Cairo is the dividing point of the nation into Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. The Nile Valley and the delta that surrounds Alexandria and Port Said are home to the majority of the population, though less than one tenth of Egypt is settled. The inhabitants are an intense racial mix of Turks, Greeks, Africans, Arabs, Berbers and those descended from the Ancient Egyptians. These descendants and those of the Arab invaders of the 7th Century form the majority. The indigenous Nubians are an important minority. Although the national language of Egypt is Arabic but both English and French are commonly used second languages. The above course images/info are copyrighted by Rosetta Stone. All Rights Reserved |