Pimsleur Arabic (Modern Standard) Level 1 Lesson 21 MP3 - Learn to Speak and Understand Modern Standard Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs (Downloadable audio file, , 1 Language Lesson ed.)

About Modern Standard Arabic

• Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), also known as Standard Arabic or Literary Arabic, is the variety of Arabic used in writing and in formal speech.
• MSA is spoken by an estimated 300 million people world-wide.
• It is one of the six official languages of the United Nations.
• Modern Standard Arabic is the official language of all Arab countries, and is the only form of Arabic taught in schools at all levels. Because of this, MSA is the "lingua franca" of all educated Arabic-speakers, regardless of nationality or spoken native dialect.
• It is used in the news, schools, official documents, and courts of law.
• MSA bears great resemblance to Classical Arabic; the language of ancient poetry and the Quran.
• The Modern Standard Arabic alphabet contains 28 basic letters and is read from right to left.

Pimsleur(R) equals success. Just one 30-minute lesson a day gets you speaking and understanding like no other program Modern Standard Arabic Phase 1, Unit 21 builds on material taught in prior units. It includes 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, new vocabulary, and new structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. The lesson contains full practice for all vocabulary introduced in this unit and in previous units. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Modern Standard Arabic.