Saudi Arabic Basic Course (FSI) (CDs & text) (Arabic Edition) Review

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Saudi Arabic Basic Course (FSI) (CDs & text) (Arabic Edition) ReviewWhen I decided to learn Arabic on my own, this was the first resource I turned to. This was because I listened to the FSI's first CD on learning Spanish and thought it was very good. But this is much worse than the Spanish one, and I was very disappointed. The speaker never says anything slowly, and the explanations for some of the consonants aren't very good. In particular, the ayn consonant (which they symbolize by "/9/") should be discussed in detail. I do all right on this sound when it is associated with an "a," but not when it's associated with an "i" (as in Iraq) or a "u" (as in Oman). It would be nice to hear a native speaker say a word with these sounds SLOWLY so that one can hear how to do it.
Also, the Arabic script in the book is too fuzzy to make out.
For conversation, Pimsleur, while not perfect, is much, much better.Saudi Arabic Basic Course (FSI) (CDs & text) (Arabic Edition) OverviewThis course provides beginning instruction in the urban Hijazi dialect of Saudi Arabic. You'll be able to meet social demands and limited business requirements, carry on general conversations, and understand speech at a normal rate of speech. It provides all the basic grammar of the dialect, plus considerable vocabulary. The book is in English and romanized transliteration; Arabic script is not introduced. 19 CDs (14 hrs.), 288-p. text. Developed by the Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. State Department. Reissued on CDs in 2005. Product No. AFA234D.

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