The Top 1,000 Words for Understanding Media Arabic
Elisabeth Kendall
90 Pages
Softcover
This is an awesome book that I just bought a couple of weeks ago. I was expecting it to be bigger but the content more than made up for it. It contains 1,000 words used in the Arabic Media. The common contemporary media terminology found in this book is what makes it so unique. It has the definitions of words that are not usually found in other Arabic dictionaries. You will find the latest vocabulary such as “Axis of Evil”, “Neo-Nazism” to “Weapons of Mass Destruction” and “financial aid”.
The book is divided into eight sections; General, Politics, Elections, Military, Economics, Trade & Industry, Law & Order, and Disaster & Aid. The Arabic word is listed then its English equivalent. The Arabic vocabulary is also fully voweled so as to avoid any confusion in pronunciation. One word of notice: It contains only nouns, noun constructions and verbs. There is no reference to the particles unless they are attached to the verb.
The type is easy on the eyes and makes for a great reference book. You can keep up with the latest words used in Arabic media whether in newspapers or just surfing online. I bought this one used online for $5.00 and it was well worth it. Overall it is a book worth having to expand your vocabulary.
