Lonely Planet Moroccan Arabic: A Three-In-One Survival Kit (Travel Talk)

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Summary: mis-translated!
Review: I got this book hoping I could learn the language before I went on my vacation to Casablanca. What I did find out later (I wouldnt have known unless someone told me) was that some words were not ranslated properly! One of the transliterations of a word gave the Arabic word: "tarjim" which means "translate" in Arabic! Big mistake! Also, some words in the translation for a phrase were missing. I wouldnt recommend it, unless you are desperate. Plus, a lot of the books pages (which aren't many, it's a very thin book)were taken up with how to count to ten in Berber, Berber phrases, and some French phrases. If I wanted a tiny French phrasebook I would have bought one. This book is really small and a lot of it is wasted with the French and Berber stuff, and too many incorrect (moroccan)Arabic transliterations.

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Summary: a definite help
Review: i used the library's copy of this tape and it was so great i decided to get one of my own. there is nothing like it out there. im learning moroccan arabic really quickly. thanks. andi