Arabic Key Words: Learn Arabic Easily: 2000-word Vocabulary Arranged by Frequency in a Hundred Units, with Comprehensive English and Transliterated Arabic Indexes: v. 16 (Oleander Key Words)

I couldn't find a logic behind the vocabulary order, sorry and I'm sure it's not but felt it was copy and paste thing! The vocabulary aren't titled so you move from unit to another without any indication I'm on new topic, which is ver confusing.This is not key words infact they words from media and politics and it's aimed for Uni student.

Awful no arabic script.

This book is very practical with an excellent sampling of frequently used words ... It's great if you need to focus your time or brush up on some rusty vocab.The visual layout is excellent .... The Arabic script and transliteration are clear, and the book is easy to browse through... it's easy to jump into during a commute or a quick break.

Since it's been updated it seems to be much better - including Arabic script is a great improvement. Definitely helps familiarise yourself with the language and is quite valuable as an addition to your other learning aids.

This book contains a 2000 word list arranged by frequency, this is a great idea for expanding your Arabic vocabulary. Its nicely divided into 100 units of 20 words each, and is a great tool for directed vocabulary expansion. The reason i chose to award only three stars is due to the fact that all the spellings are romanised (i.e. not in the Arabic script), which is a baffling decision on the part of the authors. It is clearly a work aimed at students who are aiming at mastery of the Arabic language, and those are exactly the kind of students who most need the original Arabic spellings. Use of romanised spellings is usually reserved for those books aimed at tourists or people travelling abroad on business, and therefore do not have the time to learn complicated scripts. The Romanisation doesnt distinguish between emphatic letters, and so constant recourse to a dictionary is required to attain the correct spelling for the new words you are learning, which is very frustrating. However, bearing the above in mind, it is an inexpensive and useful aid in expanding your vocabulary.

I have the chance to learn arabic course and this book is proving very useful.