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Whether you’re on holiday or staying in one of the Arab countries for a slightly longer period of time, your Collins Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find exactly what you need, when you need it. With over a thousand clear and helpful images, you can quickly locate the vocabulary you are looking for.
The Visual Dictionary includes:
10 chapters arranged thematically, so that you can easily find what you need to suit the situation
images – illustrating essential items
YOU MIGHT SAY… – common phrases that you might want to use
YOU MIGHT HEAR… – common phrases that you might come across
VOCABULARY – common words that you might need
YOU SHOULD KNOW… – tips about local customs or etiquette
USING YOUR COLLINS VISUAL DICTIONARY
In order to make sure that the phrases and vocabulary in the Collins Visual Dictionary are presented in a way that’s clear and easy to understand, we have followed certain policies when translating:
1) This Collins Visual Dictionary is intended for those with an interest in the language and culture, but is not for academic study. The selection of vocabulary in the sections represent almost all Arab countries from Morocco in north-west Africa to Bahrain and Kuwait in the Middle East. While Modern Standard Arabic or Fusha is the main used language in translation, we have sometimes included other regional variants where applicable.
2) The definite article has been used where appropriate in the translation of nouns into Arabic.
business التِّجارة at-tejaara
Where commonly used, feminine forms of nouns have been shown with the masculine form as the main translation.
scientist العالِم/العالِمة al ʻaalem/al ʻaalema
3) The past tense is the verb tense used in the translation of infinitive verbs into Arabic.
to stop أوقفَ awqafa
4) The transliteration system used in the dictionary has been based on one which is frequently used in areas such as social media. On the next page, we have noted some helpful points about the pronunciation of Arabic. Sometimes, the same English letter has