Songs are a great way to learn a language, and popular songs can reveal much about the culture and traditions of a country where the language is spoken. 20 Egyptian Songs to Learn and Sing brings together twenty songs performed by popular Egyptian singers, from iconic twentieth-century diva Umm Kulthum to present-day singing sensation Amr Diab. Aimed at beginner learners of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic and fans of Arab popular music, it builds a lively variety of language lessons around each song, accompanying them with notes on vocabulary, grammar and usage, and exercises. Read More
Songs are a great way to learn a language, and popular songs can reveal much about the culture and traditions of a country where the language is spoken. 20 Egyptian Songs to Learn and Sing brings together twenty songs performed by popular Egyptian singers, from iconic twentieth-century diva Umm Kulthum to present-day singing sensation Amr Diab. Aimed at beginner learners of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic and fans of Arab popular music, it builds a lively variety of language lessons around each song, accompanying them with notes on vocabulary, grammar and usage, and exercises. Read More
Learning Egyptian Colloquial Arabic the fun way, through popular song
Songs are a great way to learn a language, and popular songs can reveal much about the culture and traditions of a country where the language is spoken. 20 Egyptian Songs to Learn and Sing brings together twenty songs performed by popular Egyptian singers, from iconic twentieth-century diva Umm Kulthum to present-day singing sensation Amr Diab. Following on the success of Kilma Hilwa: Egyptian Arabic through Popular Songs: Intermediate Level and Musiqa al-Kalimat: Modern Standard Arabic through Popular Songs: Intermediate to Advanced (AUC Press, 2015 and 2017), Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama and Tessa Grafen build a lively variety of language lessons around each song, accompanying them with notes on vocabulary, grammar and usage, and exercises. Aimed at beginner learners of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic and fans of Arab popular music, 20 Egyptian Songs to Learn and Sing is a motivational and highly enjoyable approach to learning Egyptian Arabic.
Suitable for use in the classroom or for self-study. Includes songs by: Dina El Wedidi, Amr Diab, Sayed Darwish, Shadia, Mohamed Monir, Umm Kulthum, Suad Hosni, Nancy Agram, Dalida, and Rema Kheshesh.
Details
Price: $24.95
Pages: 192
Carton Quantity: 64
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Imprint: The American University in Cairo Press
Publication Date: 8th February 2022
Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
ISBN: 9789774169052
Format: Paperback
BISACs: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Arabic
Author Bio
Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama teaches Arabic to foreign learners in Cairo. He has a BA degree in Greek and Latin from Cairo University, and has translated works by Ovid from the Latin to Arabic. He also teaches Arabic as a second language in the Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo. He is the author of Kilma Hilwa: Egyptian Arabic through Popular Songs: Intermediate Level and Musiqa al-Kalimat: Modern Standard Arabic through Popular Songs: Intermediate to Advanced (AUC Press, 2015 and 2017).
Tessa Grafen is a linguistic consultant currently based in London. She has a master's degree in Arabic and Persian from Edinburgh University and has lived and worked in Cairo and Casablanca.
Table of Contents
Contents
Introduction
The Songs in Chronological Order
The Forbidden, Dina El-Wedidi
Light of My Eye, Amr Diab
I Have Loved Her, Sayed Darwish
Life is Sweet Like Sugar, Shadia and Samir Sabri
Our Great Love, Umm Kulthum and Mohamed Mounir
Remember Me!, Amr Diab
I Adore the Sea, Mohamed Mounir
This Is What Happened, Sayed Darwish
The World Is a Feather in the Air, Saad Abdel-Wahab
He Scribbled, Nancy Ajram
Oh, How Charming Your Eyes Are!, Rima Khcheich
OK Dice, Mohamed Mounir
My Beautiful Mom, Shadia
Where’s the Truth?, Mohamed Mounir
Salma ya Salama,
It’s Spring Now!, Soad Hosny
The Best People, Dalida
Mint Seller, Moustafa Hagag
We Want Dad, Chorus of Children
How?, Mohamed Mounir
Grammar Reference
English Translations of the Songs
Biographies of the Musicians, Composers, and Poets
Learning Egyptian Colloquial Arabic the fun way, through popular song
Songs are a great way to learn a language, and popular songs can reveal much about the culture and traditions of a country where the language is spoken. 20 Egyptian Songs to Learn and Sing brings together twenty songs performed by popular Egyptian singers, from iconic twentieth-century diva Umm Kulthum to present-day singing sensation Amr Diab. Following on the success of Kilma Hilwa: Egyptian Arabic through Popular Songs: Intermediate Level and Musiqa al-Kalimat: Modern Standard Arabic through Popular Songs: Intermediate to Advanced (AUC Press, 2015 and 2017), Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama and Tessa Grafen build a lively variety of language lessons around each song, accompanying them with notes on vocabulary, grammar and usage, and exercises. Aimed at beginner learners of Egyptian Colloquial Arabic and fans of Arab popular music, 20 Egyptian Songs to Learn and Sing is a motivational and highly enjoyable approach to learning Egyptian Arabic.
Suitable for use in the classroom or for self-study. Includes songs by: Dina El Wedidi, Amr Diab, Sayed Darwish, Shadia, Mohamed Monir, Umm Kulthum, Suad Hosni, Nancy Agram, Dalida, and Rema Kheshesh.
Price: $24.95
Pages: 192
Carton Quantity: 64
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Imprint: The American University in Cairo Press
Publication Date: 8th February 2022
Trim Size: 6 x 9 in
ISBN: 9789774169052
Format: Paperback
BISACs: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Arabic
Bahaa Ed-Din Ossama teaches Arabic to foreign learners in Cairo. He has a BA degree in Greek and Latin from Cairo University, and has translated works by Ovid from the Latin to Arabic. He also teaches Arabic as a second language in the Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo. He is the author of Kilma Hilwa: Egyptian Arabic through Popular Songs: Intermediate Level and Musiqa al-Kalimat: Modern Standard Arabic through Popular Songs: Intermediate to Advanced (AUC Press, 2015 and 2017).
Tessa Grafen is a linguistic consultant currently based in London. She has a master's degree in Arabic and Persian from Edinburgh University and has lived and worked in Cairo and Casablanca.
Contents
Introduction
The Songs in Chronological Order
The Forbidden, Dina El-Wedidi
Light of My Eye, Amr Diab
I Have Loved Her, Sayed Darwish
Life is Sweet Like Sugar, Shadia and Samir Sabri
Our Great Love, Umm Kulthum and Mohamed Mounir
Remember Me!, Amr Diab
I Adore the Sea, Mohamed Mounir
This Is What Happened, Sayed Darwish
The World Is a Feather in the Air, Saad Abdel-Wahab
He Scribbled, Nancy Ajram
Oh, How Charming Your Eyes Are!, Rima Khcheich
OK Dice, Mohamed Mounir
My Beautiful Mom, Shadia
Where’s the Truth?, Mohamed Mounir
Salma ya Salama,
It’s Spring Now!, Soad Hosny
The Best People, Dalida
Mint Seller, Moustafa Hagag
We Want Dad, Chorus of Children
How?, Mohamed Mounir
Grammar Reference
English Translations of the Songs
Biographies of the Musicians, Composers, and Poets
