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Complete:: Iraqi Language Course

The Basics of Iraqi Arabic offers a beginning crash course to teach English-speakers the Iraqi Arabic language, and covers basic words, expressions and sentences that anybody speaking English would need to know in order to get around in Iraq.

Each Arabic word or sentence or expression is taught with a transliteration in English, the meaning written in English, an audio recording of it in Iraqi Arabic, and the written version of it in Iraqi Arabic.

The CD-ROM is divided into 23 lessons include common words and phrases dealing with: Greetings, Courtesy Conversations, Words and Phrases, Interrogative Words, Conciliatory Sentences, Verbs, Transportation, Numbers, Ordinal Numbers, Days of the Week, Time Expressions, Colors Directions, Locations, Medical Phrases, Sanitation, Food, Telephone Conversation, Military and Security Terms, Security Check and Search Personal Belongings, House Search, Interrogation, and Commands.

With this method the user achieves a quick introduction to speaking and understanding the language. The CD-ROM runs on the Windows operating system on any computer with a sound card and web browser; the MP3 files on the CD-ROM can also be downloaded into an MP3 player and used in that format.

This CD can be launched in any Windows-based browser.
Each lesson is presented in a 4-column table:
  • A transliteration of the Arabic term(s)
  • The English equivalent(s)
  • An icon to play the audio clip of the Arabic pronunciation
  • The text in Arabic script

Basics of Iraqi Arabic

Windows CD-ROM

Our Price: $40.00

System requirements: sound card, speakers, CD-ROM drive and web browser. The interface is programmed so that most computerized audio players, such as Windows MediaPlayer or RealAudio will function. Users who prefer to use an MP3 player can upload the ,mp3 files from the CD to their player.

Lessons include:

  • Greetings
  • Courtesy Conversations
  • Words and Phrases
  • Interrogative Words
  • Conciliatory Sentences
  • Verbs
  • Transportation
  • Numbers
  • Ordinal Numbers
  • Days of the Week
  • Time Expressions
  • Colors Directions
  • Locations
  • Medical Phrases
  • Sanitation
  • Food
  • Telephone Conversation
  • Military and Security Terms
  • Security Check and Search Personal Belongings
  • House Search
  • Interrogation
  • Commands

Basics of Iraqi Arabic

Windows CD-ROM

Our Price: $40.00

Recent News Stories

Thursday, Mar 11, 2010

Police: US troops kill Iraqi reporter and husband (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 18:15:12 CST
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U.S. troops opened fire on a car in western Baghdad, killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband, a police official said Thursday.
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Early Iraqi tally shows Maliki with narrow lead (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 18:04:00 CST
http%3A//news.yahoo.com/ - 11 minutes ago
BAGHDAD - Partial results released Thursday show the bloc led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki ahead in a tight race in Iraq's parliamentary elections, as his two biggest rivals alleged fraud and demanded more transparency in the ballot-counting process.
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Breast Cancer Incidence Among Iraqi Women Profiled (redOrbit)

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 17:14:43 CST
http%3A//www.redorbit.com/ - 1 hour 1 minute ago
DEAD SEA, Jordan - Breast cancer continues to rise in Iraq, and scientists have established the Iraqi National Cancer Research Program to better understand the underlying molecular and environmental causes in an effort to curb the incidence of cancer."Breast cancer is the most common type of malignancy recorded in the cancer registries of almost all countries within the Eastern Mediterranean
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Secularist list ahead in two Iraqi provinces (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 16:19:18 CST
http%3A//news.yahoo.com/ - 1 hour 56 minutes ago
A cross-sectarian, secularist alliance headed by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is ahead in two Iraqi provinces north of Baghdad, early results from the country's electoral commission showed Thursday.
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Iraqi PM undergoes surgery, out of hospital (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 13:29:32 CST
http%3A//news.yahoo.com/ - 4 hours 46 minutes ago
Officials say Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has undergone surgery but already has been released from the hospital and is in good health.
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Report shows U.S. military underreported Iraqi election violence (Austin American-Statesman)

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 02:15:38 CST
http%3A//www.statesman.com/ - 16 hours ago
Report shows U.S. military underreported Iraqi election violence
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US soldiers kill Iraqi couple: ministry official (The New Straits Times)

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 02:15:38 CST
http%3A//www.nst.com.my/ - 16 hours ago
BAGHDAD: US soldiers opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Baghdad killing an Iraqi couple for reasons that are still under investigation, an interior ministry official said on Thursday.
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Preliminary results of Iraqi elections as early as Thursday (People's Daily)

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 02:15:38 CST
http%3A//english.people.com.cn/ - 16 hours ago
Preliminary results of Iraq's landmark elections are expected to be released on Thursday, said a UN official. &$ &$Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki casts his ballot at a polling station in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on March 7, 2010. Iraq began its official voting for the country's crucial parliamentary election in the early morning on Sunday. This is the second national poll since the fall of
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Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010

Ex-Marine acquitted in Iraqi killing case sues Calif. city to get back job as police officer (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 20:18:50 CST
http%3A//www.startribune.com/ - 21 hours 57 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES - An ex-Marine acquitted on charges of killing unarmed Iraqi detainees has sued a Southern California city over not being rehired as a police officer.
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Iraqi vice-president meets Shiite leader to discuss new government (EARTHtimes.org)

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 10:16:13 CST
http%3A//www.earthtimes.org/ 1 day 7 hours 59 minutes ago
Baghdad - Iraqi Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi met with the leader of Iraq's main Shiite party to discuss the formation of the new government, a government statement said Wednesday. Al-Hashimi met with Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC) leader Amm
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First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday (Boston Globe)

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 10:16:13 CST
http%3A//www.boston.com/ 1 day 7 hours 59 minutes ago
Iraqi and UN officials say the first results from this week's parliamentary elections will likely be released on Thursday.
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Candidate ban threatens Iraqi results (UPI)

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 10:16:13 CST
http%3A//www.upi.com/ 1 day 7 hours 59 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, March 10 (UPI) -- The disqualification of candidates in Iraq's recent election threatens to disrupt the formation of a new government, a former Iraqi prime minister said.
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Awaiting election tally, Iraqi rivals boast wins (USA Today)

Wed, Mar 10, 2010 04:40:25 CST
http%3A//www.usatoday.com/ 1 day 13 hours 35 minutes ago
The Iraqi prime minister's coalition and its main rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count, though results were not likely until late today.
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Tuesday, Mar 09, 2010

CNOOC and Sinochem win bid for Iraqi oilfield (People's Daily)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 22:15:07 CST
http%3A//english.people.com.cn/ 1 day 20 hours ago
According to a Wall Street Journal report, Iraqi officials said that a consortium led by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is expected to win the bid for Missan oilfields in southern Iraq. The consortium had accepted the price offered by the government of Iraq. The oilfield has reserves of about 2.5 billion barrels. An Iraqi official said, the Iraqi Oil Ministry has ended
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Molly Hunter: Eyes on the Prize for Iraqi Women (The Huffington Post)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 16:42:41 CST
http%3A//www.huffingtonpost.com/ 2 days 1 hour 33 minutes ago
Today in Iraq, women have few education and employment opportunities. It's time for Iraqi politicians of all genders, religions, and political parties to advocate for women.
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WNY soldier helps in Iraqi dem. process (WIVB Buffalo)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 15:13:36 CST
http%3A//www.wivb.com/ 2 days 3 hours 2 minutes ago
While considerable attention has been devoted to Iraqi reconstruction at the national and provincial levels, U.S. forces are leveraging their resources to advise and assist local Iraqi governmental bodies as well.
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Iraqi officials put voter turnout at 62 percent (Washington Post)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 05:00:00 CST
http%3A//www.washingtonpost.com/ 2 days 13 hours 15 minutes ago
BAGHDAD -- Iraqi officials announced Monday that 62 percent of registered voters cast ballots in Sunday's parliamentary elections, a total slightly lower than in the 2005 national elections but higher than in last year's provincial elections.
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Both Iraqi parties claiming to be ahead in election (The Nashua Telegraph)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 02:46:40 CST
http%3A//www.nashuatelegraph.com/ 2 days 15 hours 29 minutes ago
Electoral workers sit in front of piles of ballot boxes at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 8, 2010. The conclusion of Sunday's vote does not spell an immediate end to Iraq's political uncertainty, as it could be days until results come in and with the fractured nature of Iraqi politics, months to form a government.
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Iraqi parties both claim to be ahead in election (AP via Yahoo! News)

Tue, Mar 09, 2010 02:22:10 CST
http%3A//news.yahoo.com/ 2 days 15 hours 53 minutes ago
The Iraqi prime minister's coalition and its main secular rival both claimed to be ahead in the vote count Monday, a day after historic parliamentary elections that the top U.S. commander said would let all but 50,000 American troops come home by the end of summer.
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Monday, Mar 08, 2010

About 1,400 Bay Area Iraqi voters turn out to cast a ballot of their country's election (Contra Costa Times)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 22:00:53 CST
http%3A//www.contracostatimes.com/ 2 days 20 hours 15 minutes ago
PLEASANTON - Iraq's second democratic election drew 1,400 Iraqi immigrants and first generation Iraqis to the Alameda County Fairgrounds to cast a vote for parliament.
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Fort Riley Brigade Cmdr: Iraqi Elections a Success (Kansas Public Radio)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 14:16:04 CST
http%3A//www.kansaspublicradio.org/ 3 days 3 hours 59 minutes ago
Based on the high voter turnout in the Iraqi province that gave the world Saddam Hussein, a Fort Riley infantry commander says the elections were a success.
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Iraqi voter turnout tops 60 percent (UPI)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 14:16:04 CST
http%3A//www.upi.com/ 3 days 3 hours 59 minutes ago
BAGHDAD, March 8 (UPI) -- More than 60 percent of eligible Iraqi voters turned for parliamentary elections during the weekend, elections officials said Monday.
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Iraqi PM's coalition seen leading vote (AP via Yahoo! News)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 14:16:04 CST
http%3A//news.yahoo.com/ 3 days 3 hours 59 minutes ago
Early estimates from a range of Iraqi parties on Monday predicted a coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki would take the lead in the parliamentary election, though official results were not expected for a few days.
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Iraqi poll rivals both claim success (Guardian Unlimited)

Mon, Mar 08, 2010 14:11:05 CST
http%3A//www.guardian.co.uk/ 3 days 4 hours 4 minutes ago
Nouri al-Maliki and Iyad Allawi talk up performance in Iraqi election that drew smaller but broader vote than in 2005 Sixty-two per cent of Iraqis voted in yesterday's general election, with both the conservative incumbent prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, and his secular rival, Iyad Allawi, claiming today to have performed strongly in the poll. The turnout was lower than the reported 76% turnout
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