Urban Arabic Book 2

BEGINNER · LEVEL 2 OF 6

If Book 1 taught you to read the letters, Book 2 teaches you to speak the language. This is where you go from recognizing Arabic to actually using it — greeting people, asking questions, describing your day and holding a real, if simple, conversation. Designed for learners who already know the script, Book 2 introduces the grammar and vocabulary that make Arabic sentences work.

Over six lessons and roughly 500 new words, you’ll build sentences from the ground up: nominal sentences and subject pronouns, possession, prepositions, and — crucially — how to talk about the present and future with confidence. Every grammar point is explained in both English and Arabic, so you build fluency in the terms you’ll keep using at every level after this.

By the end of this book, you’ll be able to:

• Greet people, introduce yourself and hold basic conversations
• Describe people, places and possessions
• Speak confidently in the present and future tense
• Construct simple nominal and verbal sentences using ~500 core words

Best for: learners who’ve completed Book 1 (or who already read Arabic script) and want to start speaking. Recommended: 45+ hours of self-study or 60–75 hours in a group class.