Mastering Modern Standard Arabic Idioms: 140 Expressions in Context for Intermediate to Advanced Learners

Idioms are deeply rooted in their cultural context and as such are both are uniquely tricky and key to competency in a language.

With more than 140 of frequently used Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) idioms, this book is a key learning tool for intermediate to advanced learners of the language. Organized by theme into eight chapters, each idiom includes an English translation or equivalent expression and a short bilingual dialogue to show the idiom used in context. Each unit ends with a set of exercises to practice usage and aid in language acquisition.

Mastering Modern Standard Arabic Idioms is designed to be a flexible resource, and as such could be adopted in a classroom setting or employed in self-study, and will be of interest to students of language, literature, and culture, as well as to translators and linguists.

• Author: Asmaa Shehata 
• Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
• Publication Dates: April 28, 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 978-1649034212
• Paperback: 208 pages