Alif Baa is the first volume of the bestselling AlKitaab Arabic Language Program now in its third edition. In this edition of Alif Baa Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds with Website Englishspeaking students will use the integrated method of learning colloquial and formal spoken and written Arabic together. Alif Baa provides learners with all the material necessary to learn the sounds of Arabic write its letters and begin speaking Arabic.The accompanying companion websiteincluded with the bookoffers fully integrated exercises to use alongside the text.FEATURESFourcolor design throughout the book with over 100 illustrations and photographsGives learners and instructors colorcoded options for the variety of language they wish to learn in speaking Egyptian Levantine or formal Arabic MSAIntroduces over 200 basic vocabulary words in all three forms of spoken and written Arabic side by side including expressions for polite social interaction and activates them in interactive homework exercises and classroom groupworkIncludes video dialogues in Egyptian and Levantine filmed in Cairo and Damascus streaming on the Publishers websiteIncludes video footage of an Arabic calligrapher capsules on Arabic culture and images of street signs from Morocco Egypt and Lebanon streaming on the Publishers websiteIncludes EnglishArabic and ArabicEnglish glossariesAlif Baa provides the essential first 2025 classroom hours of the AlKitaab Arabic Language Program accompanied by 4050 homework hours.