{"product_id":"blowing-on-yogurt-and-other-egyptian-arabic-expressions-illi-in-fifty-idioms-9781649033468","title":"Blowing on Yogurt and Other Egyptian Arabic Expressions: ILLI in Fifty Idioms","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lively and informative collection of fifty common Egyptian colloquial expressions and proverbs, this book is must for learners of Arabic, language enthusiasts, and lovers of the country and its culture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe idioms in this small, yet mighty, linguistic treasure trove have been put together to showcase the use of the Egyptian word \u003ci\u003eilli\u003c\/i\u003e, in itself a fascinating anomaly of the language as the only relative pronoun that exists in this dialect. Organized around their day-to-day linguistic function, each expression includes the original Arabic, a translation, an English equivalent or explanation, as well as whimsical illustrations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book covers a wide array of meanings and contexts--packed full of expressions that will console, threaten, encourage, and much more--and is sure to entertain and inform both lovers of language and Egypt enthusiasts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMona Kamel Hassan (Author)\u003c\/b\u003e is currently a senior Arabic language instructor in the Department of Arabic Language Instruction (ALI) at the American University in Cairo, where she has taught Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL) since 1994. She has been teaching AFL since 1990. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eKeda Mazbuut: A Grammar Book of Egyptian Arabic with Exercises\u003c\/i\u003e, (AUC Press, 2020) and co-author of \u003ci\u003eRoving Eye: Head to Toe in Egyptian Arabic Expressions\u003c\/i\u003e (AUC Press, 2014). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNagwa Kassabgy \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Author)\u003c\/b\u003e is a senior English language Instructor in the Department of English Language Instruction (ELI) at the American University in Cairo, where she has taught since 1993.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50399067930898,"sku":"9781649033468","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3682c472-5d45-4719-8047-0a875e02a2ac.jpg?v=1729088177","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/blowing-on-yogurt-and-other-egyptian-arabic-expressions-illi-in-fifty-idioms-9781649033468","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}