Frequently Asked Questions

LearnArabic is a first of its kind initiative to promote Arabic language, both in its spoken and written forms, among non-natives. It is the fastest and most effective way to speak GCC Arabic fluently. We use simple and interactive learning materials to help English speaking expatriates in Gulf countries learn Arabic and improve conversational skills right from their home.

LearnArabic is the outcome of more than three years of diligent efforts by its founder Mohamed Abdul Jaleel, who - owing to Allah's blessings (or what we call thoufeeque) - single handedly developed the website leveraging his over a decade of extensive experience in website designing and web content development. LearnArabic is part of his vision to make learning Arabic easier and accessible for everyone.

As an enabler for better job opportunities, LearnArabic provides you with seamless access to our free online lessons, many of which could be adapted to use in formal contexts and corporate office settings, assuming that most people would want to practise these lessons with their Arab colleagues at work place. In helping our learners enhance their communication skills, we allow them break the ice and feel more comfortable while interacting with Arab co-workers, helping them build newer and better professional relationships. 

We also offer English equivalents for most commonly used Arabic words and phrases which is particularly helpful for learners who want to improve their vocabulary in both languages. In helping you improve your reading, writing and speaking skills in Arabic, we enable you to take up jobs that require communicational skills in Arabic and progress in your career. Additionally, LearnArabic allows you to gain insight into Arabic language, Arab heritage, Arab culture, dialects, traditions, among others. 

What makes LearnArabic a truly unique platform is our ability to deliver lessons that can be easily adopted to typical situations of daily life. These lessons are designed to allow you speak Arabic like native speakers. To avoid repeating work that had already been done in this domain, and maximise the usefulness of our lessons, the expressions and phrases used across our lessons have been extracted from varied real-life examples and situations as well as different conversational contexts. Our learning materials are suitable for learners with variant learning abilities, academic qualifications, professional backgrounds and learning motivations and needs. Likewise, they focus on developing your speaking skills in a professional and systematic manner, using a variety of conversation activities.

What is more, unlike similar websites that often ask users to pay for their online lessons, Learn Arabic lessons are offered absolutely free.

We offer a variety of free online lessons and learning materials to practise Arabic speaking, reading and writing. Our free learning materials range from infographics, online tutorials, writing exercises, audios and videos (currently under development), among others. Whether you are a beginner, or someone who can already speak a little bit of broken Arabic but wants to enhance communication skills, LearnArabic is the ideal place to acquire mastery over Arabic - speaking, reading and writing. We teach you Arabic words, phrases, proverbs, and expressions quickly and easily using simple examples from our surroundings. Our lessons include both standard, classical, formal and colloquial Arabic.

We don't offer any physical classes and all our lessons are offered online through LearnArabic website and Facebook page free of charge.

Make it a habit to bond and spend time with our spoken Arabic lessons by bookmarking LearnArabic website and adding it to your favourites. Like our Facebook page to get connected with LearnArabic and receive our free self-study materials right on your Facebook newsfeeds. If you are a beginner, start with ‘Learn an Arabic Letter Everyday’ series to be able to identify Arabic alphabets easily and get familiar with most common Arabic words and phrases used in daily conversations. Everyday, learn a new alphabet, its consonants and contextual forms, and the most common words and phrases using these letters. Once you have mastered all 28 alphabets, start with common expressions used in everyday conversations and different situations.

Start with ‘Learn an Arabic Letter Everyday’ series to be able to identify Arabic alphabets easily and get familiar with most common Arabic words and phrases used in daily conversations. Every day, learn a new alphabet, its consonants and contextual forms, and most common words and phrases using these letters. LearnArabic gives you access to thousands of Arabic words, phrases that are relevant to your everyday use. Once you have mastered all 28 alphabets, start with common expressions used in everyday conversations and different situations.  

We use the accent used in Gulf countries including the UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman. However, we also list examples from other accents like Levant and Egyptian to help people who have colleagues from different Arab nationalities to understand different Arabic accents and dialects. Instead of Modern Standard Arabic or formal Arabic that nobody really speaks in real life, we use colloquial Arabic that people use to express themselves, their feelings, needs, activities, and ideas in their daily lives.

At LearnArabic, it is our priority to use the best spoken Arabic teaching techniques to help you improve your Arabic fluency. For beginners, LearnArabic has pioneered an innovative approach that would allow them to keep exploring and identifying Arabic alphabets when they are offline, making it easier for them to recall the letters as well as the common names and phrases associated with them. To explain each letter and its consonants, we use examples from our surroundings such as street name boards and well-known brand names since people in this part of the world spend long hours on roads which they can otherwise utilise to recall the letters they have learnt through our website and Facebook page as they look around for street / area names that they are familiar with.

For intermediate learners, LearnArabic uses expressions and phrases closer to real life scenarios and situations with additional information on their related conversational contexts across its lessons. Additionally, our lessons are easily adaptable to different formal and informal contexts. With the help of our carefully developed spoken Arabic courses and regular activities, you can speak, write and read Arabic without fear and with confidence.

Currently, we don't offer any books or hard copies of our lessons. But we are in the process of developing a mobile application, which will complement the website and our Facebook fan page. We will share the news of the app’s launch on our Facebook page, please stay tuned.

Our video lessons are currently under development. Once they are ready, we will start posting them on our Facebook page. Stay tuned.

Our ‘Learn an Arabic Letter Everyday’ series as well as the inforgraphics explaining colours, numbers, days of the week, feelings, are particularly useful for kids and school going children.

Many of our Facbook page followers have commented on the pronounciation of Isnayn, Salasa, and Samaniya, etc whether the letter ث shall be pronouned “sa” or “tha” (is it itnayn or isnayn, salasa or talata). “ث” is a unique Arabic letter which has no parallel or equivalent in other languages. At LearnArabic, we endorse Gulf accent where the letter is pronounced something close to the sound of “s”, whereas the letter is pronounced differently (ta or tha) in Levant and Egypt. Our intention here is that non-native users will not get confused between the sound of "ث" and its very preceding letter "ت". For more examples of this letter please, see our Learn a Letter everyday series, part 4.

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