# Marhaba — Syrian Arabic — Real spoken Syrian Arabic

> Real spoken Syrian Arabic (iPhone/iPad app by Wael Basille.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marhaba-syrian-arabic/id6768019385 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Wael Basille](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896477361)
- Category: Education, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.3 · 75 MB
- Languages: English, French, German, Spanish
- Released: 2026-05-20
- Data updated: 2026-07-27
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/marhaba-syrian-arabic/id6768019385/reviews.md

## What is Marhaba?

Marhaba teaches Syrian Arabic — the everyday spoken Arabic of Damascus and the wider Levant. It is the dialect people actually use at home, at work and on the street, not the formal Modern Standard Arabic of news broadcasts and textbooks.

The app is built for absolute beginners. You start with a single word, hear it in a native voice, see it written in both Arabic script and phonetic transliteration, and meet it again over the following days through short quizzes that adapt to what you already know.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
• Essential words across categories — family, food, body, clothes, city, work, school, time, colours, animals, nature, directions and more
• Everyday sentences with word-by-word breakdowns
• Verbs with their dialect conjugations
• The letters of the Arabic alphabet, each with a clean recording
• Native audio clips — every word and sentence is voiced by a native speaker, not synthesized

HOW IT WORKS
• Two quiz formats: multiple-choice for recognition, typing for active recall
• Spaced repetition decides when each word comes back, so you spend your time on what you are about to forget rather than what you already know
• Clean, distraction-free interface — no ads, no streaks pressuring you, no cartoon mascot
• Works offline once the catalogue has been downloaded

WHY SYRIAN ARABIC
If you have family in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan or Palestine, want to travel to the region, or simply love the sound of Levantine Arabic, this is the dialect you want. It is understood across the Eastern Mediterranean and underlies most Arabic film, music and television produced in the region.

DESIGNED WITH CARE
Marhaba is built by a native speaker around the way real beginners learn. Typography respects Arabic script, transliteration is consistent throughout, and the right-to-left direction is honoured everywhere it should be.

SUBSCRIPTION
The app is free to download and includes a generous sample of the content. A single optional subscription unlocks the full catalogue with no ads and no third-party trackers — just more content. You can manage or cancel at any time from your Apple ID settings.

Questions or feedback? Write to syrianarabicapp@gmail.com.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://marhaba-syrian-arabic.web.app/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marhaba Premium Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Marhaba Pro Yearly | $29.99 | per year |



## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-07-23

- Fix notification reminders
- Add new phrases and words
- Improve learning algorithm

### 1.2 — 2026-06-02

- New words
- New phrases
- Improved checking of your typed answers

### 1.1 — 2026-05-27

- Smarter algorithm for choosing which words to quiz.
- You can now hide the phonetic transcription in Settings.

### 1.0 — 2026-05-20

No release notes.

## Related topics

[damasco](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/damasco)

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