Learn Arabic Script! Premium vs Alif

This is the premium version which is ad-free. This app can teach you to read and write basic Arabic. Scroll through the letters and study their shapes and sounds. Practice tracing each one until you're familiar-- then quiz yourself on the letters!{"\n"} After familiarizing yourself with the letters, learn how to use the Harakaat (short vowel marks). Then, follow each lesson to learn how to use the new letters you've learned in common words. In the word games section, you can find word scramble and typing games to go along with each lesson to help you practice building words.{"\n"} To start, you just need to know a few basic facts. 1) Arabic is written right-to-left. 2) Each letter has four forms: independent (on its own), initial (at the beginning of a word), medial (in the beginning of a word), and final (at the end of a word). They change shape slightly depending where they come in the word. 3) The dots above and below change the sound the letter makes. 4) Short vowel sounds are written as optional accent marks.{"\n"} Arabic is a semitic language spoken across the Arab world which generally comprises the Middle East west of Iran and North Africa. It is the official language of 26 countries and 1 disputed territory -- making it the third most common official language after English and French. It is estimated to have 362 million native speakers and 274 million second-language speakers. That would make it the 6th most spoken language in the world.{"\n"} While every Arab country teaches standard Arabic in school, in their daily lives people speak a dialect specific to the place they live. Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is largely derived from Classical Arabic (CA), and both are commonly referred to as FusHa (فُصحى) meaning "The most elegant language." Local dialects are variously referred to as 3ammiyya or daarija (عامية أو دارجة) meaning "general speech" and "current speech" respectively. The term Darija is more common in North African countries west of Egypt. Specific dialects are typically called by the country or city they are specific to-- for example, Egyptian Colloquial Arabic (ECA) or just Egyptian, or Masry (مصري) which just means Egyptian in Arabic. At a more granular level, dialects within Egypt could be called Cairene, Alexandrian, Saidi (the southern region) etc. This can make learning Arabic seem like a daunting task -- what you should focus on largely depends on your learning goals. To be a truly competent Arabic speaker, one should study both MSA and the dialect of your choice. If you are only learning for the purposes of reading (literature, the news, religion), you may only want to learn FusHa. If you are learning to connect with family, planning a visit to a specific country, you may want to focus more on the dialect of that place. Dialects are mutually intelligible to a certain degree, especially between countries that are closer together. If you know standard Arabic and a dialect well, you should be able to easily communicate with most people. Regardless of your goals, learning the alphabet is a great starting point! The words and sentences in this app are Fus7a but should be useful to you in any case. There is still a great deal of overlap between Fus7a and dialects.{"\n"} The Arabic script is also used (currently and historically) for a huge number of other languages: Urdu, Farsi, Uyghur, Pashto, Kurdish, Ottoman Turkish, Balochi, Brahui, and many more.

Alif Garden makes learning the Arabic alphabet joyful for young children — the very first step toward reading the Qur'an. Through colorful games and clear letter sounds, kids learn to recognize, hear, and pronounce all 28 Arabic letters at their own pace, in a calm garden world with no ads and no distractions. LEARN EVERY LETTER • All 28 Arabic letters with their names and shapes • Hear the correct pronunciation of each letter, again and again • See how each letter is written on its own and joined in a word • Pronunciation practice with a simple mouth-and-throat guide (makharij) • Record your own voice and play it back to compare 8 FUN MINI-GAMES • Pop the Balloons — pop the letter you hear • Memory Matching — find the matching letter pairs • Fishing — catch the right letter from the water • Collect the Letters — drive the car to gather letters • Paint the Letters — color letters with your finger • Sort in Order — put the letters in alphabetical order • Tap the Correct Letter — listen, then tap • Match the Letters — connect names to letter shapes MADE FOR LITTLE LEARNERS • Bright, friendly artwork and a cheerful character • Letters are repeated whenever a child misses, so they always learn the sound • Stars and rewards keep kids motivated • Three difficulty levels grow with your child • Switch letter names between English and Arabic • Optional harakat (vowel marks) for early reading FOR PARENTS • No third-party ads • No links out of the play area • A parents area protected by a simple grown-ups gate • Track which letters your child has learned Start your child's journey with the Arabic alphabet today — one happy letter at a time.