Write It! Arabic

I just downloaded this app and I’m already having sooo much fun with it! Since im barely trying it out I have not upgraded. currently using the free version but even now there is very few ads which I’m so grateful! Some apps have over the top ads every other minute. I’m seriously considering buying the upgrade because I’m loving the app so far! I LOVE the repetition aspect of each letter I’m learning as repetition is critical in learning ANY language. The only side note I wanted to let people know is that there is various Arabic dialects … so the pronunciation of some letters on this app such as ج is pronounced as “jeem” but since I’m learning the Egyptian Arabic dialect it’s pronounced as “geem”. So just fyi when listening to the dialect being used on this app. It is not an incorrect dialect of course, ج is most certainly pronounced as “Jeem” in most Arab countries but your dialect may vary SLIGHTLY. For the developers: Please add more basic learning to this app such as numbers, pronouns, tashkeels etc. and eventually if you can add a dialect preference would be amazing!

SEE END OF REVIEW FOR UPDATE! This app seemed great until I got to the fourth letter. At one point it just won’t let you trace it and you can’t move on. I thought maybe I could just skip that letter and go on to the fifth, but the exact same thing happened on the fifth letter. And the sixth. EDIT: So it turns out that it does work. If you are having the same problem, just keep in mind that on the fourth, fifth, and sixth letters (middle) you are NOT supposed to trace the entire figure in one stroke. Just trace the short part that the little circle keeps going over and over and then it will show you how to finish the figure. Hopefully this helps someone! This app is awesome!!! One other thing: I saw a review that mentioned “missing letters.” The app does teach all 28 letters, it just combines the six letters that do not connect from the left into pairs.

It allows you to learn the single, initial, median and end part of the letter. Since arabic is a cursive alphabet you need to know how the letter will look at various points in a word. It also enunciates the sound the letter(s) make so you can work on your pronunciation. What I like about it is it groups letter(s) together that are made in a similar fashion so you can see that an additional dot or tail makes a new letter vs learning in the traditional alphabet format. I’m trying to teach myself to read and write arabic, this is a great beginners tool to learn the most fundamental part of the written language...the arabic alphabet.