Useful Sites to learn Arabic

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Links to free online resources to discover the Arabic language or to further develop your learning.
Arabic calligraphy
Learn about Arabic calligraphy by following the link in this page. Click on the link animated version to see how to write the Arabic letters.
Arabic alphabet
Discover a fun way of presenting the Arabic alphabet.
Arabic words and phrases
Something to start you in your Arabic learning: a list of common words and phrases in Arabic.
Listen to Arabic
Scroll down below the title Alphabet and place the mouse pointer on the Arabic words to hear how they sound.
Al Hakawati - Stories and Tales
This link takes to a section of Al Hakawati site where you will find links to a selection of children Arabic books and famous classic Arabic stories and tales.
Al-Arabi As-Saghir
This is the site of the well established children magazine Al-Arabi As-Saghir (The Young Arab Child, Kuwait). The site content is in Arabic only and includes sections dedicated to short novels in Arabic for children.
International Children's Digital Library
Free access to digital copies of children's books in Arabic and many other languages from the International Children's Digital Library (ICDL). Click On Read Books (from the menu or on the icon to the centre of the screen). This will take you to an easy to navigate web page offering you to chose a language to display all children books available in this language. If you chose Arabic this will take you to a page displaying many titles. A search on 15/07/2008 resulted in 26 Arabic children e-books available online for free.
Arabic Song Lyrics and Translation
Listen to a selection of famous Arabic songs and read the lyrics in Arabic along with translated versions in English.
Aswaat Arabiyya (Arabic Voices)
Listen and watch a selection of video Arabic resources intended for various levels.
Ayna Search Engine
Search for information in Arabic and discover many other features. Among others, an Arabic virtual keyboard accessible when you click on the letter "Ayn" in Arabic which is between the search field and the red arrow icon.
Arabic Online Dictionary
A quite useful electronic dictionary that could be used for both Arabic/English and English/Arabic (in addition to other languages possibilities). It is published by Sakhr Software Company producer of Sakhr's Bilingual Dictionary Al Qamoos (Ajeeb). When searching for single English words for instance this dictionary will provide when relevant, a list of different answers in Arabic responding to different definitions of your word in English. The Arabic words will appear fully vocalised. You will need to have installed the Arabic options on your PC to search for Arabic words (or use a floating virtual Arabic keyboard). My experience on 12/11/2008 were not successful when I tried to look for phrases (expressions containing more than one word).

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  • nfsaad May 21, 2012 @ 3:45 am | delete
    you need Arabic online tutors aswell to help you speak Arabic where ever you are please check the first Arabic online tutoring webite to help you online
    http://www.tadreesna.com
  • EXLsite Sep 7, 2009 @ 3:14 pm | delete
    Great resources.
    Thanks for sharing these. ;)

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