Show HN: Learn Arabic with spaced repetition and comprehensible input

by adangiton 3/14/2026, 4:24 PMwith 12 comments

Sharing a friends first-ever Rails application, dedicated to Arabic learning, from 0 to 1. Pulls language learning methods from Anki, comprehensible input and more.

by gramieon 3/14/2026, 6:53 PM

For a different method of learning Arabic (or several other languages), check out https://www.languagetransfer.org. It teaches Egyptian Arabic, explaining that the entire region knows this dialect because Egypt is the TV and movie hub of the Arabic world.

It's all audio (MP3s or streaming) and completely free, and (IMHO) the best language learning system out there. I have used it to learn Spanish, my sixth language and can't recommend it highly enough.

by xeromalon 3/14/2026, 6:17 PM

Arabic language learning resources are few and far between. Thank you for building this. Do you know which Arabic this teaches? Koranic? Modern Standard? Levantine? Gulf?

by qarthandycon 3/14/2026, 6:05 PM

It doesn't make any sound when I click the speaker icon. What's wrong with this?

by Raed667on 3/14/2026, 6:45 PM

Saw a couple of words that (as far as I know) aren't "modern standard Arabic" is there any bias towards a dialect or another?

by junaid_97on 3/14/2026, 7:39 PM

Nice work.

As others mentioned, I couldn't hear the sound.

There is a dire need for a good quality arabic learning app.

by cess11on 3/14/2026, 6:29 PM

Are the vocalisations of the letters synthetic?

Edit: If I wasn't acquainted with arabic script I'd probably not be able to make out the difference in vocalisation between some letters.