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Latin Alphabet (ุงูุฃุจุฌุฏูุฉ ุงููุงุชูููุฉ): A writing system originally used by the ancient Romans, now the most widely used alphabetic system in the world, forming the basis for many modern languages including English, Spanish, and French.
What’s the best way to pick up Syrian Arabic?
German scholar Lisa Schor has released a new textbook on Syrian Arabic. In this interview, she shares her expertise and discusses the obstacles encountered when learning a dialect.
SATTS: The Arabic transliteration system used by the military
In the days before the Internet, a decent system for transliterating Arabic was developed using Morse code. In this guest article, Reginald Hefner explains how this system, known as SATTS, works and when it was developed.
Arabic as a springboard to learning Hebrew
How hard is it to learn another Semitic language? If you know Arabic and want to learn Hebrew, you can do it relatively quickly. Our guest writer Reginald Hefner shares his experiences and tricks.
How good is JAIS, the Arabic ChatGPT?
"Jais" is an Arabic language AI and is celebrated in the media as the Arabic ChatGPT. But how good is Jais? A practical test.
Arabic letters in the “Gray Zone”: a technique for guiding novice learners
Arabic beginners who have only learned a few letters often have difficulties in class. A new concept, The Gray Zone, could help, writes Dr. Roger W. Anderson
Top dictionaries for learning Arabic dialects
Dictionaries for Arabic Dialects are rare. Here is a list of tools for Egyptian, Syrian, Iraqi, Tunisian, and Moroccan Arabic.
Best add-on for adjusting Arabic script in your browser
Arabic fonts always look too small and unreadable in the browser. There are extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Opera that fix this. One of them is Wudooh.
