Show HN: Parallel Arabic – Arabic reading and writing practice

Post by an_aparallel » Tue, Apr 02, 2024, 8:10 PM UTC

wara23arish wrote: post #41

Im arab myself, hence the username :) What I find fascinating myself is that no on actually speaks MSA, modern standard arabic. It is mostly used for written text that is meant to last? We dont text in standard arabic at all. Its used in government forms/legal documents etc.. This makes it such a challenge to teach ppl arabic since many books use MSA which can often sound alien to native speakers.

Post by elsadek » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 10:44 AM UTC

selmetwa wrote: post #48

elsadek wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The tool should teach arabic "classic" as it is intended for non arabic speakers.

The issue is that nobody speaks "classic" arabic in day to day life, so its not very useful. The egyptian dialect on the other hand is the most widely spoken dialect and understandable by most arabic speakers.

Post by DicIfTEx » Sun, Apr 07, 2024, 11:12 AM UTC

gfaure wrote: post #20

Both س and ص are transcribed as "s" — is this really a common convention?