How to Order Food in Arabic: Restaurant Words and Phrases
Learn how to order food in Arabic — the word for restaurant, menu, and the bill, plus common dishes, drinks, and polite phrases with script and pronunciation.
How to learn Arabic, the right way
Learning Arabic feels huge until you have a path. This guide breaks it into stages — read the script, build a core of high-frequency words, grasp a little grammar, then put it to use. Work through the guides below in order, and use Kalam Daily to turn reading into recall with a new word every day and spaced repetition.
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New to Arabic? Begin with the script, the essentials, and what to expect.
How to Tell Time in Arabic: Hours, Minutes, and What Time Is It?
Learn to tell time in Arabic — ask what time it is, say the hour, and add half, quarter, and minutes — with transliteration, meaning, and clear example tables.
Arabic Verb Conjugation: How the Present Tense Works (Beginner's Guide)
Conjugate Arabic verbs in the present tense with clear tables. Learn the four prefixes, the I/you/he/she/we/they forms, and how to make verbs negative.
Question Words in Arabic: Who, What, Where, When, Why, How
Learn the Arabic question words — man, maa, ayna, mataa, limaadhaa, kayfa, kam — with script, transliteration, and example sentences you can ask right away.
Colors in Arabic: All the Basic Colors (With Pronunciation)
Learn the colors in Arabic — red, blue, green, and more — with script, transliteration, and how masculine and feminine color forms agree with the noun.
Family Members in Arabic: Mother, Father, and More
Learn the Arabic words for family members — mother, father, brother, sister, aunts, and uncles — with script, transliteration, meaning, and how to say 'my.'
Arabic Greetings and Responses: How to Say Hello and Reply
Learn the most common Arabic greetings and the natural way to reply — hello, good morning, and how are you — with transliteration, meaning, and matched responses.
Days of the Week in Arabic + All 12 Months
Learn Sunday through Saturday and all 12 months in Arabic, with script, transliteration, pronunciation, regional month names, and the Hijri calendar.
50 Most Common Arabic Words for Beginners (With Pronunciation)
Start speaking Arabic today with the 50 most common words every beginner should know — each with transliteration, meaning, and tips on how to use them.
100 Most Common Arabic Words + Meanings
Learn 100 common Arabic words with Arabic script, English meanings, transliteration, and practical groups for beginners learning Modern Standard Arabic.
Arabic Numbers 1–100: Words + Pronunciation
Learn Arabic numbers 1 to 100 with a complete Arabic-Indic numeral chart, number words, transliteration, pronunciation patterns, examples, and practice.
Is Arabic Hard to Learn? An Honest Guide for Beginners
Is Arabic really hard to learn? An honest look at what's challenging, what's easier than you'd expect, and how long it takes — plus how to make it stick.
Modern Standard Arabic vs Dialects: Which Should You Learn First?
MSA or a dialect like Egyptian or Levantine? Here's the honest difference between Modern Standard Arabic and spoken dialects — and which to learn first.
The Arabic Alphabet: All 28 Letters Explained (Beginner's Guide)
Learn the Arabic alphabet the easy way — all 28 letters with their names, sounds, how they connect, and how short vowels work. A clear beginner's guide to reading Arabic.
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