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.
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.
Working through it? Three free Arabic tools sit alongside these guides — an alphabet trainer with a built-in quiz, an Arabic keyboard for typing without one, and a tool to write your name in Arabic.
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New to Arabic? Begin with the script, the essentials, and what to expect.
Days of the Week and Months in Arabic (With Pronunciation)
Learn the days of the week and months in Arabic with transliteration and meaning, plus both the Gregorian and Islamic (Hijri) calendar month names.
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.
The 100 Most Common Arabic Words (With Transliteration and Meaning)
A ranked list of the 100 most common Arabic words — pronouns, verbs, and everyday essentials — each with the Arabic script, transliteration, and meaning.
Arabic Numbers 1 to 100: A Complete Guide with Pronunciation
Learn to count in Arabic from 1 to 100 with transliteration, the Arabic numerals themselves, and simple patterns that make the big numbers easy to remember.
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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