The app to learn Arabic vocabulary
KoKo is an iPhone app for learning Arabic vocabulary: +6,000 words translated into English, sorted into 38 topics and three levels, that you review just before you forget them.
Arabic is written from right to left, with 28 letters that join up within a word; short vowels are usually left out. Nouns are masculine or feminine.
What you learn
KoKo’s Arabic vocabulary runs from everyday words to the language of study and work: 2,234 easy words, 2,432 medium and 1,374 hard. You pick your topics and your pace.
- Grammar: 6 topics, including Core verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Connectors and prepositions.
- Everyday life: 20 topics, including Politeness and small talk, Numbers and quantities, Time and calendar, Human body.
- Fields: 12 topics, including School and learning, Work and business, Occupations, Sport and fitness.
The lists are free to read on this site: start with your first 100 Arabic words or browse all 38 Arabic topics.
Utilities
A preview: 12 Arabic words
Here are 12 easy words from the app, with their translation. Test yourself just below.
| Arabic | English |
|---|---|
| نعم | yesAffirmative answer |
| لا | noNegative answer |
| شكرا | thank you |
| ماء | water |
| أرز | rice |
| صديق | friendPerson bound by friendship, standard register |
| أم | motherStandard register, the woman who gives birth to or raises the child |
| سرير | bed |
| مفتاح | key |
| أنف | nose |
| يوم | day |
| شارع | street |
