Features ยท Dialect Comparison
Compare Arabic dialects side by side
See how any word is said in Egyptian, Levantine, Moroccan Darija and Fusha at once. Learn one dialect well, and understand speakers of the others.
Guides to each pair of dialects
Egyptian vs Levantine, Levantine vs Darija, Darija vs Fusha and the rest: how the sounds, the grammar and everyday words differ, with the same phrases side by side.
From any word, anywhere in the app
Tap a word in a story or a review card and hit Compare Dialects. Each version comes with transliteration and audio.
Why it helps
Most Arabic speakers understand more than one dialect. Knowing the common swaps, like ุฅูู and ุดู for โwhatโ, makes other dialects far less of a shock.
Common questions
Which dialects can I compare?
Egyptian Arabic, Levantine Arabic, Moroccan Darija and Modern Standard Arabic (Fusha).
Which two dialects are closest?
Egyptian and Levantine. The grammar is nearly parallel and most everyday vocabulary overlaps. Moroccan Darija is the furthest from the others.
Should I learn Fusha or a dialect?
A dialect if you want to talk to people, Fusha if you want to read news and books. Comparing them side by side makes it easier to learn one after the other.
Try it in your dialect
Egyptian, Levantine, Moroccan Darija or Modern Standard Arabic. Free to start, no card needed.
Explore more features
- Conversation Practice Hold spoken conversations in your dialect and get corrected as you go.
- Stories Graded stories in your dialect with translation and audio.
- Tap to Translate Meaning in context, pronunciation and dialect forms for any word.
- Structured Lessons A step-by-step learning path in your dialect, A1 to C2.
- Spaced Repetition Saved words come back right before you would forget them.
- Pronunciation Say a sentence out loud and see how close you were.
- Writing Practice Type, unscramble or trace sentences on a built-in keyboard.
- Verb Conjugation Drill past, present and future until the forms are automatic.
- Import Words Paste a list or upload a CSV, and the rest is filled in.
- Word Bank Every saved word in one table, with its review status.
- Games Word scramble, odd one out and more, in four dialects.
- Alphabet The 28 letters, their forms and sounds, with exercises.
- Anki Decks Download vocabulary decks for every dialect.