Arabic Listening Game: Hear It, Spell It
A listening game for the letters that sound alike. Hear a word, recorded by a native speaker, and pick its spelling from four. One of the wrong answers is always close: the same word with س for ص, or ك for ق.
How Listen & Spell helps you learnDialect
Theme
How to play
- Pick a dialect and a theme, then press Play the word.
- Listen, as many times as you like, and tap the spelling you heard.
- The answer shows the word with its transliteration and meaning.
- After eight words, go over the ones you missed and play them again.
Common questions
Why are some of the wrong answers so close?
Because those are the letters learners actually confuse: س and ص, ت and ط, د and ض, ك and ق, ح and ه. Telling them apart by ear is what lets you spell a new word you hear, and look it up.
Do I have to type anything?
No. You only listen and tap. The game is about hearing the difference between sounds, not about using an Arabic keyboard.
Are the recordings real people?
Yes. Every word in the game has a recording, and themes without enough recorded words are left out.
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