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Arabic Adventure

Marhaban! Learn first words in Modern Standard Arabic, from letter shapes to little stories.

Grades
K–8
Levels
48 in 2 tracks
Free
20 levels
Session
5–12 minutes

What it is

A beginner course in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) for children who are new to the language. Arabic is shown right to left with real letter joining in a clear Naskh font and full vowel marks (harakat). Every level mixes five activities: find words in illustrated scenes, listen and choose pictures, see how a letter changes shape at the start, middle and end of a word, build words from letter tiles, build phrases that agree (this is: hādhā for masculine words, hādhihi for feminine ones), pick the reply that fits a short conversation, and read little stories. Numbers are taught with Eastern Arabic-Indic digits. The audio is computer-generated speech from a Arabic voice built into your device or browser, labelled with the voice's name, with a slower option; Arabic voices are not installed on every device, so every spoken word can be shown on screen and appears automatically when no voice is available. The interface and instructions stay in English. All Arabic content is awaiting review by a native speaker.

What children learn

Greetings and introductions, numbers 1–20, colors, family, home and classroom words, food, animals, and simple sentences and questions in MSA. Builds letter recognition in isolated, initial, medial and final forms, reading with harakat, gender agreement and polite conversation choices.

What it teaches

  • Arabic letters and forms
  • Arabic numbers 1–20
  • Arabic greetings
  • Arabic food words
  • Arabic simple sentences and questions
  • Arabic: home and family words
  • Arabic family words
  • Arabic animal words
  • Arabic colors

How to play

Press Listen to hear a word (Slower for a slower voice, Show words for captions). Tap a picture to choose it. To match, tap a word and then its picture. Tap or drag tiles into the strip; tap a placed tile to send it back. Keyboard: Tab and Enter everywhere; in the strip, arrow keys move between tiles, Shift+arrow moves a tile and Backspace sends it back.

Plays with: Touch Mouse Keyboard

Accessibility

  • Read-aloud on request
  • Fully playable with a keyboard
  • Calm mode with reduced motion
  • No timers or time pressure
  • Never relies on color alone
  • Quiet mode turns off sound effects

Level maps

Tracks and levels

Each track is made for a grade range. Start anywhere that fits — you don't have to play the younger tracks first. As a guest, your stars are saved on this device.

Picture Trail

Grades K–2. Picture-led and audio-first: find words in scenes, listen and tap pictures, spot letter shapes, build short words from letter tiles, choose replies with picture cues and listen to picture stories. Eight units, three levels each.
K–2 24 levels · 10 free

Picture Trail

Grades K–2. Picture-led and audio-first: find words in scenes, listen and tap pictures, spot letter shapes, build short words from letter tiles, choose replies with picture cues and listen to picture stories. Eight units, three levels each. · K–2

Levels 1–10 free
  1. 1 Hello and goodbye: Meet the words ☆☆☆
  2. 2 Hello and goodbye: Practice ☆☆☆
  3. 3 Hello and goodbye: Story time ☆☆☆
  4. 4 Numbers 1 to 20: Meet the words ☆☆☆
  5. 5 Numbers 1 to 20: Practice ☆☆☆
  6. 6 Numbers 1 to 20: Story challenge ☆☆☆
  7. 7 Colors: Meet the words ☆☆☆
  8. 8 Colors: Practice ☆☆☆
  9. 9 Colors: Story time ☆☆☆
  10. 10 My family: Meet the words ☆☆☆
  11. 11 My family: Practice Plan level
  12. 12 My family: Story challenge Plan level
  13. 13 Home and classroom: Meet the words Plan level
  14. 14 Home and classroom: Practice Plan level
  15. 15 Home and classroom: Story time Plan level
  16. 16 Food: Meet the words Plan level
  17. 17 Food: Practice Plan level
  18. 18 Food: Story challenge Plan level
  19. 19 Animals: Meet the words Plan level
  20. 20 Animals: Practice Plan level
  21. 21 Animals: Story time Plan level
  22. 22 Sentences and questions: Meet the words Plan level
  23. 23 Sentences and questions: Practice Plan level
  24. 24 Sentences and questions: Story challenge Plan level

Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.

Start Picture Trail

Explorer Trail

Grades 3–8. Beginner MSA in a grown-up style: letter forms, spelling with letter tiles and harakat, reading sentences, building phrases with agreement, choosing replies and reading short stories. Eight units, three levels each.
3–8 24 levels · 10 free

Explorer Trail

Grades 3–8. Beginner MSA in a grown-up style: letter forms, spelling with letter tiles and harakat, reading sentences, building phrases with agreement, choosing replies and reading short stories. Eight units, three levels each. · 3–8

Levels 1–10 free
  1. 1 Hello and goodbye: Meet the words ☆☆☆
  2. 2 Hello and goodbye: Practice ☆☆☆
  3. 3 Hello and goodbye: Story time ☆☆☆
  4. 4 Numbers 1 to 20: Meet the words ☆☆☆
  5. 5 Numbers 1 to 20: Practice ☆☆☆
  6. 6 Numbers 1 to 20: Story challenge ☆☆☆
  7. 7 Colors: Meet the words ☆☆☆
  8. 8 Colors: Practice ☆☆☆
  9. 9 Colors: Story time ☆☆☆
  10. 10 My family: Meet the words ☆☆☆
  11. 11 My family: Practice Plan level
  12. 12 My family: Story challenge Plan level
  13. 13 Home and classroom: Meet the words Plan level
  14. 14 Home and classroom: Practice Plan level
  15. 15 Home and classroom: Story time Plan level
  16. 16 Food: Meet the words Plan level
  17. 17 Food: Practice Plan level
  18. 18 Food: Story challenge Plan level
  19. 19 Animals: Meet the words Plan level
  20. 20 Animals: Practice Plan level
  21. 21 Animals: Story time Plan level
  22. 22 Sentences and questions: Meet the words Plan level
  23. 23 Sentences and questions: Practice Plan level
  24. 24 Sentences and questions: Story challenge Plan level

Levels after 10 are part of a PlayOwl plan. Free levels, saving and basic reports stay free.

Start Explorer Trail

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