Mayna

Mayna teaches standard Arabic to absolute beginners with a step by step approach in order to ease the learning process. The app revolves around five sections: Alphabet, Lessons, Vocabulary, Keyboard and Exercises. Here is a summary of each section:
Alphabet: In the alphabet section, you can read the description of the Arabic letters, hear their pronunciation by tapping and drag them to see how they connect and disconnect with each other. Also, flashcard exercises with three different levels are provided.
Lessons: The lessons section gradually introduces the Arabic language concepts, with special attention to grammar. We recommend reading the lessons in their correct sequence without skipping any. For each lesson, the prerequisites are the previous lessons. When relevant, exercises are provided in the lessons to help you get the grasp of the concepts you just learned. All of the words and sentences used in the lessons have audio.
The exercises include writing solar and lunar letters, writing personal and possessive pronouns, sound and weak verbs conjugation, completing sentences, dictation and translation of words and sentences related to the lesson studied or to previous lessons. More exercises and more lessons will be added in future updates.
About vowel signs: in everyday life, vowel signs which are also called diacritical marks are usually omitted in Arabic texts and you have to guess the vowels from the context, which can be confusing for a beginner. In this application, vowel signs are never omitted.
For now, the app offers the following 30 lessons:
1. The three Arabic vowels
2. Long vowels
3. Sukoon
4. Tanween
5. Shadda
6. Tamarbuta
7. Hamza
8. Madda
9. The definite article
10. Solar and lunar letters
11. Wasla
12. Dagger Alif
13. Lȃm Alif
14. Personal pronouns
15. Possessive pronouns
16. Adjectives
17. Common words and expressions
18. Nominative sentences
19. Conversation with nominative sentences
20. Using a personal pronoun as the verb « to be »
21. Tenses and verbs
22. Verbal sentences
23. Grammatical case endings
24. In
25. Because
26. From
27. To, at
28. On
29. Color adjectives grammatical case endings
30. But
Vocabulary: The Vocabulary section of this app includes all the words used in the lessons and exercises. You can use it if you need to recall a word you previously encountered in a lesson or exercise. Some linguists say that in every language, there is a set of 3000 words which are the most commonly used. If you know those 3000 words, you speak the language. For now, the Vocabulary section contains 2300 words including all the words used in the application and chosen among the most usual words. More usual words will be added in the future. Also, in the Vocabulary section, the present tense conjugation vowel of triliteral verbs and the form of non triliteral verbs are always indicated to facilitate memorization.
Keyboard: The keyboard is a tool you can use to type letters with their vowel signs and make words and sentences. Children and beginners can use it to get familiar with Arabic typing. Parents can also use it to teach Arabic to their children.
Exercises: Finally, the exercises section lists the exercises found throughout the lessons of the app, all in one place. The app offers alphabet flashcards, conjugation, sentence completion, dictation and translation exercises among other things.