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by bbcbasic 3498 days ago
I spent a stint learning Arabic and I think learning the alphabet is the easy part. Learning the grammar and building working vocab is harder. I think learning the Arabic alphabet makes it easier to pick up Arabic. It has the beautiful property that is a phonetic language so no guessing how to pronounce words one the alphabet is learned
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Hi,

Have you completed the whole guide?

Eskéndereyya doesn't only support MSA but other regional derivative languages/dialects like Egyptian and Syrian Arabic. Also, it would be a good idea to refresh your memory and test your knowledge of the language.

I agree with you that the Arabic script is and will always be better for writing Arabic texts but this writing system was developed to fill the gap for beginners and as a stepping stone to the full experience of learning Arabic.