Kitabi: Learn Arabic

Kitabi is a different kind of Arabic learning app. Instead of endless multiple-choice quizzes, you read real Arabic — books, stories and dialogues. Tap any word to see its meaning instantly. Tap a sentence to see the full translation. It's the closest thing to having a tutor sitting beside you while you read.

YOUR OWN ARABIC LIBRARY

Browse a growing collection of Arabic books with fully tokenised text: stories of the prophets, the life of the Prophet Muhammad, hadith, supplications, everyday dialogues and more. Every word is tappable — meaning, root and related forms, one tap away. Save the words you want to remember and watch them highlight across every book you read.

TAP TO TRANSLATE

Read naturally. When you hit a word you don't know, tap it. A clean panel shows the meaning, the root form and related words. Tap the sentence for the full translation. No switching apps, no copy-pasting into a translator.

HEAR EVERY WORD

Native-quality audio throughout. Tap to hear a single word pronounced correctly, or listen to a whole passage read aloud while you follow along.

EXPLORE ARABIC ROOTS

Arabic is built from three-letter roots, and once you see them the language stops feeling random. The Explorer maps any word back to its root and shows you the family it belongs to — the verbs, the nouns, the patterns that connect them.

VOCABULARY THAT STICKS

Every word you meet is tracked. Practise with flashcards that adapt to your level, plus listening, matching, scramble and speed-match exercises. Words you struggle with come back more often. Picture Words teaches everyday vocabulary visually across 30+ topics, and the built-in dictionary is always a tap away.

START FROM ZERO

Never seen the Arabic script before? The alphabet course takes you letter by letter — the shapes, the sounds, and how each one changes at the start, middle and end of a word.

IMPORT YOUR OWN CONTENT

Paste a YouTube link and Kitabi turns it into an interactive Arabic lesson, with word-by-word translation and playback synced to the text.

LEARN IN YOUR LANGUAGE

The app speaks your language: English, French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Russian, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay and more.

FREE AND PREMIUM

Kitabi is free to start. You get free chapters in every book, daily flashcard practice, the dictionary, Picture Words, exercises and the alphabet course.

Kitabi Premium unlocks everything: • Every book and every chapter • Unlimited flashcards and practice • The full root and word-family Explorer • Import from YouTube • Everything we add later

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

Kitabi Premium is available as an auto-renewing subscription. The annual plan includes a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically for the same period and price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal at any time in your Apple ID account settings.

In some regions Kitabi Premium is also available as a one-time purchase that does not renew.

Whether you're a complete beginner or an intermediate learner who wants to read real Arabic, Kitabi gives you the tools to actually understand what you're reading — not just memorise words in isolation.

Start reading Arabic today.

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