The Arabic language if you didn’t know is quite a challenging language to learn. In fact, because of the myriad of tonal nuances and sheer number rules, Arabic is as difficult as Mandarin Chinese — a complex and very involving language. While Spanish is regarded as a relatively easy language to learn, taking on average of 6 months to become proficient, Arabic is exponentially more complicated and like Mandarin can take upwards of 2 years to master the same skills. Further complicating matters, learning resources and good teachers are hard to come by. If you find yourself struggling to pick up this seemingly impossible language, why not add another tool to your belt? It can’t hurt can it? Starting today, Arabic Language Buddy™ developed by Sakhr Software has been released for the iPhone and iPod Touch 2nd Gen and up. Currently available in the App Store (iTunes Link), Arabic Language Buddy looks to make the long and treacherous path of learning Arabic easier and more fun. Features include:
- Speech recognition for U.S. English
- Acceptance of “free form” dictation, no user training needed
- Optional keypad entry
- Translation into Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
- Translation displayed as Arabic script and English transliteration
- High accuracy translation, ranked #1 by U.S. government metrics and human evaluation
- Audio playback in Arabic
- Recent translations stored for easy access and practice
Feeling adventurous? If so, hit up the iTunes link above and begin your long and laborious journey. I could of course go on…but I’m sure you’d much rather watch the video below…
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