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Notes on learning Arabic: the vocabulary that matters, the way the language actually fits together, and the tools worth your time.

What are Arabic harakat, and why is Arabic written without them?

The small marks that carry Arabic's short vowels: what the eight of them do, why almost every text leaves them out, and why that means you cannot sound out a word you do not already know. 3 September 2026

How to remember Arabic vocabulary, not just look it up

Looking a word up feels like learning it and is not. Why recognition fools you, how spacing and testing actually work, and a routine that survives a bad week. 3 September 2026

Fus'ha, fuzha or fusha? How to say it, and what it means

Four spellings, one Arabic word. What fusha means, where the spellings come from, and how to pronounce the two sounds English does not have. 19 August 2026

How to look up an Arabic word when you do not know the root

Arabic dictionaries are sorted by root, not alphabetically. How to strip a word back to its three letters, the four places a root hides, and what to do when it will not show up. 19 August 2026

What is fusha Arabic?

Fusha is the standard Arabic of the Quran, books and news, and the word we named the app after. What it covers, how it differs from dialects and MSA, and which one to learn first. 11 August 2026

The Fusha app: an Arabic dictionary that teaches you the word

How the app works, from lookup to daily practice: full cards with harakat, roots and examples, a smart review mix, and answers to the common questions. 11 August 2026

How to learn Quran Arabic: start with the words

A few hundred words carry most of the text. Why a word-first approach beats starting with grammar tables, and what a realistic daily routine looks like. 10 August 2026

What makes a good Arabic dictionary app?

Arabic breaks the assumptions dictionary apps are built on. Six things to check before you commit to one, and why root lookup is the feature that matters most. 10 August 2026