Parallel Arabic – Arabic reading and writing practice
I have made a website called Parallel Arabic which enables users to read arabic texts alongside the same text in English. Each story features a dictionary of key words, transliteration of the text, and full native audio recordings, creating a fully self-contained learning environment without the need for outside resources. https://parallel-arabic.com/stories There is also a section for writing where you can practice writing over 4000 words, with realtime spellchecking. The tool contains a fully featured Arabic virtual keyboard, built for english speaker
Parallel Arabic – Arabic reading and writing practice launched on April 1, 2024 with 98 votes, #542 of 4,347 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Parallel Arabic is a learning platform for English speakers to read and write Arabic. It provides stories displayed in parallel Arabic-English text with built-in dictionaries, transliteration, and native audio recordings. Users can practice writing with over 4,000 words and access real-time spell-checking and a virtual keyboard designed for English speakers, creating a self-contained learning environment without external resources.
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From the sources
Parallel Arabic enables users to read Arabic texts alongside the same text in English, and practice learning the Arabic script.
Learn Egyptian Arabic, Levantine, Moroccan Darija, and Modern Standard Arabic through interactive lessons, graded stories, and spaced repetition. Practise speaking with an AI Arabic tutor.
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