One word a day, ready when you are
Each morning brings a new word or phrase with its sound, its chat spelling and its meaning. Forms for a man, a woman or a group sit right below it.
Learn the Arabic people actually speak, one word a day.
Kalima teaches spoken Levantine Arabic, the Arabic of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine. Each day brings one word with its sound, its forms and a real sentence.
Coming to the App Store
See the appOne new word every day, the whole alphabet, widgets and the last 7 days of words.
For iPhone. Works with iOS 26 or later.
Freeto download, with optional extras
iPhoneiOS 26 or later
No accountneeded to use it
No adsand no tracking
See what you get with Kalima
Real screens from the Kalima app.
Learn to read, one letter at a time
All 28 letters show their four shapes in a word, how they sound and words that use them. The alphabet is free.
Words come back before they fade
Practice this week's words for free. With Premium, every word you've learned returns just before you'd forget it.
How Kalima works
From download to done in three steps.
Answer two questions
Say whether you read Arabic letters and when you'd like your word. It takes less than a minute.
Meet today's word
Hear it, read it with or without vowel marks and see it in a sentence people really say.
Keep what you learn
Practice this week's words for free. Premium brings every word back just before you'd forget it.
What you get for free
Kalima is free to download. Kalima Premium is optional.
Free
One new word every day, the whole alphabet, widgets and the last 7 days of words.
- A new word or phrase every day, with audio
- All 28 letters of the alphabet
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- A daily reminder at the time you choose
- The last 7 days of words, with practice
- The first 3 words of every phrase pack
Kalima Premium
A yearly subscription, a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase.
- Every word you've learned, however long ago
- Review that brings each word back before you forget it
- Every word in every phrase pack, with new packs over time
Includes a one-week free trial on the yearly plan for eligible accounts. The App Store shows the price for your country.
Is Kalima free?
Yes. The daily word, the alphabet, widgets, the reminder and the last 7 days of words are free. Kalima Premium adds every past word, full review and every phrase pack. The App Store shows the price for your country.
Which Arabic does Kalima teach?
Spoken Levantine Arabic, the everyday Arabic of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Palestine. It leans toward the way people speak in Beirut and notes common variants from Damascus, Amman and Palestine.
Do I need to read Arabic letters?
No. Every word comes with chat spelling, and the alphabet teaches the 28 letters one at a time.
What is chat spelling?
It is how Levantine speakers text Arabic in English letters. The number 3 stands for the letter ayn, 7 for a breathy h and 2 for a catch in the throat.
Do I need an account?
No. Kalima works without an account, and your progress stays on your iPhone.
Kalima is coming soon to iPhone.
Learn spoken Levantine Arabic one word a day, with audio, chat spelling, the alphabet and review. The daily word is free on iPhone, with no account.
Coming to the App Store
One new word every day, the whole alphabet, widgets and the last 7 days of words.
For iPhone. Works with iOS 26 or later.