Start where you are
If you cannot read Arabic yet, begin with Foundation. If you can already read, skip ahead to Level 1 or the right numbered level.
Fusha + Palestinian Arabic
Learn Arabic through stories.
Arabic makes more sense when you experience it in context.
Chapter 1
قهوة مع جدو
Coffee with Jiddo
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Good morning, Grandpa.
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How Hantala works
Start where you are. Learn inside a story. Then return to what you just met.
01 02 Read & listen
Follow a scene in Arabic. The text and the voice belong to the same moment.
03 Practice & review
Sit with the words and lines you need — then continue the story.
Arabic in a scene, not a list.
A line from Coffee with Jiddo. Tap a word. Meaning appears. You stay inside the story.
Coffee with Jiddo
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Good morning, Grandpa.
جدو
jiddograndpa
The Arabic you read. The Arabic people speak.
They serve different situations, and Hantala helps you understand both — Fusha for writing and media, Palestinian Arabic for everyday conversation.
How are you?
Fusha
كيف حالك؟
kayfa ḥāluk?
Palestinian Arabic
كيفك؟
keefak?
What do you want to buy?
Fusha
ماذا تريد أن تشتري؟
mādhā turīdu an tashtarī?
Palestinian Arabic
شو بدك تشتري؟
shu biddak tishtiri?
How a story works
Follow a scene. Tap a word. Understand. Listen. Continue.
01 Follow the scene as it unfolds — people, place, and intent on one page.
02 Tap a word for meaning without breaking your reading.
03 Listen to the line, then continue into the next moment.
Stories from everyday life
Family mornings, a market stall, a wedding invitation, a return home — situations where Arabic is actually used.
In the app
Beginner
Coffee with Jiddo
A morning ritual, a grandfather’s stories, and your first real conversation.
The full story opens in the app.
Beginner
Market Day
Haggle for za’atar and olives, and learn the words that make a market run.
Intermediate
The Wedding Invitation
A knock at the door, a family celebration, and the etiquette of a proper yes.
Advanced
Return to the Old City
A homecoming told the way it really sounds — fast, warm, and full of feeling.
Your Arabic journey
A clear path: learn to read, then understand and use Arabic through stories.
Starting point
Foundation
Learn to read Arabic from the beginning.
Level 1
Start understanding and using simple Arabic.
Level 2
Handle everyday Arabic.
Level 3
Start having real conversations.
Level 4
Follow longer everyday conversations.
Level 5
Handle richer, more nuanced Arabic.
Level 6
Follow faster, more natural speech.
Level 7
Read and listen with confidence in full stories.
Why Hantala
Stories, not isolated lists
Words make more sense when you meet them in a scene.
Fusha + Palestinian Arabic
The Arabic you encounter in writing, alongside the Arabic people use every day.
Stay inside the story
Tap a word for meaning without leaving the page.
A path you can follow
Foundation if you cannot read yet, then seven numbered levels through stories.
Be there when Hantala opens.
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