Launching January 23, 2027 · Fuṣḥā Arabic

Stop memorizing phrases. Start learning Arabic.

Darb is a step-by-step path from your first letter to real texts, with an AI tutor that explains anything. Doors open January 23. The first 50 founding members get lifetime access for one $249.99 payment, instead of $29.99 every month.

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New phrase

هَلْ تَأْكُلُ اللَّحْمَ؟

Do you eat meat?

Underlined هَلْ at the start turns a sentence into a yes-or-no question.

نَعَمْ، آكُلُ لَا
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You'll read real texts from The Qur'an Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn al-Manfalūṭī Ṭāhā Ḥusayn Native-speaker recordings

Most apps teach you to order coffee. Darb teaches you to understand what you read.

Tourist phrases fade fast. Darb builds the vocabulary and grammar of Modern Standard Arabic in order, so every lesson unlocks the next, and the sentences you meet in week one are the same kind you'll find in a book, a news article or a verse.

How it works

Three steps. Five minutes a day.

1

Find your place

Brand new? Start with the letters. Already know some? A quick placement test opens every lesson you've earned. Retaking it can only move you forward.

2

Follow the path

Short lessons with matching, word banks, typing and listening. Grammar is shown, not lectured: the word that matters is underlined, circled or highlighted right in the sentence.

3

Keep what you learn

Daily review brings back the exact words you're about to forget, and "practice my mistakes" turns every slip into a quick win.

Your AI tutor

Stuck on a word ending? Just ask.

The tutor sits right on your path. Type a question, or tap the mic and talk it through. It explains in plain language, tied to the lesson you're on, so you never stay confused long enough to quit.

  • Why does this word end in a kasra here?
  • Feedback on your writing, judged against clear criteria
  • Voice practice so you speak, not just tap
Why is it الْمُدَرِّسِ and not الْمُدَرِّسُ?
Good eye! It comes right after إِلَى ("to"). After little words like that, the noun ends in a kasra. You'll see this pattern everywhere.
Ask the tutor anything…

Everything in one path

Built for people who want to actually get it

All four skills

Reading, listening, writing and speaking, practiced together, with your strengths tracked from your answers.

Real audio, real voices

Unscripted conversations recorded with speakers' consent. Listen first; the text appears after the second play.

Streaks & leaderboard

Keep your streak alive and see how your week stacks up against other learners, if you want to.

Type in Arabic

Write full sentences on a real Arabic keyboard. Darb walks you through setting it up in a minute. Vowel marks optional.

On your phone, no download

Add Darb to your home screen and it works like an app. Progress syncs to your account with a simple email link.

Your data stays yours

We never sell your data. Usage analytics can be switched off in Settings at any time.

Choose your path

One app, four ways in

Start where your reason for learning is. Your words and progress carry across.

Most popular

الْعَرَبِيَّة

Arabic (Fuṣḥā)

From the alphabet to authentic prose, level by level, with mid-level and final exams to prove it.

الْقُرْآن

Qur'an & Tajweed

Understand the words you recite, starting with stories like Sūrat Yūsuf, line by line.

الدِّرَاسَات

Islamic Studies

Read hadith and classical sources like Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn in the original, with help at every word.

English

English for Arabic speakers

The same path in reverse, built on classic public-domain essays and stories.

See yourself grow

Count the words you know. Watch the number climb.

Darb measures progress in something that matters: words you can actually recognize. Every rank you reach is a real milestone on the way to 10,000 words and reading with confidence.

Words you know

1,240

Progress to the next rank

82%

Reading

71%

Listening

64%

Writing

58%

Speaking

Example learner view

Founding offer

50 people pay once. Everyone after pays monthly.

When Darb opens on January 23, it's $29.99 a month. Founding members skip that forever. The lifetime price pays for itself in under nine months.

Monthly

From January 23

$29.99 / month

$359.88 every year

  • Full access to Darb
  • Billed every month
  • Cancel any time

Available at launch

First 50 only · 50 left

Founding lifetime

Reserve now, before January 23

$249.99 once

Less than nine months of the monthly plan

  • Full access to Darb, for life
  • Every path and every lesson we add later
  • One payment. Never billed again.
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Questions

Is this Modern Standard Arabic or a dialect?

Darb teaches Fuṣḥā (Modern Standard Arabic): the Arabic of books, the Qur'an and the news, understood across the whole Arab world.

I can't read the alphabet yet. Can I start?

Yes. The path begins with the letters, by sound and by shape, before you ever see a full sentence.

I already know some Arabic. Do I start from zero?

No. Take the placement test and every lesson you already know opens up. You can retake it anytime; it only ever moves you forward.

How much does it cost?

From launch, Darb is $29.99 a month. The first 50 founding members pay $249.99 once and never pay again. Reserving your spot with your email is free.

When can I start learning?

Darb opens on January 23, 2027. Everyone on the list gets an email the moment doors open.

Do I need to download anything?

No. Darb runs in your browser. On your phone, add it to your home screen and it opens like an app. Sign in with an emailed link, no password.

Who is it for?

Anyone 13 or older who wants to read and understand real Arabic: heritage learners, students of the Qur'an and Islamic sciences, and curious beginners.

كُلُّ دَرْبٍ يَبْدَأُ بِخُطْوَة

Every path begins with a single step.

Be one of the first 50.

$249.99 once, for life. After the 50th spot, it's $29.99 a month. 50 spots left · doors open January 23.

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