Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about learning with Etkalem Zayohom
Etkalem Zayohom (اتكلم زيهم) is the first language-learning platform built specifically for Arabic speakers. We teach Italian, Spanish, English, Slovenian, Dutch, and Romanian using Egyptian Arabic as the instruction language — not English or formal Arabic.
Anyone who speaks Arabic and wants to learn a language for real, wherever they live. Whether you deal with people from Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Netherlands, or Romania or you're heading there, we help you learn the language for work, study and daily life.
Learning in your own language makes it faster and more natural. Research shows that learners retain more when the explanation is in their mother tongue — not in a third language they translate from in their head.
Right now you can learn Italian, Spanish, English, Slovenian, Dutch, and Romanian. More languages are being prepared and will open soon.
We cover levels A1 through B2 on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). This takes you from complete beginner to upper-intermediate — enough for daily life, work conversations, and official language requirements.
We offer video courses, interactive comic-based lessons, real-world situation simulations (hospital, bank, work), flashcards with audio, podcast-style listening exercises, and grammar reference e-books.
Access to all courses and features requires a subscription. Check our Pricing page for current plans.
Yes! Etkalem Zayohom is fully responsive and works on any device — phone, tablet, or desktop.
International apps are built for everyone in the world, and many of them run on quick exercises and points you collect every day. We are built for anyone who speaks Arabic and wants the language for real: to travel with it, to work with it at home or abroad, to study for an exam, or to start a new life. Our goal is not that you open the app — it is that you speak. • The grammar is written in Arabic from the start, and compared with the Arabic you speak. • A complete curriculum from A1 to B2; every level has a mock exam in the same format as the official one, and each part of it is linked to the lessons that teach it. • The vocabulary of your own profession, and situations you will actually face: the hospital, the bank, work. • Record your voice and hear it next to the original pronunciation, so you can fix yours. And you can try the first lesson of every language for free.
Simple — create a free account, watch the course intro videos, and when you are ready subscribe to a plan (card or mobile wallet) and start learning right away.
Under the lines of every lesson dialogue there is a «Listen» button and a «Practise pronunciation» button. You hear the recorded line, record yourself saying it, and play the two back to back to compare by ear. Where the line has a sound Arabic speakers often get wrong, you read a tip in Egyptian Arabic about it, and try again. No teacher listens and there is no score, and your recording stays on your device — it is never sent anywhere.