Courses and homework

The reading and writing course — the alphabet from scratch — is free on the Russian version of the site.

1. Open Courses in the menu.
2. Sign in: type your email, press "Get the code" and enter the six digits from the mail. No password to invent.
3. On the "Base" card press "Complete profile and enter promo code" — a block opens in your account: "Unlock the free Arabic Reading & Writing course". Fill in your name, phone and messenger and press "Open the course".
4. Done: the block turns into "Course unlocked!" with a "Go to the course" button. From now on the Courses page also shows a "You have course access" banner with an "Open "My course"" button.

The promo code we hand out on Instagram and Telegram has its own field in that same form, but it is a bonus, not a gate — the course opens with the profile alone.

All your courses live on the My courses page. Open one and you are in the course room:

• "Where to start — instructions" — a fold-out block at the top. Read it first.
• Downloads — copybooks in PDF and DOCX, an image of the vowel marks, an image of the sun and moon letters.
• Modules — video lessons first, then homework and a test. Not every module has them: in the free reading course homework starts with module 2, and the test sits on modules 1 and 2.
• Reading practice — at the very bottom of modules 1–2 of the free course: the "magic text" (letters you have learned turn Arabic right in the text), a word trainer and a mini test, all with audio.

If you see "Video coming soon" instead of a player, that lesson is not uploaded yet — the rest of the module works.

The line under the lock always tells you why:

• "Available on a higher plan" — in the reading course the free Base covers modules 1–2, phonetics comes with the "+ Phonetics" plan, and teacher-checked homework with "+ Feedback". Prices are on the plan cards.
• "Opens after you submit module N" or "Opens on " — that is how dialect courses work: modules go in a chain, and in a cohort they also follow dates. In self-paced mode dates do not apply, only the chain.

The homework block sits near the end of a module (in dialect courses the test comes right below it).

1. Read the task.
2. Tap "Attach files and photos" — photos of your handwriting, PDF, DOCX or audio. Up to 10 files, 10 MB each.
3. Or tap "Record a voice message" and answer out loud in the browser. It will ask for microphone access, run a timer, and let you play the recording back before sending.
4. Add a note for the teacher if you have a question. There are emoji next to it.
5. Press "Send for review".

Your submission appears below with the status "In review", and once the teacher looks at it — "Reviewed", with their feedback: text, sometimes a voice message. You can submit more than once.

In the free reading course the submission form opens on the "+ Feedback" plan — without it the module shows a note that teacher review comes with that plan. In the Egyptian and Khaliji courses review is included for everyone who bought the course. In "Living Egyptian" the task is only shown for now: submitting the voice answer opens in your account once the course launches.

A test closes the module. In the Egyptian, Khaliji and "Egyptian A2–B1" courses you take it right on the site: questions and answers are shuffled every time, and some questions are spoken aloud — there is a "Play again" button.

• Pass mark is 75%. You get two attempts; after that your best score stands.
• The score is saved to your account and the teacher can see it.
• In the free reading course the tests are still external: the "Take the test" button opens a new tab (modules 1 and 2; the phonetics module has no test).

In a dialect course the next module opens as soon as you hand in the homework — no need to wait for the review; a test passed at 75% opens it too. A finished module gets a "Module complete" badge.

The catalogue shows a card per course: reading and writing, the self-paced "Living Egyptian", the Egyptian and Khaliji cohorts with a teacher, and "Egyptian A2–B1" (enrolment closed). A card lists the price, the number of modules and the format; the cohort block below adds the level, the start date and a fold-out "What's included".

Payment runs on the Russian version of the site. While online payment is off, the button takes you to the school, where you can enrol: cohorts show "Enroll" with a note that enrolment and payment go through the school, and the paid reading-course plans show "Enrolment opens soon".

After payment the course shows up in "My courses" on its own, and the cohort timetable appears in your account.

I paid and the course is not there. Access usually opens within a couple of minutes — refresh the page. If it is still missing, check which account you are signed in with: access lands on the account you were using on the site. Still nothing? Write to support and we will open it manually.

It asks me to fill in the profile mid-course. It takes a minute and lets the teacher reach you. You do not lose access while doing it.

The voice recorder does not start. Allow microphone access in the browser and try again. If your browser cannot record, record on your phone and attach the file instead.

My file will not upload. It is probably over 10 MB — shrink the photo or split it into several files.