Rocket Languages Reviews

I have no plans to visit Egypt, but I want to read Naguib Mafouz's books without having to look up all the dialog, word by word, so I was interested in at least an introduction to Egyptian. The Rocket Arabic course offers far more than an introduction - there's a mass of the spoken language, if not much grammar, which seems pretty easy after some MSA. I skipped ahead from Module 1 to Module 4 (which has a lesson with Naguib Mafouz in the title) and decided to finally try out the Chrome version to see how it graded my pronunciation. The app graded my MSA at 100% (set on Hard), but routinely flunked my Egyptian (around 30%) - it wanted quhlumu ruhsuhsun, not alum whatever for pencil. So I'm going back to Firefox and not worrying about the pronunciation, beyond trying to mimic the native speaker as closely as possible. Once I finish Module 4 I'll go back to 2 and proceed in order from there (happily skipping the lessons on numbers, which are absolutely essential when you're in a country but take an inordinate amount of time if you really just want a reading knowledge of a language).

As far as recommending Rocket Arabic to a friend, it really depends on what they want it for.

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The program is fun and keeps my attention. I am usually not very good at languages but this program is helping me to learn quickly and correctly. I would recommend this program to anyone that is looked to learn a new language or a master an existing one

Simply enjoyable, don't need to spend too much time.
I think for some who don't know how to start, it's just a good tool.
But unfortunately I didn't find the full course, what I have it's only for beginners and intermediates, but not advance learners courses.

I love Rocket Languages because they tell one upfront that the Arabic they teach is Egyptian. Other more expensive programs do not tell you that. That's important because no one wants to learn a language that they can't use.

After studying Modern Standard Arabic for a while I realise that I need to learn a dialect so I can talk to anyone in Egypt. Rocket Arabic is perfect for me. I can often understand what roots the words are derived from because of my previous MSA study and this is helping me in my learning. Speaking Egyptian Arabic is comfortable and easier than MSA as it is the language used in day to day life.

I really enjoy just plunging right into conversational Arabic and leaving the grammar till later. It seems more like the way children learn their own language. I like the way the speakers are energetic and optimistic!
I strongly agree with another reviewer who asked that there be a bar on the side of the page that refers to previous vocabulary - so we don't have to scroll up-up-up to find the words we're looking for. You mentioned that you will be adding this feature soon, but his question was about RocketSpanish. Will my course (RocketArabic) be getting this feature also?
I have one more request. Is there some way to help us learn how to say the handful of "confused for each other" sets of letters in the Arabic alphabet? Like a video or a medical-type cartoon showing the position of the tongue etc when pronouncing these letters? The letters whose sounds don't appear in English are very frustrating. Just listening to them over and over is not helping me say them correctly. Kind of discouraging!
Overall I'm really enjoying the course though. Definitely the best approach to language I've ever experienced!

It's seems a great way to learn a language through a very interactive experience. I am looking to learn basic Arabic and it seems to be the right program for me. The repetition part of the dialogues really helps. Recommended.

It's surprising how quickly you start to form sentences using Rocket Arabic! The repetition of certain words and concepts in successive lessons really helps to solidify your Arabic foundation. Also, it's easy and enjoyable to use. If you would like to learn a language quickly and easily, this is the product to use!

Learning Egyptian Arabic with Rocket is awesome! The lesson content is fun and relevant, and I love that I can listen to my own recorded voice and check my pronunciation against the tutor... I am a visual learner, so I also love that I can see the transcript of the lesson, just to be certain that I have a visual memory of what the word looks like in Egyptian Arabic.... it's fun to learn with Rocket!

I just bought this ,I have only studied 3 lessons so far and I have to say I am very pleased ,I am fluent on my 3 lessons ,I can read Arabic fluently but quranic Arabic this is different ,its easy to catch on the way it is explained it is the Egyptian Arabic which I am finding really interesting and easy hope I am a fluent speaker when I am finished.