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Having been born and raised in the states for some 17 years of my life, I often lament my somewhat shaky Arabic skills. Though I took Arabic classes growing up, I’ve never felt like I’ve had the same proficiency and fluency as other Arabic speakers who grew up in the Arab world. <\/p>\n

I’m just one of the hundreds of thousands of cases of almost-but-not-quite native Arabic language speakers. Thankfully, an app launched in January of last year aims to address this ever increasing problem. <\/p>\n

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Appropriately called Keefak, the application (available for download<\/a> on adroid phones and the iphone) offers 16 language courses at the surprisingly affordable cost of only $5. Promising to leave users with a steady level of conversational Lebanese Arabic, the app targets a demographic much like myself: people who have Arabic roots but who haven’t grasped the language fully. <\/p>\n

Executive-magazine.com<\/a> interviewed founder Hadi el-Khoury, who shared his insight about the app’s creation, usage, and future plans.<\/p>\n

In fact, el-Khoury hopes that Keefak will eventually be used as “the main connector between the diaspora and Lebanon,” and has plans to launch Keefak junior for younger users.<\/p>\n

Sounds like it’s definitely worth the download. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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