Practice Arabic typing like the real exam

How does the Arabic typing tutor work?

1. Choose your layout in the settings above, or English QWERTY.
2. Learn with lessons. Each lesson adds a few keys, from the home row to the top and bottom rows, Shift letters, common words and full sentences. The on-screen keyboard shows which key to press next.
3. Reach 90% accuracy to unlock the next lesson. Accuracy matters more than speed at first.
4. Take a speed test. Type a real Arabic passage for 1, 2, 5 or 10 minutes and get your speed and accuracy on the Arabic typing test.

Which Arabic keyboard layout should I learn?

Arabic 101 is the standard Arabic layout used on computers and phones where Arabic is written.

How is typing speed measured?

Speed is counted in words per minute (WPM), where one “word” is five characters – the usual rule in typing tests:

• Gross WPM = (characters typed ÷ 5) ÷ minutes
• Net WPM = gross WPM − (errors ÷ minutes) – the number most exams use
• Accuracy = correct characters ÷ characters typed

In Arabic a character is one Unicode character, so a letter with a vowel sign can count as two – that is why speeds in Indian scripts are usually a little lower than in English for the same skill.

What is a good Arabic typing speed?

As a rough guide: 10–20 WPM is a beginner, 25–35 WPM is a comfortable everyday speed, and 40 WPM or more is fast.

Tips to type Arabic faster

• Keep your fingers on the home row and use all ten fingers – the lessons show which finger presses each key.
• Look at the screen, not at your hands. Slow and correct beats fast and wrong.
• Practise 15–20 minutes every day instead of one long session a week.
• Take a 1-minute test daily and a longer one each week to see your progress in the chart below.

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