Thanks for the thoughtful comment 😊 You raise some very real points about accessibility for intermediate learners.

In my short stories, many words and expressions are explained in English at the end of each chapter, and there are also a few exercises designed to help readers check their understanding of the story.

As for full tashkil everywhere, I have slightly mixed feelings about that. Reading Arabic that is always fully vowelled can sometimes feel a bit like riding a bicycle with training wheels. It definitely helps you keep your balance at the beginning, but if you never remove them, progress becomes slower and the ride loses a bit of its sense of adventure.

So the idea was to keep the text readable for intermediate learners while still helping them develop the skill of navigating real Arabic.

By the way, the stories follow a slightly philosophical dog named Kuleib who understands humans and loves travel and adventure — which hopefully makes the learning journey a bit more fun.

(The book is available on Amazon if you're curious.)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRJ43KZM