"كَيْفِك يا أُسْتاذة؟"
Translation:How are you, ma'am?
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In general, the pronounciation at the end of any sentence should be silent (Not Osta-tha-tan, but rather Osta-tha). Also, it is uncommon (or informal) to use "kayfika" in formal Arabic, the common greeting is "Kay-fal Hal" (كَيْفَ الحَال)
Ma'am is not equivalent to "Osta-tha", as it is misguiding. "Say-ye-da-tee" (سَيِّدَتِي) for Ma'am or "Aa-ni-sa" (آنِسَة) for Miss.
"How are you, teacher?" Should be: "كَيْفَ الحَالُ يَا أُسْتَاذَة؟" "How are you, ma'am?" Should be: " كَيْفَ الحَالُ يَا سَيِّدَتِي؟"
If you have really heard "ustadha-tan" after "yaa" harf nida, grammatically it's wrong (if we follow either MSA or Classical Arabic) - it should be "ustadha-tu". I, myself, never hear the "-an" sound after harf nida from any nahwu book or explanation.
Also ... Formally speaking, pronouncing the last ending sound at the end of the sentence (according to qawaaid nahwiyya) is not a mistake.
اسْتاذة should be known as professor or teacher. It is not the word for Ma'am
I'm a native speaker of Arabic, this app ❤❤❤❤❤❤ the Arabic, it made it looks like the most difficult lang in the world, To all Arabic learners please stop using this app you'll not learn Arabic you'll hate it
On the exercise has not been read by a human, the words how are totally differents and are mistakes. Please change the sounds to read by a human.
I agree with " okeynow" comment" if I am seeing this is because I have been in asked if duo learning make sens...there are many mistakes that need to be corrected
