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Learn Arabic Alphabet
Arabic belongs to the group of languages, which are written from right to left. The Arabic alphabet has 29 letters. There is no capital or small form distinction in Arabic. All of these letters are consonants. There are vowels in Arabic, which give specific sounds to these consonants. However, this unit is about learning consonants. Arabic vowels will be discussed after learning consonants and consonant combinations.
This course is designed for English speakers and absolute beginners. The first unit and its subunits are about learning the Arabic alphabet, sounds of individual letters, changes in letters’ pronunciations with the help of vowels, and sounds of consonant combinations.
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1. Arabic letters
Following is the Arabic alphabet pronunciation (i.e. the names of letters in the Arabic script). Then we will learn sounds of Arabic letters (i.e. how actually a letter sounds in a word).
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Arabic alphabet in English
Text direction ➜ |
Arabic alphabet pronunciation
Text direction ➜ |
|---|---|
| Alif |
ا
|
| Baa (bāʾ) |
ب
|
| Taa (tāʾ) |
ت
|
| Thaa (thāʾ) |
ث
|
| Jeem (jīm) |
ج
|
| Haa (ḥāʾ) |
ح
|
| Khaa (khāʾ) |
خ
|
| Dal (dāl) |
د
|
| Zaal (dhāl) |
ذ
|
| Raa (rāʾ) |
ر
|
| Zaa (zāʾ) |
ز
|
| Seen (sīn) |
س
|
| Sheen (shīn) |
ش
|
| Saad (ṣād) |
ص
|
| Daad (ḍād) |
ض
|
| Taa (ṭāʾ) |
ط
|
| Zaa (ẓāʾ) |
ظ
|
| Ein (ʿayn) |
ع
|
| Ghein (ghayn) |
غ
|
| Faa (fā) |
ف
|
| Qaaf (qāf) |
ق
|
| Kaaf (kāf) |
Kaaf can be written in two ways
ك ، ک |
| Laam (lām) |
ل
|
| Meem (mīm) |
م
|
| Noon (nūn) |
ن
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| Wow (wāw) |
و
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| Haa (hāʾ) |
ه / ﻩ
|
| Hamza |
ء
|
| Yaa (yāʾ) |
ي
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2. Arabic script writing
You can download the dotted font below in the pdf format. The size of the paper is A4. This will serve to provide learners with a practice format through which the proper form and flow of a letter is accomplished. By using the guided dots, one will develop one's muscle memory, which will keep improving handwriting abilities and eventually help one master the beautiful script of Arabic.
Practice writing
أ
Practice writing
ب
Practice writing
ت
Practice writing
ث
Practice writing
ج
Practice writing
ح
Practice writing
خ
Practice writing
د
Practice writing
ذ
Practice writing
ر
Practice writing
ز
Practice writing
س
Practice writing
ش
Practice writing
ص
Practice writing
ض
Practice writing
ط
Practice writing
ظ
Practice writing
ع
Practice writing
غ
Practice writing
ف
Practice writing
ق
Practice writing
ك
Practice writing
ل
Practice writing
م
Practice writing
ن
Practice writing
ه
Practice writing
و
Practice writing
ي
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