Arabic Alphabet For Beginners – If you are interested in learning Arabic, the Arabic alphabet is a great place to start. And if you want to know all about it then you have come to the right place!
Learning a new alphabet can be difficult for beginners. But with this guide, it’s as easy as Alif, Ba, Ta – the first three letters of the Arabic alphabet, A, B, T!
Arabic Alphabet For Beginners
Reading and writing in Arabic using the Arabic alphabet is not as difficult as it seems. It can be intimidating for English speakers because of the unfamiliar Arabic characters.
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After all, learning to read Arabic means you have to “unlearn” certain habits that are second nature to English speakers.
Bonus: You might be surprised to learn that Arabic letters form the written alphabet for a bunch of different languages, including Persian, Malayalam, Urdu, Central Kurdish, Pashto, and Uyghur. By learning the Arabic alphabet, you’ll build a reading foundation for other languages too!
All 28 letters are consonants and most letters have four different forms. Vowels are in Arabic – but we’ll cover Arabic letter forms and vowels a little later!
Some Arabic letters do not have a direct equivalent sound in English, which can be a challenge for English speakers. An example is ض (dhad), a letter commonly used in Arabic that is not found in other languages. Thanks to this famous letter, Arabic is sometimes called the “Dhadah language”.
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But don’t let that stop you! With teaching and practice, you can learn to pronounce Arabic well enough to communicate and understand.
B (The letter p doesn’t really exist in Arabic, so Arabic speakers also pronounce “p” as “b”.)
Not the equivalent, but a soft h, like blowing out a candle from the back of the throat.
While using pictures, we help you remember the shapes of the Arabic letters and their corresponding sound.
Lesson 1: The Arabic Alphabet
Arabic Alphabet Details: 4 Important Points to Know 1. Most Arabic letters have four different forms
In the table above, you’ll see that we’ve listed four different “forms” for each letter. Because most letters, with a few exceptions, have four different forms depending on how and where they occur:
When you look at Arabic text, you’ll notice that the Arabic letters in words can “blend” into each other (think of it as added handwriting, otherwise known as cursive!).
The individual Arabic letters in the word are ك ت ا ب – but together they look very different.
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Some characters welcome this flow while others do not. Unfriendly letters (the clue is in the name!) are absent.
While most characters are happy to sit next to the character they follow, six of the “anti-social” ones are chosen.
Here are six Arabic letters that do not match the letter that follows them. Instead, they form a pause in the middle of a word.
The first and last letters are the Ba character ( ب ), and the friendly alif ( ا ) in the middle.
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The first ba flows directly into the alif and the unfriendly alif makes a clean break. The following chapter is written as an isolated letter.
Can you guess why we call them Smiley Faces? Look closely at them and you will see that they almost look like a smiley emoji :).
Unlike friendly letters, smileys do not interrupt the ‘flow’ – these letters follow the same rules as other letters. Only the position of the dots changes from above or below the vertical line above or below the “smiley mouth”.
First you’ll see the attachment to yaa – and here you’ll notice that the curve below the yaa line is moving two dots from below.
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Arabic uses a system called abjad, where each letter represents a consonant (ie no vowels).
Although Arabic does not officially have vowel letters, it has ways of creating long and short vowels.
There are short vowels similar to alif ( ا ), waw ( و ) and ya ( ي ).
But here are the hairs. Short vowels are written with accents above or below adjacent letters (consonants) (otherwise known as diacritics). But over time, modern Arabic dropped these accent marks. Nowadays, you only see them in texts or literature written in classical Arabic, such as the Qur’an.
Learning Arabic Alphabet
So how do you know how to pronounce a word in Arabic without vowels? context and experience. All good things come with time.
And there you have it. Although learning a set of Arabic letters is not easy, you have now absorbed a lot of information on how to start reading and writing in Arabic.
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Learn Arabic Alphabets
This list of Arabic alphabet resources is part of our Learning Arabic for Kids. I’m Laila, the owner of ArabicWay, and in this post I’m going to provide you with resources for learning the Arabic alphabet for kids.
You may have already seen these alphabet posters in our Arabic kit where you can print them for free. This can be a great tool when you use the resources we use.
Below you’ll find books, songs, toys, and activities designed for toddlers and preschoolers, but can be used by children of all ages.
I create tools to support non-native speakers and provide transcription whenever possible. I try to keep it fun by using a colloquial dialect (Levantine or Shamian to be exact). If it’s not your dialect, use the idea/concept as a model to help you find or create an equivalent word in your dialect.
Arabic Letters Bingo Game — Al Qasas Learning
Here are my three verses in the Arabic alphabet. Check out the individual YouTube links below! Click here for a transcribed and translated lyrics sheet so you can sing along.
The Arabic one by Sairaj’s children is excellent and can be found on YouTube.
And then it was the biggest hit in our house for a long time; Made by the talented Rouba Baydoun. Instead of names for each letter, this song sounds the letters with each of the three vowels that come with it. And the video shows the vowel marks on the letters as she sings!
I like it because of its large size, beautiful pictures and easy-to-read Arabic print and can be found at Noor Art.
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For non-Arabic readers, here’s a PDF with transcription and translation! And below you can find it read on Youtube.
This Arabic board is for those who want story in English with Arabic characters. The color of the Arabic alphabet is beautiful. Each page has fun illustrations and a short explanation of how the letter was formed. You can find it on Amazon here.
I found this Arabic alphabet book in Maktabati. Perfect for those who love reading in Arabic! Each page has a silly and fun rhyming phrase!
These AraBeee cards are made of sturdy card stock and feature beautiful images. The back shows how the letter looks at the beginning, middle and end. There are three sets of cards: objects, animals, and fruits and vegetables. You can find them on Amazon here.
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Bingo is a fun and easy way to get letter recognition. It is suitable for up to four players. You’ll need a printer (and a laminator to make it last longer) Download these bingo sheets and other great printables from Qamar Designs and best of all, it’s free!
I like to have some Arabic around the house and this poster has hung in my girls’ nursery since the day they were born. We love bright colors and fun images. You can find it on Amazon here.
If you want to add alphabet games to your home, this Arabic puzzle is perfect. You can find it on Amazon here.
Uncle Goose manufactures high quality wooden blocks in many languages. Arabic blocks are a great way to introduce your child to Arabic while developing gross motor skills. You can find them on Amazon here.
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Also from Noor Art are these woven foam rugs with Arabic letters. If you buy a larger size, you can use them to build forts or cover the floor while exposing your kids to the Arabic alphabet. They are very durable! Find them on Amazon here.
When you’re ready to help your kids pronounce Arabic words, these are sure to help. These Thinker Nation word puzzles are very neat and great for showing kids how letters fit together. There are positions