Alphabet letters
Our lesson today is about Arabic sun and moon letters, which are important for pronouncing and understanding Arabic words. In Lesson # 3, we have seen how to use the article al- before words to make them definite, such as “the” in English. However, since al- becomes part of the word, its pronunciation sometimes changes according …
Lesson 6 – Arabic Sun and Moon Letters الحروف الشمسية والقمرية Read More »
ALIF is an online Arabic learning game. It takes the learners through a number of levels to master different aspects for learning Arabic. Specifically, this game addresses: reading, writing, and listening. Arabic Learning Game Levels The game consists of a number of levels that form a tree. Therefore, when you finish a level, you unlock …
In this lesson, we will learn Arabic diacritics/harakaat/tashkeel which give more information about the pronunciation of letters. Harakaat mainly include short vowels on letters (fat-hah = “a” sound; kasrah = “e” or “i” sound; and dammah = “o” or “u” sound). They also include sokoon which means there is no vowel after the letter. In …
Lesson 2 – Learn Arabic diacritics/harakaat/tashkeel Read More »
A very important starting points for beginners is to learn the Arabic alphabet. Here is a comprehensive list of all Arabic letters and how they are written. We should notice the different shapes of each letter, and also the sounds. Learn them well so that you can start recognizing the letters in any word in …
If you type in Google “Why is Arabic …”, the autocomplete will suggest these searches which people do. Indeed Arabic is important and beautiful but it can also be hard to learn. Let’s explore this further. Why is Arabic so hard to learn? One of the reasons for the difficulty of Arabic is that it …