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Lesson 001-01 Arabic Alphabets

The document introduces a Basic Arabic Course focusing on the Arabic alphabet, emphasizing its unique characteristics and pronunciation differences from English. It explains the right-to-left writing system and introduces vowel marks that modify sounds in Arabic. The course aims to provide foundational knowledge for learners interested in the Arabic language.

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Lesson 001-01 Arabic Alphabets

The document introduces a Basic Arabic Course focusing on the Arabic alphabet, emphasizing its unique characteristics and pronunciation differences from English. It explains the right-to-left writing system and introduces vowel marks that modify sounds in Arabic. The course aims to provide foundational knowledge for learners interested in the Arabic language.

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Global Arabic Learning

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Madina Arabic Course


Lesson 001 – Arabic Alphabets

0-01 - ARABIC ALPHABET- NAMES

Welcome to the three-part Basic Arabic Course in which you will


learn all the essentials of the Arabic language.

Note, this course is not meant to replace more established


courses. It merely aims to give you a taste of the Arabic
language and solid foundations on which to build.

Let's start with the Arabic alphabet, as this is the basic for the
other lessons. Here are some basic characteristics of the Arabic
writing system:

Please note that some of these letters are very similar to English
letter sounds e.g.:/ ‫ ب‬/Bā’/ is very close to the letter 'B' in the
English language, this is a useful way to remember the sounds of
the letters. However many letters have no equivalent sounds in
English e.g.:/ ‫ع‬/ayn/, and some letters have subtle but
important differences in pronunciation, e.g.:/ ‫ح‬/Hā’/ which is
pronounced with a lot more emphasis in the throat than the
letter 'H' in English.

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In Arabic, it is preferred to use the 'tanween' ('un') to clarify the
pronunciation - especially on the final letter of a word. We have
used the tanween in the sounds below.

For example - instead of/Bā’/ we have said 'Bā-un'. The letter


name is still /Bā’/ but we have used the 'un' to clarify the
pronunciation.

Finally, please note that the Arabic script is read from right to
left. Please read the letters below starting from the right and
reading each letter to the left.

Arabic is written from right to left.

English, of course, is written from left to right like this.


from left to right
-> -> -> -> ->-> -> -> -> ->-> -> -> -> ->

Arabic, on the other hand is written from right to left:


from right to left
<- <- <- <- <-<- <- <- <- <-<- <- <- <- <-

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ARABIC ALPHABET

Jeem Tha Ta Baa Alif


ja in jam th in think t in tree ba in bat aa in at

Ra Zal Dal Kha Ha


ra in rat za in zakir da in dance kha in ha in hard
khan

Dowad Swad Sheen Seen Zāy


do in dome S in sun Sh in shadow s in sing Z in - zoo

Fa Ghain Ain Zuwa Towa


fa in father gh in ghost ai in aid Z in zebra to in tomb

Noon Meem Lam Kaaf Quaf


No in noodle M in moon L in lion K in king qu in
queen

Yaa Waw Ha
ya in yard W in wide H in hide

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In the next Parts, We will cover the 3 vowel-marks in Arabic
below In-Shā’-Allâh (God willing).

The vowel-marks are the marks below or above the letter /Dāl/
in the examples below. The letter / Dāl/ has been used to give
you an idea of where the vowel is placed.

The Single Vowel-Marks:

The single vowel-marks are the basic vowel-marks which add a


sound similar to that of a, i or u in the English language to the
letter.

Arabic
ُ‫د‬ ُ‫د‬ ُ‫د‬ Character

/Đammah/ /Kasrah/ /Fatħah/ Vowel Name

u i a Vowel Sound

English word
The 'u' in The 'i' in The 'a' in
with similar
put sit /ba/
sound

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The Double Vowel-Marks:

The double vowel-marks signs are an extension of the single


vowel-marks. The double vowel signs add the '-n' sound to the
single vowel. Please see the letters below. The /Dāl/ has been
used to enable us to see the position of the double vowel sign
which is called /tanwīn/. /Tanwīn/ refers to the double form of
any vowel, the specific name of the double vowel sign e.g.:
double /Fatħah/ (Fatħatāin) is also given below as this is unique
for each vowel.

Arabic
ُ‫د‬ ُ‫د‬ ُ‫د‬ Character
Vowel
/Đammatān/ /Kasratān/ /Fatħatān/
Name
Vowel
'un' 'in' 'an'
Sound
English
word
The 'on' in The 'in' in The 'an' in
with
dragon sin ran
similar
sound

In the next lesson we are going to practice each letter we have


covered with each short vowel and long vowel, In-Shā’-Allâh
(God willing).

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