• In this lesson we will learn the Arabic Alphabet Insha'Allah (God Willing).  The lesson is designed to teach the names of all the alphabets. Click on the letters to hear how the letter names are pronounced and the sound of the letter. 
   

• Please note that some of these letters are very similar to English letter sounds e.g. Baa 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 sound in English e.g. 'Ayn, and some letters have subtle but important differences in pronunciation, e.g. Ha which is pronounced with a lot more emphasis in the throat than the letter 'H' in English.  Please listen to the sound of the letters pronunciation also by clicking on the letters to hear the correct 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. 

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ر

Noon

• In Arabic, there are 3 short vowel-marks (we shall learn the long vowel-marks in a later lesson Insha'Allah - God willing).  The short vowel-marks enable the letter to make a sound in a similar way to the English language.  In the same way a word cannot be made in the English language without one of the 5 vowels (a, e, i, o or u), in Arabic one cannot make a word without a vowel being used. 
   

• We will cover the 3 vowel-marks in Arabic below Insha'Allah.  The vowel-marks are the marks below or above the letter Alif in the examples below, the letter Alif has been used to give you an idea of where the vowel is placed.

• 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.  Please click on the letters with the vowel-marks to hear the pronunciation. 

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اَ

The 'a' in sat.

• 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 Daal has been used to enable us to see the position of the double vowel sign which is called tanween.  Tanween refers to the double form of any vowel, the specific name of the double vowel sign e.g. double Fatha is also given below as this is unique for each vowel. Click on the letters with the vowel-marks to hear the pronunciation.

دًا

The 'an' in ran.

• In the next lesson we are going to practice each letter we have covered with each short vowel and long vowel, Insha'Allah.

• In the following 3 lessons, we will learn the Short vowel-marks pronunciation Insha'Allah.  This lesson will also help us to revise the letters we have already learnt in the previous lessons.

• The Fatha is the short diagonal stroke above the letter. Please click on the letters to hear how they will sound with the Fatha.

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رَ

• The Kasra is the short diagonal stroke below the letters. Please click on the letters to hear how they will sound with the Kasra.

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رِ

• The Damma is the letter which is similar in shape to the Arabic character 'waw' which we learnt earlier, it is placed above the letter. Please click on the letters to hear how they will sound with the Damma.

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رُ

• In the following 3 lessons, we will learn the doubled forms of the three vowel-marks, Insha'Allah (God-Willing).  These differ in pronunciation from the normal vowel-marks in that there is an added '-n' sound e.g. whilst the Fatha makes the 'aa' sound, the Fathatain makes the 'an' sound.

• Insha'Allah, In this lesson will cover the Fathatain which makes the 'an' sound.  The Fathatain is written as two Fatha's above the letter.  Please click on the letters to hear how they will sound with the Fathatain.

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رً

• Insha'Allah, In this lesson we will cover the Kasratain which makes the 'in' sound.  The Kasratain is represented by two Kasra's below the letter.  Please click on the letters to hear how they will sound with the Kasratain.

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رٍ