All you Need Is Time, Patience, and the Right Start

 

 

Alphabets are one of the basic components of every written language. It is a set of letters, or symbols usually arranged in a fixed order, each used to represent one or more phonemes of a language, whether consonants or vowels, but not the meanings of words. Alphabets are essential to knowing how to pronounce and write letters and words. There are many different forms of them and used to create written languages. When it comes to learning the Arabic alphabet, all you need is a little time, patience, and the right place to start with. So, if you are good to go through this exciting journey, join AlKhalil platform, and learn the Arabic alphabet step by step.

Knowing the alphabet is the first step to fluency in many languages. There are a few facts about the Arabic alphabet, or “abjadya أبجدية” to acquire first:

1-   The Arabic alphabet consists of 28 letters; the letters are called “horouf-حروف” (plural) or “haref –   حرف” (singular)

2-   The Arabic alphabet is read from right to left.

3-   The shapes of the Arabic alphabet change according to their position in the word, whether when you write the letter by itself, at the beginning, middle, or end of a word.

4-   The Arabic alphabet does not have such a thing as uppercase versus lowercase letters.

 

Now let's move on to learning the Arabic alphabet. The best way is to recognize two or three letters at a time, with plenty of practice in-between, and then try reading those letters within words.

Discovering the entire Arabic alphabet is really worth your time. In the table below, you will learn about the name of the letter in Arabic, how to pronounce it, and what the letter looks like in English.

 

أ ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن ه و ى

Alif Baa Taa Thaa Jimm Haa Khaa Daal Thaal Raa Zaen Sin Shin Saad Daad Taa Thaa AIn Ghain Faa Qaaf Kaaf Laam Mim Noon Haa Waw Yaa

Like A in Apple Like B in Baby Like T in Tree Like the TH in theory Sometimes like The G in Girl or like the J in Jar Like the H in he Yet Light in Pronunciation Like the Ch in the name Bach Like the D in Dad Like the Th in The Like the R in room Like the z in zoo Like the S in See Like the Sh in She Like the s in Sad yet Heavy in Pronunciation Like the D in Dead Yet Heavy in Pronunciation Like the T in Table Yet Heavy in Pronunciation Like The Z in Zooro yet Heavy in Pronunciation Sometimes They Replace sound with A like Ali Like the GH in Ghandi Like the F in Fool Like the Q in Queen Like the K in Kate Like the L in Love Like the M in Moon Like the N in Noon Like the H in He Like the W in Wow Like the Y in You

 

Languages ​​can be tough, however, if you have the right tools you don't have to give up. Start learning the Arabic alphabet step by step with AlKhalil Platform.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Courses of the Al-Khalil educational platform for learning Arabic:

• Arabic Language for Non-natives (normal course)
• Arabic skills
• Arabic for non-native speakers (Intensive course)
• Arabic Language for Diplomats