The Arabic Alphabet: With short and long vowels attached.

Memorize the letters

Recognize short from long vowels

Recognize long vowels from their
consonant counterparts.

Distinguish fatha from the alif

Distinguish damma from waaw

Distinguish kasra from yih

Rule 1: Consonant + short = syllable

Rule 2: Consonant + long = syllable

Rule 3: Sequoun added to prior syllable

Rule 4: The shadda split between
prior and upcoming syllable

Quiz: Let's mix it up

Definite and indefinite nouns

Recognize masculine from feminine nouns

The alif maqsuura

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(masculine)

(feminine)

How do you say...in Arabic	Izzaay ti'uul.... bil įrabi?	Izzaay ti'uuli.... bil įrabi?
How do you say this in Arabic?	Izay ti'uul da bil įrabi?	Izay ti'uuli da bil įrabi?
Can you please write	Mumkin minfadlak tiktib	Mumkin minfadlik tiktibi
Please say it again	Minfadlak ulha tanni	Minfadlak uuliiha tanni
Please say it slowly	Minfadlak ulha biŝwiiŝ	Minfadlik uuliiha biŝwiiŝ
One moment please	Laḥza minfadlak	Laḥza minfadlik
I don't know	Ana maįrafŝ	Ana maįrafŝ
I understand	Ana faahim	Ana fahma
I don't understand	Ana miŝ faahim	Ana miŝ fahma
I do not speak Arabic	Ana miŝ batkalim įrabi
I speak Arabic a little	Ana batkalim įrabi ŝwayya

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    The Arabic alphabet: With short and long vowels                                          attached.
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                 Did you know that the Arabic alphabet consists of
                 28 letters? Did you also know that for each

                 of the 28 letters there can be six different
                 sounds produced depending on the attached vowel?

                Arabic has three short and three long vowels.
                When anyone of these vowels is coupled with
                a consonant the consonant sounds different. Note,
                however, that a consonant can be without a vowel
                    giving the "pure" or "default" sound of the letter. No
                vowel means that the consonant carries a
                sequoun (ﮦ).

                Listen below to each of the 28 letters, beginning
                with no vowel, then with the six vowels attached to
                each of the letters.