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Read the Arabic Script

Read Arabic letter by letter, with the start, middle and end forms of each letter, then the vowel marks, hamza and tā' marbūṭa, and short words written with full vowels. Romanization is a simplified form of the ALA-LC system.

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  • Letters: ā, b, t, th, n, y

    ب

    b (letter bā')

  • Letters: ʿ, gh, f, q

    f (letter fā')

    ف

  • Letters inside a word

    ـهـ

    h in the middle of a word

  • Tā' marbūṭa and hamza

    i with a catch (hamza under alif)

    إ

  • First words to read

    بَاب

    door

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You start with Letters: ā, b, t, th, n, y, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: Letters: ā, b, t, th, n, y

    Start here6 cards
  2. Section 2: Letters: j, ḥ, kh, d, dh, r, z

    7 cards
  3. Section 3: Letters: s, sh, ṣ, ḍ, ṭ, ẓ

    6 cards
  4. Section 4: Letters: ʿ, gh, f, q

    4 cards
  5. Section 5: Letters: k, l, m, h, w

    5 cards
  6. Section 6: Letters inside a word

    9 cards
  7. Section 7: Short vowels and signs

    6 cards
  8. Section 8: Long vowels and diphthongs

    7 cards
  9. Section 9: Tā' marbūṭa and hamza

    7 cards
  10. Section 10: The article al-

    3 cards
  11. Section 11: First words to read

    16 cards
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All 76 cards

In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1Letters: ā, b, t, th, n, y6 cards

ا
ā (letter alif)
ب
b (letter bā')
ت
t (letter tā')
ث
th (letter thā')
ن
n (letter nūn)
ي
y / ī (letter yā')

2Letters: j, ḥ, kh, d, dh, r, z7 cards

ج
j (letter jīm)
ح
ḥ (letter ḥā')
خ
kh (letter khā')
د
d (letter dāl)
ذ
dh (letter dhāl)
ر
r (letter rā')
ز
z (letter zāy)

3Letters: s, sh, ṣ, ḍ, ṭ, ẓ6 cards

س
s (letter sīn)
ش
sh (letter shīn)
ص
ṣ (letter ṣād)
ض
ḍ (letter ḍād)
ط
ṭ (letter ṭā')
ظ
ẓ (letter ẓā')

4Letters: ʿ, gh, f, q4 cards

ع
ʿ (letter ʿayn)
غ
gh (letter ghayn)
ف
f (letter fā')
ق
q (letter qāf)

5Letters: k, l, m, h, w5 cards

ك
k (letter kāf)
ل
l (letter lām)
م
m (letter mīm)
ه
h (letter hā')
و
w / ū (letter wāw)

6Letters inside a word9 cards

هـ
h at the start of a word
ـهـ
h in the middle of a word
عـ
ʿayn at the start of a word
ـعـ
ʿayn in the middle of a word
ـع
ʿayn at the end of a word, joined
ـغـ
gh in the middle of a word
كـ
k at the start of a word
ـي
ī or y at the end of a word, joined
لا
lā (lām + alif)

7Short vowels and signs6 cards

بَ
ba (fatḥa: short a)
بِ
bi (kasra: short i)
بُ
bu (ḍamma: short u)
بْ
b with no vowel (sukūn)
بّ
bb (shadda: double consonant)
بًا
ban (tanwīn: the -an ending)

8Long vowels and diphthongs7 cards

بَا
bā (long ā)
بِي
bī (long ī)
بُو
bū (long ū)
بَيْ
bay (ay diphthong)
بَوْ
baw (aw diphthong)
ى
ā at the end of a word (alif maqṣūra)
آ
ā at the start (alif madda)

9Tā' marbūṭa and hamza7 cards

ة
a / at ending (tā' marbūṭa)
ـة
a / at ending (tā' marbūṭa, joined)
ء
' (hamza)
أ
a or u with a catch (hamza on alif)
إ
i with a catch (hamza under alif)
ؤ
' (hamza on wāw)
ئ
' (hamza on a yā' seat)

10The article al-3 cards

ال
al- (the)
الْقَمَر
al-qamar (the moon)
الشَّمْس
ash-shams (the sun)

11First words to read16 cards

بَاب
door
بَيْت
house / home
كِتَاب
book
قَلَم
pen
وَلَد
boy
بِنْت
girl / daughter
مَدْرَسَة
school
سَيَّارَة
car
شُكْرًا
thank you
مَاء
water
سُؤَال
question
مِصْر
Egypt
عَرَبِيّ
Arab / Arabic (adjective)
مَرْحَبًا
hello
نَعَم
yes
أَهْلًا
hi / welcome

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First words to read

سُؤَال

Published September 28, 2026