📗 Step 1: Learn Arabic Letters with Pictures
This section introduces each Arabic letter with a simple word and a picture example to help visual memory.
ا – Alif
Word: أَسَد (lion)
Sound: “a” as in “apple”
ب – Bā
Word: بَيْت (house)
Sound: “b” as in “boy”
ت – Tā
Word: تُفَّاح (apple)
Sound: “t” as in “top”
ث – Thā
Word: ثَوْب (thawb / dress)
Sound: “th” as in “think”
ج – Jīm
Word: جَمَل (camel)
Sound: “j” as in “jam”
ح – Ḥā
Word: حِصَان (horse)
Sound: deep “h” from the throat
خ – Khā
Word: خُبْز (bread)
Sound: “kh” like in “Bach”
د – Dāl
Word: دِيك (rooster)
Sound: “d” as in “door”
ذ – Dhāl
Word: ذُرَة (corn)
Sound: “dh” as in “this”
ر – Rā
Word: رَجُل (man)
Sound: rolled “r”
ز – Zay
Word: زَهْرَة (flower)
Sound: “z” as in “zoo”
س – Sīn
Word: سَيَّارَة (car)
Sound: “s” as in “sun”
ش – Shīn
Word: شَمْس (sun)
Sound: “sh” as in “shoe”
ص – Ṣād
Word: صَبَاح (morning)
Sound: emphatic “s”
ض – Ḍād
Word: ضِرْس (tooth)
Sound: emphatic “d”
ط – Ṭā
Word: طِفْل (child)
Sound: emphatic “t”
ظ – Ẓā
Word: ظِلّ (shadow)
Sound: emphatic “dh”
ع – ʿAyn
Word: عَيْن (eye)
Sound: deep throat sound
غ – Ghayn
Word: غَزَال (gazelle)
Sound: French “r” / “gh”
ف – Fā
Word: فِيل (elephant)
Sound: “f” as in “fish”
ق – Qāf
Word: قَلَم (pen)
Sound: deep “k” from the throat
ك – Kāf
Word: كِتَاب (book)
Sound: “k” as in “kite”
ل – Lām
Word: لَبَن (milk)
Sound: “l” as in “lamp”
م – Mīm
Word: مَسْجِد (mosque)
Sound: “m” as in “man”
ن – Nūn
Word: نَجْم (star)
Sound: “n” as in “nose”
ه – Hā
Word: هِرّ (cat)
Sound: soft “h” as in “hat”
و – Wāw
Word: وَرْدَة (rose)
Sound: “w” as in “water”
ي – Yā
Word: يَد (hand)
Sound: “y” as in “yes”
📗 Module Two: Arabic Short Vowels (الحركات)
In this module, students learn the three basic Arabic short vowels: Fatha, Kasra, and Damma. These vowels change the sound of a letter and are essential for reading Arabic correctly.
َ — Fatha
Sound: “a” as in “cat”
Example: بَ = ba
Word: بَنَان (banana)
ِ — Kasra
Sound: “i” as in “sit”
Example: بِ = bi
Word: سَمِك (fish)
ُ — Damma
Sound: “u” as in “put”
Example: بُ = bu
Word: كُرَة (ball)
📗 Module Three: Joining Arabic Letters (ا → ي)
This module teaches how every Arabic letter connects in its four forms: isolated, beginning, middle, and end. Each letter includes a picture example to help visual learning.
ا — Alif
Isolated: ا
Beginning: ا
Middle: ـا
End: ـا
Word: أَسَد (lion)
ب — Bāʼ
Isolated: ب
Beginning: بـ
Middle: ـبـ
End: ـب
Word: بَيْت (house)
ت — Tāʼ
Isolated: ت
Beginning: تـ
Middle: ـتـ
End: ـت
Word: تُفَّاح (apple)
ث — Thāʼ
Isolated: ث
Beginning: ثـ
Middle: ـثـ
End: ـث
Word: ثَوْب (thawb)
ج — Jīm
Isolated: ج
Beginning: جـ
Middle: ـجـ
End: ـج
Word: جَمَل (camel)
ح — Ḥāʼ
Isolated: ح
Beginning: حـ
Middle: ـحـ
End: ـح
Word: حِصَان (horse)
خ — Khāʼ
Isolated: خ
Beginning: خـ
Middle: ـخـ
End: ـخ
Word: خُبْز (bread)
د — Dāl
Isolated: د
Beginning: د
Middle: ـد
End: ـد
Word: دِيك (rooster)
ذ — Dhāl
Isolated: ذ
Beginning: ذ
Middle: ـذ
End: ـذ
Word: ذُرَة (corn)
ر — Rāʼ
Isolated: ر
Beginning: ر
Middle: ـر
End: ـر
Word: رَجُل (man)
ز — Zay
Isolated: ز
Beginning: ز
Middle: ـز
End: ـز
Word: زَهْرَة (flower)
س — Sīn
Isolated: س
Beginning: سـ
Middle: ـسـ
End: ـس
Word: سَيَّارَة (car)
ش — Shīn
Isolated: ش
Beginning: شـ
Middle: ـشـ
End: ـش
Word: شَمْس (sun)
ص — Ṣād
Isolated: ص
Beginning: صـ
Middle: ـصـ
End: ـص
Word: صَبَاح (morning)
ض — Ḍād
Isolated: ض
Beginning: ضـ
Middle: ـضـ
End: ـض
Word: ضِرْس (tooth)
ط — Ṭāʼ
Isolated: ط
Beginning: طـ
Middle: ـطـ
End: ـط
Word: طِفْل (child)
ظ — Ẓāʼ
Isolated: ظ
Beginning: ظـ
Middle: ـظـ
End: ـظ
Word: ظِلّ (shadow)
ع — ʿAyn
Isolated: ع
Beginning: عـ
Middle: ـعـ
End: ـع
Word: عَيْن (eye)
غ — Ghayn
Isolated: غ
Beginning: غـ
Middle: ـغـ
End: ـغ
Word: غَزَال (gazelle)
ف — Fāʼ
Isolated: ف
Beginning: فـ
Middle: ـفـ
End: ـف
Word: فِيل (elephant)
ق — Qāf
Isolated: ق
Beginning: قـ
Middle: ـقـ
End: ـق
Word: قَلَم (pen)
ك — Kāf
Isolated: ك
Beginning: كـ
Middle: ـكـ
End: ـك
Word: كِتَاب (book)
ل — Lām
Isolated: ل
Beginning: لـ
Middle: ـلـ
End: ـل
Word: لَبَن (milk)
م — Mīm
Isolated: م
Beginning: مـ
Middle: ـمـ
End: ـم
Word: مَسْجِد (mosque)
ن — Nūn
Isolated: ن
Beginning: نـ
Middle: ـنـ
End: ـن
Word: نَجْم (star)
ه — Hāʼ
Isolated: ه
Beginning: هـ
Middle: ـهـ
End: ـه
Word: هِرّ (cat)
و — Wāw
Isolated: و
Beginning: و
Middle: ـو
End: ـو
Word: وَرْدَة (rose)
ي — Yāʼ
Isolated: ي
Beginning: يـ
Middle: ـيـ
End: ـي
Word: يَد (hand)