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}<br \/>\n  .cta-box { padding: 26px 18px; }<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 PASTE FROM HERE INTO WORDPRESS HTML \/ TEXT EDITOR \u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550 --><\/p>\n<p class=\"meta\">\u270d\ufe0f By <strong>Mohamed Mortada<\/strong> \u2014 Founder, eArabicLearning \u00b7 20 years teaching Arabic from scratch \u00a0\u00b7<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcd6 ~5,900 words \u00b7 25 min read \u00a0\u00b7<br \/>\n\ud83d\uddd3 Updated May 2026 \u00a0\u00b7<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcda Categories: Arabic Language Basics \u00b7 Learn Arabic Online<\/p>\n<div class=\"hook\">\n<p>The first time most people look at Arabic, they have the same reaction: &#8220;Where do I even begin? The letters look nothing like anything I&#8217;ve ever seen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That reaction is completely understandable \u2014 and it passes faster than you think. After teaching the Arabic alphabet to hundreds of adult beginners, I can tell you with confidence: two weeks of focused daily practice is genuinely enough to go from zero to reading. Not fluently, but correctly, and meaningfully.<\/p>\n<p>This is the guide I wish everyone had at the start. Everything you actually need, nothing you don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Before we dive into the letters themselves, let&#8217;s clear something up. Many learners spend weeks researching the Arabic alphabet online and walk away feeling more confused than when they started \u2014 overwhelmed by technical linguistic terminology, contradictory pronunciation guides, and resources that were clearly designed for linguists rather than people who just want to start reading.<\/p>\n<p>This guide is different. It&#8217;s written for a person sitting at a desk \u2014 or on a sofa, or on a commute \u2014 who has decided to start learning Arabic and wants clear, practical, accurate information that actually moves them forward. No unnecessary jargon. No contradictions. Just the real guide, from someone who has taught this to people from 30+ countries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stat-row\">\n<div class=\"stat\">\n<div class=\"num\">28<\/div>\n<div class=\"label\">Letters in the Arabic alphabet<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\">\n<div class=\"num\">4<\/div>\n<div class=\"label\">Positional forms per letter<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\">\n<div class=\"num\">2\u20133<\/div>\n<div class=\"label\">Weeks to read basic Arabic<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stat\">\n<div class=\"num\">420M+<\/div>\n<div class=\"label\">Native Arabic speakers worldwide<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<nav class=\"toc\">\n<h4>\ud83d\udccb What&#8217;s in This Guide<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#how-arabic-works\">How the Arabic writing system actually works<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#four-forms\">The four positional forms of Arabic letters \u2014 explained simply<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#all-28-letters\">All 28 Arabic letters: names, sounds, and forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#difficult-sounds\">The sounds English speakers find hardest \u2014 and how to approach them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#harakat\">The Arabic vowel system: harakat (tashkeel)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#two-week-plan\">Your 2-week learning plan: day by day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#handwriting\">Writing Arabic letters by hand: why it matters and how to do it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mistakes\">The 6 most common Arabic alphabet mistakes \u2014 and how to avoid them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#after-alphabet\">What comes after the alphabet: your next steps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p><!-- \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 SECTION 1 \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-arabic-works\">How the Arabic Writing System Actually Works<\/h2>\n<p>Before you learn a single letter, understanding a few fundamental facts about Arabic script will save you significant confusion later. These are the things most beginner resources either don&#8217;t explain clearly or bury in technical language.<\/p>\n<h3>Arabic goes right to left<\/h3>\n<p>Arabic is written and read from right to left. This applies to words, sentences, paragraphs, and entire books \u2014 the &#8220;beginning&#8221; of an Arabic book is what a Western reader would call the back cover. Numbers are typically written left to right within Arabic text (a quirk of how numerical notation developed). The right-to-left direction feels strange for the first few days but becomes intuitive quickly \u2014 the script&#8217;s visual flow is self-guiding once you&#8217;re familiar with it.<\/p>\n<h3>Arabic is a consonant alphabet (abjad)<\/h3>\n<p>Arabic is technically classified as an <em>abjad<\/em> \u2014 a writing system where only consonants are written as full letters. Short vowels are usually represented by small marks (called <em>harakat<\/em> or <em>tashkeel<\/em>) written above and below the consonant letters, rather than as letters in their own right. This is why Arabic looks &#8220;letter-heavy&#8221; without obvious vowels when you first see it.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the crucial thing for beginners: <strong>the Quran is always written with full vowel marks.<\/strong> So is all beginner learning material. This makes Quranic Arabic dramatically easier to read than everyday Arabic text (newspaper headlines, social media, signs), which is written without vowel marks and requires readers to infer the vowels from context. As a beginner, you&#8217;ll be reading vowel-marked text for your first several months \u2014 which is exactly what you want.<\/p>\n<h3>Arabic is cursive \u2014 always<\/h3>\n<p>Arabic is always written in a connected, cursive style \u2014 there is no &#8220;print&#8221; version the way English has both print and cursive. Letters connect to each other within words, flowing together. This is why each letter has different forms depending on its position in a word. Once you understand <em>why<\/em> this happens, the forms make complete visual sense and are much easier to remember.<\/p>\n<h3>Arabic has long and short vowels<\/h3>\n<p>Arabic distinguishes between short vowels (written as small marks) and long vowels (written as full letters \u2014 Alif \u0627, Waw \u0648, and Ya \u064a serve as long vowel carriers). This distinction matters for pronunciation and meaning: the same consonants with different vowel lengths produce different words. A well-taught Arabic alphabet course will cover this distinction from the beginning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\"><strong>\ud83d\udca1 Key insight for beginners:<\/strong> Don&#8217;t try to compare Arabic to English letter by letter. Arabic is a fundamentally different type of writing system \u2014 not harder, just structured differently. The sooner you approach it on its own terms rather than looking for English equivalents, the faster it will make sense.<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 SECTION 2 \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"four-forms\">The Four Positional Forms of Arabic Letters \u2014 Explained Simply<\/h2>\n<p>This is the aspect of Arabic that confuses beginners most before they understand the logic behind it. Each Arabic letter has up to four different shapes depending on where it appears in a word. Here&#8217;s why \u2014 and once you see why, it makes complete sense.<\/p>\n<p>Because Arabic is always cursive, every letter must connect smoothly to the letters around it. A letter at the beginning of a word connects to the letter after it but not before it. A letter in the middle connects on both sides. A letter at the end connects to the letter before it but not after. A letter standing alone connects to nothing. These different connection requirements create different visual shapes \u2014 not arbitrary variants, but logical adaptations of the same basic letter shape.<\/p>\n<div class=\"forms-explainer\">\n<div class=\"forms-header\">The Four Positional Forms \u2014 Example: the Letter \u0628 (Ba)<\/div>\n<div class=\"forms-body\">\n<div class=\"form-block\">\n<div class=\"form-block-arabic\">\u0628\u064e<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-block-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-block-desc\">Start of word \u2014 connects right<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-block\">\n<div class=\"form-block-arabic\">\u0640\u0628\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-block-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-block-desc\">Middle of word \u2014 connects both sides<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-block\">\n<div class=\"form-block-arabic\">\u0640\u0628\u0652<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-block-label\">Final<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-block-desc\">End of word \u2014 connects left only<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-block\">\n<div class=\"form-block-arabic\">\u0628\u0652<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-block-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-block-desc\">Standalone \u2014 no connection<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Notice that the core shape of Ba is always the same \u2014 a horizontal stroke with a dot below \u2014 but the connecting tails adjust based on position. Once you see this logic applied to a few letters, it extends naturally to all of them.<\/p>\n<h3>The non-connectors: 6 special letters<\/h3>\n<p>Six Arabic letters are &#8220;non-connectors&#8221; \u2014 they connect to the letter before them but never to the letter after them, regardless of their position in a word. When you encounter one of these letters in the middle of a word, the next letter begins a new connected group. The six non-connectors are: <strong>\u0627 (Alif), \u062f (Dal), \u0630 (Dhal), \u0631 (Ra), \u0632 (Zay), \u0648 (Waw)<\/strong>. Because they don&#8217;t connect forward, these letters have only two forms (isolated and final) rather than four. Memorising these six will spare you considerable confusion when reading connected text.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 SECTION 3 \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"all-28-letters\">All 28 Arabic Letters: Names, Sounds, and Forms<\/h2>\n<p>Below are all 28 Arabic letters, organised into groups that share similar shapes \u2014 a much more intuitive way to learn them than alphabetical order. Letters with green borders are relatively straightforward for English speakers; yellow borders indicate moderate challenge; red borders indicate sounds that require specific practice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alpha-section\">\n<p><!-- GROUP 1 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"alpha-group-title\">Group 1 \u2014 The Foundational Letters (Learn These First)<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-grid\">\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0627<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Alif \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0623\u064e\u0644\u0650\u0641<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">\u0101 \/ a \/ i \/ u<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">A vertical stroke \u2014 the most basic Arabic letter. Serves as a long &#8220;a&#8221; vowel carrier and a seat for the hamza (glottal stop).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0627<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0627<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0627<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0627<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0628<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Ba \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0628\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">b<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Exactly like English &#8220;b&#8221; \u2014 as in <em>book<\/em>. One dot below the baseline.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0628\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0628\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0628<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0628<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u062a<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Ta \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u062a\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">t<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like English &#8220;t&#8221; \u2014 as in <em>table<\/em>. Same shape as Ba but with two dots above.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u062a\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u062a\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u062a<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u062a<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u062b<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Tha \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u062b\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">th<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like &#8220;th&#8221; in <em>think<\/em>. Same shape as Ba\/Ta but with three dots above.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u062b\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u062b\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u062b<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u062b<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0646<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Nun \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0646\u064f\u0648\u0646<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like English &#8220;n&#8221; \u2014 as in <em>name<\/em>. One dot above the letter.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0646\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0646\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0646<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0646<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0645<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Mim \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0645\u0650\u064a\u0645<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">m<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like English &#8220;m&#8221; \u2014 as in <em>moon<\/em>. A small circular shape with a tail.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0645\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0645\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0645<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0645<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0644<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Lam \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0644\u0627\u064e\u0645<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">l<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like English &#8220;l&#8221; \u2014 as in <em>light<\/em>. A tall curved stroke. Note: Lam + Alif together make the special ligature \u0644\u0627.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0644\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0644\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0644<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0644<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0643<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Kaf \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0643\u064e\u0627\u0641<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">k<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like English &#8220;k&#8221; \u2014 as in <em>king<\/em>. A distinctive shape with a small diagonal mark inside in the isolated\/final forms.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0643\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0643\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0643<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0643<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0641<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Fa \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0641\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">f<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like English &#8220;f&#8221; \u2014 as in <em>friend<\/em>. A circular head with a tail and one dot above.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0641\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0641\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0641<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0641<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0648<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Waw \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0648<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">w \/ \u016b<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like &#8220;w&#8221; in <em>water<\/em>, or the long &#8220;oo&#8221; vowel. A non-connector \u2014 only connects to the letter before it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0648<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0648<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\" style=\"background: #f8fafd;\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\" style=\"color: #bbb;\">\u2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">No initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\" style=\"background: #f8fafd;\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\" style=\"color: #bbb;\">\u2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Non-connector<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u064a<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Ya \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u064a\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">y \/ \u012b<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like &#8220;y&#8221; in <em>year<\/em>, or the long &#8220;ee&#8221; vowel. Two dots below in isolated\/final forms.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u064a\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u064a\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u064a<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u064a<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0647<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Ha \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0647\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">h<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like a soft English &#8220;h&#8221; \u2014 as in <em>house<\/em>. Note: different from the heavier \u062d. This letter changes shape significantly across positions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0647\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0647\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0647<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0647<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- end letter-grid --><\/p>\n<p><!-- GROUP 2 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"alpha-group-title\">Group 2 \u2014 The Non-Connectors (6 Special Letters)<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-grid\">\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u062f<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Dal \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u062f\u064e\u0627\u0644<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">d<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like English &#8220;d&#8221; \u2014 as in <em>door<\/em>. Non-connector \u2014 only connects to its left.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u062f<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u062f<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\" style=\"background: #f8fafd;\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\" style=\"color: #bbb;\">\u2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Non-connector<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\" style=\"background: #f8fafd;\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\" style=\"color: #bbb;\">\u2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">2 forms only<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0630<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Dhal \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0630\u064e\u0627\u0644<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">dh<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like &#8220;th&#8221; in <em>this<\/em> (voiced). Same shape as Dal with one dot above. Non-connector.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0630<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0630<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\" style=\"background: #f8fafd;\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\" style=\"color: #bbb;\">\u2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Non-connector<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\" style=\"background: #f8fafd;\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\" style=\"color: #bbb;\">\u2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">2 forms only<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0631<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Ra \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0631\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">r<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">A rolled or tapped &#8220;r&#8221; \u2014 like Spanish &#8220;r&#8221;, not the English &#8220;r&#8221;. Non-connector.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0631<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0631<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\" style=\"background: #f8fafd;\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\" style=\"color: #bbb;\">\u2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Non-connector<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\" style=\"background: #f8fafd;\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\" style=\"color: #bbb;\">\u2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">2 forms only<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0632<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Zay \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0632\u064e\u0627\u064a<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">z<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like English &#8220;z&#8221; \u2014 as in <em>zero<\/em>. Same shape as Ra with one dot above. Non-connector.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0632<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0632<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\" style=\"background: #f8fafd;\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\" style=\"color: #bbb;\">\u2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Non-connector<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\" style=\"background: #f8fafd;\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\" style=\"color: #bbb;\">\u2014<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">2 forms only<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- GROUP 3 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"alpha-group-title\">Group 3 \u2014 The Dotted Families (Letters That Share Base Shapes)<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-grid\">\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0633<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Sin \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0633\u0650\u064a\u0646<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">s<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like English &#8220;s&#8221; \u2014 as in <em>sun<\/em>. Three small humps at the baseline. Looks like a stretched &#8220;w&#8221; shape.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0633\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0633\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0633<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0633<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0634<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Shin \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0634\u0650\u064a\u0646<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">sh<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like &#8220;sh&#8221; in <em>shop<\/em>. Same shape as Sin with three dots above.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0634\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0634\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0634<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0634<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u062c<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Jim \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u062c\u0650\u064a\u0645<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">j<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like &#8220;j&#8221; in <em>jump<\/em> (Classical Arabic). In Egyptian Arabic, pronounced as hard &#8220;g&#8221; (as in <em>go<\/em>).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u062c\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u062c\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u062c<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u062c<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-easy\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0642<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Qaf \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0642\u064e\u0627\u0641<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">q<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">A &#8220;k&#8221; produced at the very back of the tongue \u2014 deeper than English &#8220;k&#8221;. Two dots above. No true English equivalent.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0642\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0642\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0642<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0642<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- GROUP 4 \u2014 CHALLENGING SOUNDS --><\/p>\n<div class=\"alpha-group-title\">Group 4 \u2014 The Pharyngeal &amp; Emphatic Letters (Require Teacher Guidance)<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-grid\">\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-hard\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0639<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Ayn \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0639\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">\u02bf<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">A voiced pharyngeal consonant \u2014 made by constricting the throat. No English equivalent. The most important challenging letter to master.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0639\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0639\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0639<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0639<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-hard\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u063a<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Ghayn \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u063a\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">gh<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">A voiced velar fricative \u2014 like gargling, or a French &#8220;r&#8221;. Same shape as Ayn with one dot above.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u063a\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u063a\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u063a<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u063a<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-hard\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u062d<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Ha \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u062d\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">\u1e25<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">A strong, breathy sound pushed from the pharynx \u2014 like breathing heavily on cold glasses, but more forceful. Different from the softer \u0647.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u062d\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u062d\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u062d<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u062d<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-hard\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u062e<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Kha \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u062e\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">kh<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">Like &#8220;ch&#8221; in Scottish &#8220;loch&#8221; or German &#8220;Bach&#8221; \u2014 a voiceless velar fricative. Same shape as \u062d with one dot above.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u062e\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u062e\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u062e<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u062e<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-hard\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0635<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Sad \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0635\u064e\u0627\u062f<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">\u1e63<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">An emphatic &#8220;s&#8221; \u2014 pronounced with the back of the tongue raised toward the soft palate, giving a heavy, dark quality. Affects surrounding vowels.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0635\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0635\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0635<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0635<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-hard\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0636<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Dad \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0636\u064e\u0627\u062f<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">\u1e0d<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">An emphatic &#8220;d&#8221; with pharyngeal backing. Often called &#8220;the letter unique to Arabic&#8221; \u2014 no other language has quite this sound.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0636\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0636\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0636<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0636<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-hard\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0637<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Ta \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0637\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">\u1e6d<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">An emphatic &#8220;t&#8221; \u2014 the heavy counterpart to regular \u062a. The emphasis makes surrounding vowels sound deeper and more &#8220;hollow&#8221;.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0637\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0637\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0637<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0637<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-card difficulty-hard\">\n<div class=\"letter-card-top\">\n<div class=\"letter-big\">\u0638<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-info\">\n<div class=\"letter-name\">Dha \u00a0\u00b7\u00a0 \u0638\u064e\u0627\u0621<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-transliteration\">\u1e93<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-sound\">An emphatic &#8220;dh&#8221; (voiced &#8220;th&#8221;) \u2014 the heavy counterpart to \u0630. Same shape as \u0637 with one dot above.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"letter-forms\">\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0638\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Initial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0638\u0640<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Medial<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0640\u0638<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Final<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-cell\">\n<div class=\"form-arabic\">\u0638<\/div>\n<div class=\"form-label\">Isolated<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- end alpha-section --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Full reference table --><\/p>\n<h3>Quick Reference: All 28 Letters in Alphabetical Order<\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>#<\/th>\n<th>Letter<\/th>\n<th>Name<\/th>\n<th>Sound<\/th>\n<th>English Closest<\/th>\n<th>Difficulty<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0627<\/td>\n<td>Alif<\/td>\n<td>\u0101 \/ glottal stop<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;a&#8221; as in father<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0628<\/td>\n<td>Ba<\/td>\n<td>b<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;b&#8221; as in book<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u062a<\/td>\n<td>Ta<\/td>\n<td>t<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;t&#8221; as in table<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u062b<\/td>\n<td>Tha<\/td>\n<td>th<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;th&#8221; as in think<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50\u2b50 Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u062c<\/td>\n<td>Jim<\/td>\n<td>j \/ g<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;j&#8221; as in jump<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u062d<\/td>\n<td>Ha (heavy)<\/td>\n<td>\u1e25<\/td>\n<td>No equivalent<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 Hard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u062e<\/td>\n<td>Kha<\/td>\n<td>kh<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;ch&#8221; in loch<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50\u2b50 Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u062f<\/td>\n<td>Dal<\/td>\n<td>d<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;d&#8221; as in door<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0630<\/td>\n<td>Dhal<\/td>\n<td>dh<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;th&#8221; as in this<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50\u2b50 Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0631<\/td>\n<td>Ra<\/td>\n<td>r<\/td>\n<td>Rolled &#8220;r&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50\u2b50 Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0632<\/td>\n<td>Zay<\/td>\n<td>z<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;z&#8221; as in zero<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0633<\/td>\n<td>Sin<\/td>\n<td>s<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;s&#8221; as in sun<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0634<\/td>\n<td>Shin<\/td>\n<td>sh<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;sh&#8221; as in shop<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0635<\/td>\n<td>Sad<\/td>\n<td>\u1e63<\/td>\n<td>Emphatic &#8220;s&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 Hard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0636<\/td>\n<td>Dad<\/td>\n<td>\u1e0d<\/td>\n<td>Emphatic &#8220;d&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 Hard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0637<\/td>\n<td>Ta (emphatic)<\/td>\n<td>\u1e6d<\/td>\n<td>Emphatic &#8220;t&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 Hard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0638<\/td>\n<td>Dha (emphatic)<\/td>\n<td>\u1e93<\/td>\n<td>Emphatic &#8220;dh&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 Hard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0639<\/td>\n<td>Ayn<\/td>\n<td>\u02bf<\/td>\n<td>No equivalent<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 Hard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u063a<\/td>\n<td>Ghayn<\/td>\n<td>gh<\/td>\n<td>French &#8220;r&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50\u2b50 Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0641<\/td>\n<td>Fa<\/td>\n<td>f<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;f&#8221; as in friend<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0642<\/td>\n<td>Qaf<\/td>\n<td>q<\/td>\n<td>Deep &#8220;k&#8221;<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50\u2b50 Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0643<\/td>\n<td>Kaf<\/td>\n<td>k<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;k&#8221; as in king<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0644<\/td>\n<td>Lam<\/td>\n<td>l<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;l&#8221; as in light<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0645<\/td>\n<td>Mim<\/td>\n<td>m<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;m&#8221; as in moon<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0646<\/td>\n<td>Nun<\/td>\n<td>n<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;n&#8221; as in name<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0647<\/td>\n<td>Ha (soft)<\/td>\n<td>h<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;h&#8221; as in house<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u0648<\/td>\n<td>Waw<\/td>\n<td>w \/ \u016b<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;w&#8221; as in water<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td class=\"arabic-cell\">\u064a<\/td>\n<td>Ya<\/td>\n<td>y \/ \u012b<\/td>\n<td>&#8220;y&#8221; as in year<\/td>\n<td>\u2b50 Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 SECTION 4 \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"difficult-sounds\">The Sounds English Speakers Find Hardest \u2014 and How to Approach Them<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s be direct about this: six Arabic sounds genuinely have no equivalent in English, and getting them right requires more than reading a description. But understanding what makes them difficult \u2014 and how they work \u2014 gets you much further than most people realise before they ever speak to a teacher.<\/p>\n<h3>The Pharyngeal Sounds: \u0639 and \u062d<\/h3>\n<p>The pharynx is the back part of the throat, above the larynx. Pharyngeal consonants are made by constricting this space. English uses the pharynx as a resonance chamber for vowels but never constricts it to make consonants \u2014 which is why these sounds feel completely foreign.<\/p>\n<p>For <strong>Ayn (\u0639)<\/strong>: Begin by making the back of your throat feel tight, as if you&#8217;re trying to fog up a mirror with a &#8220;hah&#8221; sound from very deep in your throat. The sound that comes out with voicing added is the beginning of Ayn. It&#8217;s one of the most common letters in Arabic \u2014 appearing in words like \u0639\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0651 (Arabic), \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0643\u064f\u0645 (upon you), \u0639\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064e\u0645 (world) \u2014 so getting it right is important.<\/p>\n<p>For <strong>Ha (\u062d)<\/strong>: This is the voiceless version of the same pharyngeal constriction. Breathe out heavily from the back of the throat \u2014 not from the mouth \u2014 while constricting slightly. It&#8217;s deeper and rougher than the regular soft Ha (\u0647). It appears in words like \u0627\u0644\u062d\u064e\u0645\u0652\u062f\u064f (Al-Hamdu \u2014 praise), \u0631\u064e\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0646 (Rahman \u2014 Most Merciful), and \u0645\u064f\u062d\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0651\u062f (Muhammad).<\/p>\n<h3>The Velar Fricatives: \u062e and \u063a<\/h3>\n<p>These are easier than the pharyngeals for most English speakers. The sound \u062e (Kha) is like clearing your throat gently, or the &#8220;ch&#8221; sound in Scottish &#8220;loch&#8221; or German &#8220;Bach.&#8221; \u063a (Ghayn) is the voiced version of the same sound \u2014 like the French &#8220;r&#8221; or like gargling softly. Many English speakers find \u063a surprisingly accessible because it resembles a sound they&#8217;ve heard in French or Hebrew.<\/p>\n<h3>The Emphatic Consonants: \u0635 \u0636 \u0637 \u0638<\/h3>\n<p>These four letters are &#8220;heavy&#8221; or &#8220;emphatic&#8221; counterparts to their regular equivalents (\u0633\u060c \u062f\u060c \u062a\u060c \u0630). They&#8217;re produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the soft palate and the root of the tongue pressing back. The result is a consonant that sounds deeper, darker, and more &#8220;hollow&#8221; than its light equivalent \u2014 and this heaviness spreads to surrounding vowels, making the whole syllable sound darker.<\/p>\n<p>The most important of these for beginners is <strong>\u0635 (Sad)<\/strong>, because it appears in the word \u0635\u064e\u0644\u0627\u0629 (Salah \u2014 prayer). Pronouncing it as a regular &#8220;s&#8221; is one of the most common mistakes new Arabic learners make. The distinction between \u0633 and \u0635 changes word meanings \u2014 so precision matters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-red\"><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f Important:<\/strong> These sounds cannot be reliably learned from written descriptions or audio alone. The human ear needs context and correction to calibrate new sounds. Having a qualified teacher listen to your pronunciation and give specific feedback for these six letters \u2014 even in just one or two sessions \u2014 will save you months of reinforcing incorrect habits.<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 SECTION 5 \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"harakat\">The Arabic Vowel System: Harakat (Tashkeel)<\/h2>\n<p>The Arabic short vowel system is simpler than it looks \u2014 three basic vowels, each written as a small mark above or below the consonant letter. Mastering harakat is essential for reading the Quran and all beginner Arabic material, and it takes much less time than learning the consonant alphabet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"harakat-grid\">\n<div class=\"harakat-card\">\n<div class=\"harakat-demo\">\u0628\u064e<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-name\">Fatha \u00a0\u2014 \u00a0 \u0641\u064e\u062a\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0629<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-sound\">Short &#8220;a&#8221; sound \u2014 like &#8220;a&#8221; in <em>hat<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-example\">\u0643\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0628\u064e (kataba) \u2014 he wrote<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-card\">\n<div class=\"harakat-demo\">\u0628\u064f<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-name\">Damma \u00a0\u2014 \u00a0 \u0636\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0651\u0629<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-sound\">Short &#8220;u&#8221; sound \u2014 like &#8220;u&#8221; in <em>put<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-example\">\u0643\u064f\u062a\u064f\u0628 (kutub) \u2014 books<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-card\">\n<div class=\"harakat-demo\">\u0628\u0650<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-name\">Kasra \u00a0\u2014 \u00a0 \u0643\u064e\u0633\u0652\u0631\u064e\u0629<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-sound\">Short &#8220;i&#8221; sound \u2014 like &#8220;i&#8221; in <em>bit<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-example\">\u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 (bismi) \u2014 in the name of<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-card\">\n<div class=\"harakat-demo\">\u0628\u0652<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-name\">Sukun \u00a0\u2014 \u00a0 \u0633\u064f\u0643\u064f\u0648\u0646<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-sound\">No vowel \u2014 the consonant stands alone<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-example\">\u0645\u0650\u0646\u0652 (min) \u2014 from<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-card\">\n<div class=\"harakat-demo\">\u0628\u0651<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-name\">Shadda \u00a0\u2014 \u00a0 \u0634\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0651\u0629<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-sound\">Doubles the consonant \u2014 held longer<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-example\">\u0631\u064e\u0628\u0650\u0651 (Rabbi) \u2014 my Lord<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-card\">\n<div class=\"harakat-demo\">\u0628\u064b<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-name\">Tanween \u00a0\u2014 \u00a0 \u062a\u064e\u0646\u0652\u0648\u0650\u064a\u0646<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-sound\">Adds a final &#8220;n&#8221; sound to the vowel<\/div>\n<div class=\"harakat-example\">\u0643\u0650\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0628\u064b\u0627 (kit\u0101ban) \u2014 a book<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The three long vowels \u2014 Alif (\u0627), Waw (\u0648), and Ya (\u064a) \u2014 extend the corresponding short vowels when added after them: fatha + alif gives long &#8220;\u0101&#8221;, damma + waw gives long &#8220;\u016b&#8221;, kasra + ya gives long &#8220;\u012b&#8221;. This is why these three letters are called the &#8220;letters of prolongation&#8221; (\u062d\u064f\u0631\u064f\u0648\u0641 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u062f\u0651).<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-green\"><strong>\u2705 Good news about the Quran:<\/strong> The Quran is written with full harakat on every word \u2014 every short vowel marked, every shadda indicated, every tanween shown. This makes the Quran significantly easier to read than any newspaper, book, or social media post in Arabic. If your goal is Quranic reading, you are working with the most beginner-friendly Arabic text that exists.<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 SECTION 6 \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"two-week-plan\">Your 2-Week Learning Plan: Day by Day<\/h2>\n<p>This is the plan I recommend to every beginner student. It&#8217;s designed around 20\u201330 minutes of focused daily practice \u2014 realistic for any adult with a normal schedule. You will be able to read simple vowel-marked Arabic by the end of day 14.<\/p>\n<div class=\"week-plan\">\n<div class=\"week-block\">\n<div class=\"week-header\">Week 1 \u2014 The Alphabet and Core Sounds<br \/>\n<span class=\"week-tag\">Days 1\u20137<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"day-row\">\n<div class=\"day-label\">Day 1\u20132<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-task\">\n<div><strong>Understand the system.<\/strong> Read this guide&#8217;s first two sections. Understand right-to-left direction, the cursive nature, the four positional forms, and the six non-connectors. Don&#8217;t learn any letters yet \u2014 understand the framework first. Watch one overview video of the Arabic writing system (search &#8220;Arabic writing system explained&#8221;). Write nothing yet.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-row\">\n<div class=\"day-label\">Day 3\u20134<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-task\">\n<div><strong>Group 1: The easiest letters.<\/strong> Learn \u0627\u060c \u0628\u060c \u062a\u060c \u062b\u060c \u0646\u060c \u0645\u060c \u0644\u060c \u0643\u060c \u0641\u060c \u0648\u060c \u064a\u060c \u0647 \u2014 the twelve most accessible letters. For each: say its name, make its sound, study its four forms, write it 10 times in all positions. Read 3-letter words using only these letters. Aim for all 12 by end of day 4.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-row\">\n<div class=\"day-label\">Day 5<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-task\">\n<div><strong>The non-connectors.<\/strong> Learn the 6 non-connectors: \u0627\u060c \u062f\u060c \u0630\u060c \u0631\u060c \u0632\u060c \u0648 (Alif you already know). Understand why they only have two forms. Practice reading words that include them \u2014 notice how the word &#8220;breaks&#8221; after each one.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-row\">\n<div class=\"day-label\">Day 6\u20137<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-task\">\n<div><strong>Sin, Shin, Jim + review.<\/strong> Add \u0633\u060c \u0634\u060c \u062c. Then spend the rest of day 7 reviewing everything you&#8217;ve learned \u2014 write all letters you know from memory, read 10 simple words, and identify letters in a Quranic verse you know (try \u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064e\u0651\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0670\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064e\u0651\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0645\u0650 \u2014 how many letters can you now identify?).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"week-block\">\n<div class=\"week-header\">Week 2 \u2014 Challenging Sounds, Vowels, and First Reading<br \/>\n<span class=\"week-tag\">Days 8\u201314<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"day-row\">\n<div class=\"day-label\">Day 8\u20139<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-task\">\n<div><strong>The pharyngeal and velar letters.<\/strong> Learn \u0639\u060c \u063a\u060c \u062d\u060c \u062e. These are the hardest letters \u2014 do not rush. Focus on understanding what makes each sound, listen to native pronunciation, and attempt the sound yourself. If possible, have a teacher check your pronunciation of \u0639 specifically. Write each letter carefully in all four positions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-row\">\n<div class=\"day-label\">Day 10\u201311<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-task\">\n<div><strong>The emphatic letters.<\/strong> Learn \u0635\u060c \u0636\u060c \u0637\u060c \u0638\u060c \u0642. Focus on understanding the &#8220;heavy&#8221; quality and how it differs from the light equivalents (\u0633\u060c \u062f\u060c \u062a\u060c \u0630\u060c \u0643). Read pairs of words that differ only in emphatic vs non-emphatic consonants to hear the contrast.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-row\">\n<div class=\"day-label\">Day 12<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-task\">\n<div><strong>The harakat (vowel marks).<\/strong> Learn fatha (a), damma (u), kasra (i), sukun (no vowel), and shadda (doubled consonant). Practice reading 10 short words with full harakat \u2014 real Arabic words you can look up and recognise.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-row\">\n<div class=\"day-label\">Day 13<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-task\">\n<div><strong>Read your first complete Arabic phrase.<\/strong> Take \u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064e\u0651\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0670\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064e\u0651\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0645\u0650 (Bismillahi Al-Rahmani Al-Raheem) and read it letter by letter from the Arabic text. Identify every letter, every harakat mark, every long vowel. You should now be able to read this completely.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-row\">\n<div class=\"day-label\">Day 14<\/div>\n<div class=\"day-task\">\n<div><strong>Full review and first Surah.<\/strong> Write all 28 letters from memory. Then open a copy of Surah Al-Fatiha with harakat and read it all the way through \u2014 slowly, but correctly. You won&#8217;t get every sound perfect yet, but you will be reading real Quranic Arabic. That is the milestone.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I was convinced the Arabic script was going to take months to learn. I was 47 years old and hadn&#8217;t learned a new alphabet since I was a child. Two weeks in, I read through Al-Fatiha for the first time from the actual Arabic text. I cried \u2014 which I did not expect to do over an alphabet.&#8221;<br \/>\n<cite>\u2014 Linda M., student at eArabicLearning, United States<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 SECTION 7 \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"handwriting\">Writing Arabic Letters by Hand: Why It Matters and How to Do It<\/h2>\n<p>In the age of touchscreens and keyboards, the value of handwriting can seem questionable. For Arabic specifically, it isn&#8217;t \u2014 and the reason is grounded in how the brain learns visual patterns.<\/p>\n<p>Research on motor learning consistently shows that the physical act of writing a letter \u2014 the hand movement, the sequence of strokes \u2014 creates a different and complementary memory trace to simply recognising the letter visually. When you write an Arabic letter by hand, you&#8217;re encoding it both as a visual shape and as a movement pattern. This dual encoding accelerates recognition dramatically. Learners who write Arabic letters by hand consistently report being able to identify them faster in connected text than learners who only type or tap on flashcard apps.<\/p>\n<h3>Stroke order and direction<\/h3>\n<p>Arabic letters, like the script itself, are generally written from right to left. Most letters begin with the connecting stroke on the right side and are completed leftward. Learning the correct stroke order early prevents habits that make connected writing awkward later. Good YouTube tutorials that show letter stroke order in real time are more useful than static diagrams for this purpose.<\/p>\n<h3>What to write on<\/h3>\n<p>Lined paper with a mid-line (like primary school handwriting paper) is ideal \u2014 it helps you see where letters sit relative to the baseline and how tall or deep different parts of each letter extend. Plain A4 paper works fine. Arabic calligraphy paper with pre-drawn lines specifically for Arabic is available online and is worth using for your first two weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout-gold\"><strong>\ud83d\udca1 Practical tip:<\/strong> Write the letter large at first \u2014 much larger than you&#8217;d write it eventually. Exaggerating the scale helps you see the shape clearly and develop the correct form before tightening it up to normal size. It also makes it easier to notice when a form is wrong. Go small only after the shape feels natural large.<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 SECTION 8 \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mistakes\">The 6 Most Common Arabic Alphabet Mistakes \u2014 and How to Avoid Them<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mistake-list\">\n<div class=\"mistake-item\">\n<div class=\"mistake-num\">1<\/div>\n<div class=\"mistake-body\"><strong>Learning letters in isolation instead of in words from the start<\/strong>Many learners spend their first two weeks drilling isolated letters \u2014 then discover they can&#8217;t read connected text because they&#8217;ve never seen letters in their positional forms within actual words. From day three onward, practice reading real Arabic words with the letters you know, not just isolated letter shapes. The Quran&#8217;s Basmalah (\u0628\u0650\u0633\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064e\u0651\u0647\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064e\u0651\u062d\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0670\u0646\u0650 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u064e\u0651\u062d\u0650\u064a\u0645\u0650) alone contains twelve different letters in their connected forms \u2014 use it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mistake-item\">\n<div class=\"mistake-num\">2<\/div>\n<div class=\"mistake-body\"><strong>Confusing letters that look similar<\/strong>Arabic has several groups of letters that share the same base shape and differ only in dot placement: \u0628\/\u062a\/\u062b, \u062c\/\u062d\/\u062e, \u062f\/\u0630, \u0631\/\u0632, \u0633\/\u0634, \u0635\/\u0636, \u0637\/\u0638, \u0639\/\u063a, \u0641\/\u0642. Mixing these up is the single most common reading error for beginners. The solution: when you learn any letter, always learn it paired with its dot-variant sibling \u2014 never in isolation. Knowing that \u0628 (Ba, 1 dot below), \u062a (Ta, 2 dots above), and \u062b (Tha, 3 dots above) all share the same base shape makes each one easier to remember and distinguish.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mistake-item\">\n<div class=\"mistake-num\">3<\/div>\n<div class=\"mistake-body\"><strong>Substituting familiar sounds for unfamiliar Arabic sounds<\/strong>English speakers consistently substitute familiar sounds for the Arabic ones they can&#8217;t yet produce: pronouncing \u0639 (Ayn) as a regular vowel, \u062d (Ha) as a regular &#8220;h&#8221;, \u0635 (Sad) as a regular &#8220;s&#8221;, \u0642 (Qaf) as a regular &#8220;k&#8221;. These substitutions are understandable but create comprehension and meaning problems. The Arabic letters \u0628 and \u067e mean different things; so do \u0633 and \u0635. Getting pronunciation right from the beginning \u2014 even if it takes longer \u2014 prevents months of unlearning later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mistake-item\">\n<div class=\"mistake-num\">4<\/div>\n<div class=\"mistake-body\"><strong>Using transliteration as a long-term crutch<\/strong>Transliteration (writing Arabic sounds in English letters like &#8220;Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Raheem&#8221;) is a reasonable bridge for your very first days of memorising Salah phrases. After that, it actively impedes learning. Transliteration cannot represent the emphatic consonants, \u0639, \u062d, and other Arabic sounds accurately. It keeps you dependent on a system that doesn&#8217;t connect to the actual Arabic text. Set a firm deadline: two weeks maximum, then real Arabic script only.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mistake-item\">\n<div class=\"mistake-num\">5<\/div>\n<div class=\"mistake-body\"><strong>Learning the alphabet but not the vowel marks<\/strong>Some learners focus entirely on the 28 consonant letters and neglect the harakat (vowel marks). This creates a ceiling: you can identify letters but can&#8217;t read complete words because you don&#8217;t know how to pronounce the vowels between them. The harakat \u2014 fatha, damma, kasra, sukun, and shadda \u2014 should be learned in week two, immediately after establishing the consonant letters. They&#8217;re not optional extras; they&#8217;re the key to reading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mistake-item\">\n<div class=\"mistake-num\">6<\/div>\n<div class=\"mistake-body\"><strong>Stopping at the alphabet instead of starting to read<\/strong>The Arabic alphabet is a means, not an end. Learners who spend weeks drilling isolated letters without beginning to read actual Arabic words and phrases are wasting the progress they&#8217;ve made. The alphabet becomes fluent through reading, not through alphabet drills. From day five onward, read. Read words, read phrases, read simple sentences, read the short surahs you know. The letters cement themselves through use, not through repetition in isolation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 SECTION 9 \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"after-alphabet\">What Comes After the Alphabet: Your Next Steps<\/h2>\n<p>Learning the Arabic alphabet is the beginning of a journey, not a destination. Once you can read vowel-marked Arabic at a basic level, here is the natural progression:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Stage<\/th>\n<th>What You&#8217;re Working On<\/th>\n<th>Typical Timeframe After Alphabet<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Reading fluency with harakat \u2014 Quran and graded readers. Core Quranic vocabulary (top 100 words). Meaning of Salah phrases.<\/td>\n<td>Month 1\u20132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage 3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Systematic vocabulary building to 300 words (Anki daily). Juz Amma word-by-word with a teacher. Introduction to Arabic root system.<\/td>\n<td>Month 2\u20134<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage 4<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Core grammar foundations: noun\/verb\/particle, basic verb conjugation, case endings. Reading short surahs with grammatical analysis.<\/td>\n<td>Month 3\u20136<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Stage 5<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Working comprehension of Quranic text. Independent reading of vowelled Arabic. Direct understanding in Salah.<\/td>\n<td>Month 9\u201318<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The path beyond the alphabet leads directly into Quranic Arabic, which opens the Quran, the prayer, and the entire classical Islamic tradition. It also leads into Modern Standard Arabic for reading contemporary Arabic content, or Egyptian\/Gulf dialects for conversational ability. The alphabet is the shared gateway to all of them.<\/p>\n<p>To explore what comes next, see our related guides:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.95em; line-height: 2.2; padding-left: 22px;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/earabiclearning.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/understanding-the-quran\/\">Why Understanding the Quran Directly Changes Everything \u2014 Quranic Arabic Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/earabiclearning.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/msa-vs-egyptian-arabic\/\">MSA vs Egyptian Arabic vs Gulf Arabic: Which Should You Learn?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/earabiclearning.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/learn-arabic-as-an-adult\/\">Learn Arabic as an Adult: The Honest Roadmap<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/earabiclearning.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/arabic-for-new-muslims\/\">Arabic for New Muslims: Complete Step-by-Step Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- CTA --><\/p>\n<div class=\"cta-box\">\n<h3>Ready to Learn the Arabic Alphabet the Right Way?<\/h3>\n<p>Reading about Arabic letters is a start. Hearing them, producing them, and getting immediate feedback from a qualified teacher is what makes them stick \u2014 especially the sounds that English doesn&#8217;t have.<\/p>\n<p>At eArabicLearning, your first lesson is free. No commitment, no payment. Just one session with a qualified teacher who will assess where you are, correct your pronunciation on the challenging letters, and give you a clear, personalised plan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/earabiclearning.com\/free-trial-arabic-lesson\/\">Book My Free Arabic Lesson \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"cta-sub\">All levels welcome \u00b7 Complete beginners \u00b7 Alphabet &amp; pronunciation \u00b7 30+ countries served<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 SECTION 10 \u2014 FAQ \u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500\u2500 --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"faq\">Frequently Asked Questions About the Arabic Alphabet<\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<div class=\"faq-q\">How many letters are in the Arabic alphabet?<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-a\">The Arabic alphabet has 28 letters, all of which are consonants. Arabic is an abjad \u2014 a writing system where consonants are full letters and short vowels are typically indicated by small marks (harakat) placed above or below the consonant letters. The Quran is always written with these full vowel marks, making it significantly easier for beginners to read than everyday Arabic text, which is usually unvocalised.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<div class=\"faq-q\">How long does it take to learn the Arabic alphabet?<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-a\">Most adult beginners can read all 28 Arabic letters with correct pronunciation in two to three weeks, with 20\u201330 minutes of focused daily practice. Reading the vowel-marked Arabic of the Quran and beginner materials becomes possible within this timeframe. Reading unvocalised everyday Arabic text \u2014 without the vowel marks \u2014 takes longer, typically two to six months of continued reading practice. The alphabet itself is not the hard part; the challenge comes in the sounds that don&#8217;t exist in English, particularly \u0639\u060c \u062d\u060c \u0635\u060c \u0636\u060c \u0637\u060c \u0638.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<div class=\"faq-q\">Is Arabic written right to left?<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-a\">Yes \u2014 Arabic is written and read from right to left. This applies to all text: words, sentences, paragraphs, pages, and the direction books are read. Numbers within Arabic text are written left to right, as a convention. Most beginners adjust to the right-to-left direction within a few days of regular practice \u2014 the script&#8217;s own visual logic makes the direction feel natural as soon as you&#8217;re familiar with a few letters.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<div class=\"faq-q\">Does each Arabic letter have multiple forms?<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-a\">Yes \u2014 each Arabic letter has up to four forms based on its position in a word: isolated, initial (beginning of word), medial (middle of word), and final (end of word). This happens because Arabic is always written cursively and letters adjust their shape to connect with neighbouring letters. Six letters \u2014 called non-connectors (\u0627\u060c \u062f\u060c \u0630\u060c \u0631\u060c \u0632\u060c \u0648) \u2014 connect only to the letter before them, giving them just two forms instead of four. Understanding why the forms exist makes them much easier to remember than trying to memorise four separate shapes for each letter.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<div class=\"faq-q\">What are the hardest Arabic letters for English speakers?<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-a\">The letters with no English equivalent are the most challenging: \u0639 (Ayn \u2014 a voiced pharyngeal constriction), \u062d (Ha \u2014 a strong breathy pharyngeal sound), \u063a (Ghayn \u2014 like a French &#8220;r&#8221;), \u062e (Kha \u2014 like &#8220;ch&#8221; in Scottish &#8220;loch&#8221;), \u0642 (Qaf \u2014 a very deep &#8220;k&#8221;), and the four emphatic consonants \u0635\u060c \u0636\u060c \u0637\u060c \u0638. These require specific practice with a qualified teacher \u2014 audio and written descriptions alone are not sufficient to produce them correctly.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<div class=\"faq-q\">What are harakat (Arabic vowel marks)?<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-a\">Harakat (also called tashkeel) are small marks written above or below Arabic consonant letters to indicate short vowels and other pronunciation features. The three main vowel marks are: fatha (small line above = short &#8220;a&#8221;), damma (small curl above = short &#8220;u&#8221;), and kasra (small line below = short &#8220;i&#8221;). Additional marks include sukun (no vowel on this consonant), shadda (consonant is doubled), and tanween (final &#8220;n&#8221; added). The Quran is always written with full harakat, making it the most readable form of Arabic for beginners.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<div class=\"faq-q\">Can I learn the Arabic alphabet on my own?<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-a\">The visual recognition and writing aspects of the alphabet can be self-studied effectively using good resources like the Alif Baa textbook, YouTube alphabet tutorials, and handwriting practice sheets. However, the pronunciation of the challenging consonants \u2014 \u0639\u060c \u062d\u060c \u063a\u060c \u062e\u060c \u0642\u060c and the emphatics \u2014 requires a qualified teacher&#8217;s ear for accurate feedback. Incorrect pronunciation habits formed in self-study can take months to unlearn. At minimum, having a teacher check your pronunciation of these specific letters after two weeks of self-study is strongly recommended.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<div class=\"faq-q\">What is the difference between Arabic letters and Persian letters?<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-a\">Persian (Farsi) uses the same script as Arabic with four additional letters: \u067e (p), \u0686 (ch), \u0698 (zh), and \u06af (g), representing sounds that exist in Persian but not Arabic. If you learn the Arabic alphabet, you can recognise the majority of Persian text \u2014 the additional four letters are simply modifications of existing Arabic shapes and very quick to learn afterwards. The Arabic and Persian scripts are visually nearly identical to beginners.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<div class=\"faq-q\">Should I learn to write Arabic letters by hand?<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-a\">Yes. Handwriting significantly accelerates letter recognition and memorisation through motor learning \u2014 the physical act of writing encodes the shape in a different memory system from visual recognition alone. Research consistently shows that handwriting outperforms typing for learning new scripts. You don&#8217;t need beautiful calligraphy \u2014 just legible, correctly formed letters. Write each letter in all positions, large at first, and 5\u201310 minutes of daily handwriting practice during your first two weeks makes a measurable difference in how quickly the alphabet becomes fluent.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-item\">\n<div class=\"faq-q\">Do I need to learn the Arabic alphabet before starting Arabic lessons?<\/div>\n<div class=\"faq-a\">Not necessarily before your very first lesson \u2014 a qualified teacher can introduce the alphabet as part of early lessons. But the alphabet is the first and most urgent priority and should be completed within the first two to three weeks of any Arabic learning program. Never rely on transliteration long-term. Learning the actual Arabic script is a non-negotiable foundation that unlocks every subsequent stage \u2014 Quranic reading, vocabulary building, grammar study, and direct engagement with Islamic texts. There is no shortcut that doesn&#8217;t eventually need to be replaced by the real thing. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/earabiclearning.com\/blog\/learn-arabic-from-scratch\/\">complete Arabic learning guide here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONCLUSION --><\/p>\n<h2>Two Weeks from Now<\/h2>\n<p>Two weeks from today, if you follow the plan in this guide with 20\u201330 minutes of daily practice, you will be able to open a copy of the Quran and read Al-Fatiha in Arabic \u2014 not perfectly, not without effort, but correctly and meaningfully. You will recognise every letter. You will know what every vowel mark tells you. You will read Arabic.<\/p>\n<p>That is not a small thing. It&#8217;s the beginning of everything else. Every Quranic verse you&#8217;ve heard all your life and wondered about. Every Arabic word you&#8217;ve seen on signs or in books and not been able to access. Every moment in prayer where you&#8217;ve felt the gap between sound and meaning. The Arabic alphabet is the key that opens all of it.<\/p>\n<p>Start today. Twenty minutes. The first two letters. Right to left.<\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;d like a qualified teacher beside you for the journey \u2014 someone who can hear you, correct the sounds that text can&#8217;t teach, and give you a personalised path forward \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/earabiclearning.com\/free-trial-arabic-lesson\/\">your first lesson is free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; \u270d\ufe0f By Mohamed Mortada \u2014 Founder, eArabicLearning \u00b7 20 years teaching Arabic from scratch \u00a0\u00b7 \ud83d\udcd6 ~5,900 words \u00b7 25 min read \u00a0\u00b7 \ud83d\uddd3 Updated May 2026 \u00a0\u00b7 \ud83d\udcda Categories: Arabic Language Basics \u00b7 Learn Arabic Online The first time most people look at Arabic, they have the same reaction: &#8220;Where do I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16230,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[144],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learn-arabic-online"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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