Find your way across Arabic
Arabic words run from right to left. Begin by identifying the first letter on the right, then follow its neighbours. Numbers and English notes may use a different direction.
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THE PRACTICE LIBRARY
Arabic reading
9 lessons
Recognize letters by their dots
Several letters share a basic outline. The number and position of dots help distinguish them before vowels are added.
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Understand breaks inside a word
The letters ا د ذ ر ز و do not connect onward to the next letter on their left. A word can therefore contain visible breaks.
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Read the short vowel fathah
Fathah is a small diagonal mark above a letter. In beginner reading it signals a short a vowel after the consonant.
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Read the short vowel kasrah
Kasrah appears below the letter and signals a short i vowel in these beginner examples. Its position makes it different from fathah.
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Read the short vowel dammah
Dammah is the small curl above a letter. It signals a short u vowel in these practice syllables.
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Compare short and long vowels
Compare a short vowel with a matching long-vowel spelling. In these examples, baa is followed by aa, ii or uu.
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Notice a consonant without a vowel
Sukun marks a consonant without a following short vowel. Practise reading it as part of a word rather than adding an extra vowel.
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Recognize the doubled consonant
Shaddah marks a doubled consonant. Keep it distinct from the letter’s dots and from a vowel that may appear beside it.
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