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The middle form is how the letter appears with letters on both sides of it, and the end form is how it appears at the end of a word (remember, this is at the far left). Learning a whole new alphabet can be daunting for beginners. But with this guide, it’ll be as easy as alif, baa, taa—that’s A, B, T, the first three letters of the Arabic alphabet! First off, what’s it like to learn the Arabic alphabet as a beginner? Arabic Alphabet Puzzle Letter Board– Make learning Arabic fun with this Montessori 3-dimensional educational puzzle board. This letter boards are perfect for keeping your child engaged while teaching them early reading and writing skills.

Ultimately, learning to read in Arabic just means you need to ‘un-learn’ a few habits that are second nature to English speakers. Arabic uses a system called Abjad, where each letter stands for a consonant (i.e., there are no vowel letters).

First off, what’s it like to learn the Arabic alphabet as a beginner?

But here’s where it gets hairy. Short vowel sounds were once written with accents (otherwise known as diacretics) above or below their neighbouring letters (the consonants). But over time, modern Arabic has dropped these accent marks. Nowadays, you’ll only see them in texts written in Classical Arabic, like the Qu’uran or in literature. In the chart above, you’ll see that we’ve listed four different ‘forms’ for each letter. This is because, with a couple of exceptions, most letters have four different forms, depending on how and where they appear: You’ll first see baa joined to yaa –and here, you’ll note that yaa’s two dots move from under the curve to under the line. Some letters welcome this flow, while others don’t. Unfriendly letters (the clue’s in the name!) are the ones that don’t. The 6 unfriendly letters in Arabic

The first and last character are the baa ( ب ) character, and the middle is the unfriendly alif ( أ ). The initial form is how the letter appears when at the start of a word (remember, this is at the far right). Alif Baa Taa Animals: Arabic Language Alphabet Book– Let the familiar animal illustrations and words add on to your child’s Arabic vocabulary. Each alphabet is paired with a matching animal making it memorable for a child. These cute and adorable animals will make your kids more interested in learning Animal names in Arabic and even identifying them outside.

Arabic alphabet overview: 2 important questions, answered

While Arabic doesn’t officially have vowel letters, it does have ways of making long and short vowel sounds. The 3 Arabic letters that make long vowel sounds On the wall – Arabic alphabet Art print is a colorful way to help familiarize and reinforce recognition of the Arabic letters. Can you guess why we call these the smiley letters? Look closely, and you’ll see they almost look like smiley emojis :). Build-A-Word Arabic Letter Alphabet Set – The Magnetic whiteboard surface allows arranging letters and spelling words on the go. This is for advanced learners such as elementary kids who already know their Arabic alphabets. Another peeve was the narration on the included DVD. This was a bit hit-and-miss with a few of the speakers being wonderful, and a few of them completely unintelligible, even for someone who has at the very least a passing (if not greater) familiarity with spoken Arabic.

Bonus: it may surprise you to learn the Arabic characters make up the written alphabet for a bunch of different languages, including Persian, Malayalam, Urdu, Central Kurdish, Pashto, and Uyghur. So by learning the Arabic alphabet, you’ll build a reading base for other languages, as well! Arabic alphabet overview: 2 important questions, answered How many letters are there in the Arabic alphabet? Magnetic Arabic Letter Refrigerator Game– Need to distract the kids while you are prepping meals or get things done in the kitchen? This is a very helpful and convenient islamic tool/activity that children can easily access and play by the refrigerator while you are busy in the kitchen! Help your little one learn their letters by incorporating letter toys and puzzles into their play. Grabbing a puzzle or toy to reinforce learning the Arabic letters is a great investment.

You’re on your way to learning Arabic

But here’s the good news: it’s a phonetic language that follows very consistent pronunciation rules. If you are thinking about fun ways to teach Arabic Alphabets to your toddler and preschoolers alphabetical letters, your search ends here! Alif Baa Taa: Learning My Arabic Alphabet– Make learning Arabic easy for kids by letting them trace on each Arabic letters and words in this illustrated boardbook with a dry erase marker. Specially sturdy and built to last, this boardbook is perfect for your kids to grab and play around with without worrying about any wear and tear. This book was the designated book for a class I was taking as part of the HeadStart program at uOttawa. This is not the greatest book for teaching the language in my opinion. We absolutely love these creative ways to teach and reinforce recognition of the Arabic alphabet to toddlers and preschoolers.