Arabic Alphabet
Master the foundation of Arabic by learning all 28 letters. Each card shows the letter in its four positional forms along with its pronunciation.
Alif
أَلِف
Glottal stop / long 'aa' vowel
Ba
بَاء
Like English 'b'
Ta
تَاء
Like English 't'
Tha
ثَاء
Like 'th' in 'think'
Jeem
جِيم
Like English 'j'
Ha
حَاء
Breathy 'h' from the throat
Kha
خَاء
Like 'ch' in Scottish 'loch'
Dal
دَال
Like English 'd'
Dhal
ذَال
Like 'th' in 'this'
Ra
رَاء
Rolled 'r', like Spanish 'r'
Zay
زَاي
Like English 'z'
Seen
سِين
Like English 's'
Sheen
شِين
Like English 'sh'
Sad
صَاد
Emphatic 's', heavier than Seen
Dad
ضَاد
Emphatic 'd', unique to Arabic
Taa
طَاء
Emphatic 't', heavier than Ta
Dhaa
ظَاء
Emphatic 'th', heavier than Dhal
Ain
عَيْن
Deep throaty vowel, no English equivalent
Ghain
غَيْن
Like French 'r' in 'Paris'
Fa
فَاء
Like English 'f'
Qaf
قَاف
Deep 'k' from the back of the throat
Kaf
كَاف
Like English 'k'
Lam
لَام
Like English 'l'
Meem
مِيم
Like English 'm'
Noon
نُون
Like English 'n'
Ha
هَاء
Like English 'h'
Waw
وَاو
Like English 'w' or long 'oo'
Ya
يَاء
Like English 'y' or long 'ee'