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The alphabet: 28 letters
Pick a letter to see how it sounds, how it's written at the start, middle and end of a word, an example with audio, and a memory hint. From the textbook “Arabic Reading and Writing”.
Transliteration follows the school system: aa = ع, 7 = ح (breathy), th = ث/ذ, kh = خ. Emphatic ص ض ط ظ are shown in red.
Tap any letter in the grid above — its sound, all forms, an example and audio appear here. Same for each of the 28 letters.
Alif
Sound: a / —
No sound of its own: marks a long “a” or carries the hamza.
How to write it
The pen traces the line right to left, like in a copybook. Tap replay to see it again.
How it's written
Joins only on the right — it does not connect to the next letter.
Example
Memory hint
A standing stroke — like the first letter of the alphabet.
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