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SHORT VOWEL MARKS- KASRA
• The /Kasrah/ is the short diagonal stroke below the letters. Please click on the letters to hear how they will sound with the /Kasrah/.
جِ
ثِ
تِ
بِ
إِ

رِ
ذِ
دِ
خِ
حِ

ضِ
صِ
شِ
سِ
زِ

فِ
غِ
عِ
ظِ
طِ

نِ
مِ
لِ
كِ
قِ

يِ
وِ
هِ


ARABIC ALPHABET- NAMES

* In this lesson we will learn the Arabic Alphabet In-Shā’-Allâh (God Willing). The lesson is designed to teach the names of all the alphabets. Click on the letters to hear how the letter names are pronounced.

* Please note that some of these letters are very similar to English letter sounds e.g.: /Bā’/ is very close to the letter 'B' in the English language, this is a useful way to remember the sounds of the letters. However many letters have no equivalent sounds in English e.g.: /ξayn/, and some letters have subtle but important differences in pronunciation, e.g.: /Hā’/ which is pronounced with a lot more emphasis in the throat than the letter 'H' in English.
* In Arabic, it is preferred to use the 'tanween' ('un') to clarify the pronunciation - especially on the final letter of a word. We have used the tanween in the sounds below. For example - instead of /Bā’/ we have said 'Bā-un'. The letter name is still /Bā’/ but we have used the 'un' to clarify the pronunciation.
* Finally, please note that the Arabic script is read from right to left. Please read the letters below starting from the right and reading each letter to the left.

Click on Letters to hear pronunciation

ج


ث


ت


ب


أ


Arabic Character

/Jīm/


/Thā’/


/Tā’/


/Bā’/


/Alif/


Letter Name

j


th


t


b


a


Letter Sound



ر


ذ


د


خ


ح


Arabic Character

/Râ’/


/Dhāl/


/Dāl/


/Khâ’/


/ħā’/


Letter Name

r


dh


d


kh


h


Letter Sound



ض


ص


ش


س


ز


Arabic Character

/đâd/


/ŝâd/


/Shīn/


/Sīn/


/Zāy/


Letter Name

d


s


sh


s


z


Letter Sound



ف


غ


ع


ظ


ط


Arabic Character

/Fā’/


/Ghayn/


/ξayn/


/Zâ’/


/ŧâ’/


Letter Name

f


gh


`


Z


t


Letter Sound



ن


م


ل


ك


ق


Arabic Character

/Nūn/


/Mīm/


/Lām/


/Kāf/


/Qâf/


Letter Name

n


m


l


K


q


Letter Sound









ي


و


هـ


Arabic Character







/Yā’/


/Wāw/


/Hā’/


Letter Name







y


w


h


Letter Sound
ARABIC SHORT VOWEL-MARKS OVERVIEW

* In Arabic, there are 3 short vowel-marks. We shall learn the long vowel-marks in a later lesson In-Shā’-Allâh (God willing). The short vowel-marks enable the letter to make a sound in a similar way to the English language. In the same way a word cannot be made in the English language without one of the 5 vowels (a, e, i, o or u), in Arabic one cannot make a word without a vowel being used.
* We will cover the 3 vowel-marks in Arabic below In-Shā’-Allâh (God willing). The vowel-marks are the marks below or above the letter /Dāl/ in the examples below. The letter / Dāl/ has been used to give you an idea of where the vowel is placed.

The Single Vowel-Marks:

* The single vowel-marks are the basic vowel-marks which add a sound similar to that of a, i or u in the English language to the letter. Please click on the letters with the vowel-marks to hear the pronunciation.

Click on Letters to hear pronunciation

دُ


دِ


دَ


Arabic Character

/Đammah/


/Kasrah/


/Fatħah/


Vowel Name

u


i


a


Vowel Sound

The 'u' in put


The 'i' in sit


The 'a' in /ba/


English word with similar sound

The Double Vowel-Marks:

* The double vowel-marks signs are an extension of the single vowel-marks. The double vowel signs add the '-n' sound to the single vowel. Please see the letters below. The /Dāl/ has been used to enable us to see the position of the double vowel sign which is called /tanwīn/. /Tanwīn/ refers to the double form of any vowel, the specific name of the double vowel sign e.g.: double /Fatħah/ (Fatħatān) is also given below as this is unique for each vowel. Click on the letters with the vowel-marks to hear the pronunciation.

Click on Letters to hear pronunciation

دٌ


دٍ


دً


Arabic Character

/Đammatān/


/Kasratān/


/Fatħatān/


Vowel Name

'un'


'in'


'an'


Vowel Sound

The 'on' in dragon


The 'in' in sin


The 'an' in ran


English word with similar sound

* In the next lesson we are going to practice each letter we have covered with each short vowel and long vowel, In-Shā’-Allâh (God willing).
SHORT VOWEL MARKS- FATĦAH

* In the following 3 lessons, we will learn the Short vowel-marks pronunciation In-Shā’-Allâh (God willing). This lesson will also help us to revise the letters we have already learnt in the previous lessons.
* The /Fatħah/ is the short diagonal stroke above the letter. Please click on the letters to hear how they will sound with the /Fatħah/.

Click on Letters to hear pronunciation

جَ


ثَ


تَ


بَ


أَ

رَ


ذَ


دَ


خَ


حَ

ضَ


صَ


شَ


سَ


زَ

فَ


غَ


عَ


ظَ


طَ

نَ


مَ


لَ


كَ


قَ







يَ


وَ


هَـ