Learn the Arabic Alphabet

الأبجدية العربية

Learn to read the Arabic Alphabet (الأبجدية العربية): all 28 letters with names, sounds and audio, plus flashcards, listening, typing and matching practice.

Letter	Name	Latin letters	Sound
ا	Alif	ā	long a as in father (a glottal catch when it carries hamza: أ)
ب	Ba	b	b as in boy
ت	Ta	t	t as in tea, with the tongue touching the teeth
ث	Tha	th	th as in think
ج	Jim	j	j as in jam
ح	Ḥa	ḥ	a strong breathy h from the throat, like fogging up a glass
خ	Kha	kh	ch as in Scottish loch
د	Dal	d	d as in dog
ذ	Dhal	dh	th as in this
ر	Ra	r	a tapped or rolled r, as in Spanish pero
ز	Zay	z	z as in zoo
س	Sin	s	s as in sun
ش	Shin	sh	sh as in ship
ص	Ṣad	ṣ	a heavy, emphatic s, said with the tongue low, as in sod
ض	Ḍad	ḍ	a heavy, emphatic d, as in dock
ط	Ṭa	ṭ	a heavy, emphatic t, as in tall
ظ	Ẓa	ẓ	a heavy th as in this, said with a full mouth
ع	Ayn	ʿ	a tight, voiced squeeze deep in the throat; no English equivalent
غ	Ghayn	gh	a gargled g, like the French r in Paris
ف	Fa	f	f as in fish
ق	Qaf	q	a k said far back in the throat
ك	Kaf	k	k as in kite
ل	Lam	l	l as in leaf
م	Mim	m	m as in moon
ن	Nun	n	n as in noon
ه	Ha	h	h as in hat
و	Waw	w, ū	w as in water, or long oo as in moon
ي	Ya	y, ī	y as in yes, or long ee as in see

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