Level 1 · Lesson 2 · Practice
The Arabic alphabet: letter names
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In the video
Watch this lesson's video, then follow the steps below to practise.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this lesson you will be able to:
- Read Arabic in the right direction, from right to left
- Name all 28 letters and the hamzah
- Tell the alif and the hamzah apart
- Tell apart letters that share a shape by their dots, like ب ت ث
- Pick out a letter when you hear its name
Download the lesson sheet (PDF)Watch the video first, then practise here. Print the sheet to practise away from the screen.
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Hear every letter
Tap any letter to hear its name. Start on the right of each row. Tap as often as you like.
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Say each name
Pick a row and press start. Listen to each letter, then say its name in the gap.
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alif
LISTENYOUR TURNPress start when you're ready.
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Which letter did you hear?
Press play, then choose the letter you heard. Watch the dots.
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Read it yourself
Say the name of each letter out loud, from right to left. Then press check to hear them in order.
بbaaنnoonتtaaيyaaثthaa
جjeemخkhaaحHaa (throat)ع'aynغghayn
دdaalرraaذdhaalزzaaوwaaw
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Lesson 2 complete
Next time we look at how letters change shape when they join together.
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