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| Arabic Alphabet and The Forms of Alphabetical Letters الحروف الهجائية العربية |
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THE FORMS OF THE ARABIC ALPHABET FOR BEGINNERS الحروف الهجائية العربية للمبتدئين
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ا ( ا - ـا - ا ) احمد ، رياض ، نوال
alif ( A ) sound, as in ( apple , accept , car ).
ب ( بـ - ـبـ - ب ) بيت ، جبل ، عنب ، باب
ba'a ( B , P ) sounds, . ( ب ) stands in Arabic for both (B,P) letters in English as in ( boy,book,panda,probably,problem ), they have close pronunciations.
ت ( تـ - ـتـ - ت ) تفاح ، كتاب ، بيوت
ta'a ( T ) sound, as in ( tea , tailor, pet ).
ث ( ثـ - ـثـ - ث ) ثعبان ، مثلث ، محراث
tha'a ( th ) sound, as in ( thank , method , north ).
ج ( جـ - ـجـ - ـج - ج ) جمل ، شجرة ، ثلج ، درج
Jeem ( J )sound, as in ( jeep , job , gym ) stands in Arabic for 2 different letters in English( j and g ).
ح ( حـ - ـحـ - ـح - ح ) حـسن ، بحر ، ملح ، سباح
ha'a ( H ) sound, as in ( happy, hug ) with a little accent/stress or amplifier makes the sound has a strong pronunciation .
خ ( خـ - ـخـ - ـخ - خ ) خروف ، نخلة ، بطيخ ، خوخ
kha'a ( kh ) sound, as in ( khaki ), this letter خ has no similar in English...By the way the word Mocha or Mokha in ( Mocha Coffee ) has this sound and originally it is an Arabic word for the name of the city in Yemen called Mokha used to export the finest Arabic Yemeni coffee to the whole world many years ago.
د ( د - ـد - د ) دب ، هـدية ، قرد
dall ( d ) sound, as in ( dog , bad , glad ).
ذ ( ذ - ـذ - ذ ) ذرة ، جـذر ، معاذ
thal ( th ) sound, as in ( the , although , further ).
ر ( ر - ـر - ر ) ريشة ، جـرس ، فأر
ra'a ( R ) sound, as in ( rabbit , park , far ).
ز ( ز - ـز - ز ) زيتون ، مزرعة ، موز
zai,zay,zayn ( Z ) sound, as in ( zip,zoom,enzyme,excuse,exit )
س ( سـ - ـسـ - س ) سمكة ، جـسر ، جرس
seen ( S and C) sounds, as in ( seeds,sand,solar,cedar,circle,cycle )
ش ( شـ - ـشـ - ش ) شارع ، مـشـروع ، خفاش
sheen ( sh ,tio ) sounds, as in ( show,nation,nature,church,chunky,sharp,she )
ص ( صـ - ـصـ - ص ) صباح ، عـصير ، قفص
saad ( S and C ) sounds, same rules of س applied here with a little stress/accent or amplifier makes sound pronounced stronger.
ض ( ضـ - ـضـ - ض ) ضفدع ، أخضر ، مريض
thaad ( strong accent sound close to D sound ), this letter is unique in Arabic and has no similar letters in any language.The scholars call the Arabic the language of this letter ض because it's unique.
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ط ( ط - ـطـ - ط ) طريق ، مـطـر ، خيط
ta'a ( T ) sound, with a fat/strong pronunciation.
ظ ( ظ - ـظـ - ظ ) ظرف ، مظلة ، حافظ
tha'a ( tha ) sound, close to ( ض ) letter.
ع ( عـ - ـعـ - ـع -ع ) عـين ، شعـر ، ربيع ، ضفدع
ayn,ain ( a,e,o,u,ei,ou ) sounds.
غ ( غـ - ـغـ - ـغ -غ ) غزال ، ببغاء ، صمغ ، فارغ
ghain ( gh ) sound, as in ( ghost , George , gorilla ).
ف ( فـ - ـفـ - ــف - ف ) فيل ، مـفـتاح ، صيـف ، صوف
fa'a ( F ) sound, as in ( food , fair , friend ).
ق ( قـ - ـقـ - ــق - ق ) قمر ، بـقـرة ، طريـق ، ورق
qaaf,kaaf ( Q and K ) sounds, as in( Quran , quarter ).
ك ( كـ - ـكـ - ك ) كلب ، سمـكة ، ديك
kaaf ( K,C and Q ) sounds, as in ( key,Course,quality,kid ).
ل ( لـ - ـلـ - ــل- ل ) ليمون ، سـلحفاة ، بصـل ، برتقال
laam ( L ) sound, as in ( light , milk , life ,fill ).
م ( مـ - ـمـ - ـم - م ) مطار ، نـمـر ، قلم ، غيوم
meem ( M ) sound, as in ( man , memory , miss ).
ن ( نـ - ـنـ - ــن - ن ) نخلة ، مصـنع ، لبـن ، عيون
noon ( N ) sound, as in ( name , run , nanny , nominee ).
هـ ( هـ - ـهـ - ه ) هدهد ، سهير ، منبه
ha'a ( h ) sound, as in ( hat,head,inhale,enhance ).
و ( و - ـو - و ) وردة ، دلو ، عمرو
waw ( w ) sound, as in ( we,how,wolf,woman,wish ) and sometimes stands as vowel sounds( O and U ) as in( super سوبر,quartz كوارتز,orange أورانج,courtكورت,corner كورنر);the Arabic words here represnt the sounds of English words, you can notice those sounds clearly when you read or write Arabic words.
ي ( يـ - ـيـ - ي ) يد ، ياسمين ، ناي
ya'a ( Y,U ) sounds, as in( Yemen,United,you,unique,yellow,use,yet ).Sometimes stands as vowel sounds ( e,ee,i,ea,ai) as in ( merry,deep,fine,midnight,rear,east,main ).
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THESE ARE THE FORMS OF the ARABIC LETTERS AS UPPER CASE AND LOWER CASE IN ENGLISH, however, we don't have upper case letters and lower case letters in Arabic and just to make these forms easier to learn, I compare them to the upper and lower cases in English to help students and you REMEMBER THEM WHEN YOU READ ANY ARABIC WORD OR SENTENCE.The red color of each letter in all Arabic words above shows you how the main Arabic letter comes at the beginning , middle and end of any Arabic word.
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The Social Studies Help Center , Learn Arabic :
Those who attempt to learn Arabic are probably familiar with the specific challenges associated with learning this language. One of the greatest challenges that students of Arabic are faced with has to do with the script. The Arabic language has an alphabet that contains 28 letters. Most students find that it does not take long to learn the Arabic alphabet. However, each letter has four different forms. The form that is used depends on whether the letter comes at the beginning, middle, or end of a word. Learning the different letter variations can be a challenge for students. Another characteristic of Arabic that may confound students at first has to do with how books are written and read. In Arabic, books are read from the right to the left. When a book is opened,
Source: http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/topics/learn-arabic.html
Visit the social studies site: http://www.socialstudieshelp.com/topics/learn-arabic.html
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THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME INFORMATIONS ABOUT ARABIC PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN U.S.A AND ABROAD
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ACTFL
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) is a national membership organization dedicated to promoting the study of languages and cultures as an integral component of American education and society.Please visit ACTFL WEBSITE here.
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Also,I found the following website link very interesting to learn Arabic letters and Arabic Grammar as well, please check it out here.
من خلال بحثي عن افضل مواقع لتعليم اللغة العربية على الانترنت وجدت هذا الموقع التالي الذي سمي بحقيبة المعلم والذي هومدعوم من وزارة التربية والتعليم في دولة الكويت ....موقع جميل ومفيد يحتوي على دروس عديدة في اللغة العربية- ارجو زيارة الموقع هنا
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Universities of Edinburgh, Durham & Manchester
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التعليم الالكتروني لدراسات اللغة العربية في مركز الدراسات المتقدمة للعالم العربي ------ قسم الدراسات الاسلامية والشرق أوسطية - جامعة ادنبره
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Learn Arabic Online , an educational tutorial learning website in English....Click here.
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Please check out the following wonderful website prepared by Prof.Jim Becker.
Webmaster / Professor Emeritus
University of Northern Iowa
Click here BEST ARABIC WEBSITES Really, It has the Best Arabic Web Links.
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