- 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.
Chapter 17: ARABIC SHORT VOWEL-MARKS OVERVIEW
Chapter 16: 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.
Chapter 15: What's significant about the Arabic alphabet?
Where did the vowels go?
The Arabic alphabet, or الأبجدية [el abjadiyya], consists of 28 letters, 25 of which are consonants, and only 3 are vowels:
أ [alif], و [waw] and ي [ya’a] also known as long vowels.Arabic is a consonantic language which means vowels could theoretically be omitted when writing words. However, spoken Arabic obviously has vowel sounds. They are indicated by diacritical marks placed above or below the letters. These vowel signs or
Chapter 14: Pronouns: Dual
Pronouns: Dual
Detached pronouns
Below are the dual detached pronouns. There are only three, one for each person, and each form is used for both masculine and feminine.
Below are the dual detached pronouns. There are only three, one for each person, and each form is used for both masculine and feminine.
Chapter 13: Dual
A word about Number
In Arabic there are 3 numbers: singular, dual and plural. While singular denotes ONE, plural denotes THREE or more (not two or more). What remains is TWO, which is indicated by Dual. Therefore, the English plural is either dual or plural in Arabic.
In Arabic there are 3 numbers: singular, dual and plural. While singular denotes ONE, plural denotes THREE or more (not two or more). What remains is TWO, which is indicated by Dual. Therefore, the English plural is either dual or plural in Arabic.
Chapter 12: Sentence: Nominal 4
Arabic sentences 4 : Pronoun + Noun/Adjective
Pronouns are definite nouns: All pronouns are nouns. All pronouns are definite. Therefore, pronouns are definite nouns in Arabic.
Pronouns are definite nouns: All pronouns are nouns. All pronouns are definite. Therefore, pronouns are definite nouns in Arabic.
Chapter 11: Pronouns: Singular
Types of Pronouns
Pronouns in Arabic can be divided into detached and attached. Each pronoun has a singular, a dual and a plural form. We will study only the singular form of the detached pronoun in this lesson. The remaining two will be tackled in future lessons.
Pronouns in Arabic can be divided into detached and attached. Each pronoun has a singular, a dual and a plural form. We will study only the singular form of the detached pronoun in this lesson. The remaining two will be tackled in future lessons.
Chapter 10: Sentence: Nominal 3
Arabic sentences 3 : Feminine nouns & adjectives
Feminine nouns
As examples of nominal sentences, we will use some of the feminine nouns in the previous lesson.
As examples of nominal sentences, we will use some of the feminine nouns in the previous lesson.
Chapter 09: Feminine
A word about Gender
In Arabic there are only 2 genders: masculine and feminine. There is no neuter like in English, which accounts for the absence of a specific equivalent for "it". "It" becomes "he" or "she", usually depending on the way the word is written.
In Arabic there are only 2 genders: masculine and feminine. There is no neuter like in English, which accounts for the absence of a specific equivalent for "it". "It" becomes "he" or "she", usually depending on the way the word is written.
Chapter 08: Sentence Nominal 2
Arabic sentences 2 : Noun + Adjective
Nominal sentences with adjectives. You learnt in a previous lesson a kind of nominal sentence made up of two nouns.
Nominal sentences with adjectives. You learnt in a previous lesson a kind of nominal sentence made up of two nouns.
Chapter 07: Adjectives
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word which qualifies a noun. Below are some adjectives:
An adjective is a word which qualifies a noun. Below are some adjectives:
Chapter 06: Sentence: Normal 1
Types of Arabic sentences
Arabic sentences are of two types: nominal and verbal. In this lesson we shall learn how to form the Arabic nominal sentence. We'll leave the verbal sentence for later in the course.
Chapter 05: Articles
Arabic for Beginners Quickly and easily learn Arabic online for free
Definite and Indefinite Articles in Arabic
The Definite and Indefinite Articles
Chapter 04: Alphabet II
Vowels and Tanween (The ‘N’ sound)
The "N" sound
The three short vowels dealt with in the lesson about vowels have their doubled forms, i.e, ــً ــٌ ــٍ. The doubled vowels are pronounced like their single equivalents but with an "N" sound appended.
Chapter 03: Arabic Vowels
Vowels are not letters
Vowels in Arabic, unlike in English, do not make up the alphabet and are therefore not letters. They are signs (strokes) inserted above/below letters.
Chapter 02: Arabic Letters
Shape is determined by position
The table shows the letters of the alphabet in their possible states, depending on whether they are isolated or together with other letters in a word.
Chapter 01: Arabic Alphabet
Letters of the Arabic alphabet: Consonants & vowels
The Arabic alphabet consists of 28 letters and all are consonants; vowels in Arabic are something different and they do not form part of the alphabet like in English.
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