Noorani Qaida Lesson 2
Lesson 2

The individual Arabic letters

Recognise the 29 basic Arabic letters and learn their names without adding a vowel sound.

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How to practise

Point to each letter, listen to its name, and repeat it clearly. Do not read the letter names as if they were Arabic words.

Pronunciation guide

Letter-name cues: alif, baa, taa, thaa, jeem, haa, khaa, daal, dhaal, raa, zaa, seen, sheen, saad, daad, taa (emphatic), zaa (emphatic), ayn, ghayn, faa, qaaf, kaaf, laam, meem, noon, waaw, haa, hamzah, yaa. English spelling is approximate; copy the teacher audio.

Letters and exercises

29
1
ا
alif
Pronunciation: Say the letter name alif. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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2
ب
bā
Pronunciation: Say the letter name bā. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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3
ت
tā
Pronunciation: Say the letter name tā. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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4
ث
thā
Pronunciation: Say the letter name thā. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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5
ج
jīm
Pronunciation: Say the letter name jīm. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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6
ح
ḥā
Pronunciation: Say the letter name ḥā. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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7
خ
khā
Pronunciation: Say the letter name khā. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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8
د
dāl
Pronunciation: Say the letter name dāl. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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9
ذ
dhāl
Pronunciation: Say the letter name dhāl. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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10
ر
rā
Pronunciation: Say the letter name rā. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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11
ز
zāy
Pronunciation: Say the letter name zāy. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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12
س
sīn
Pronunciation: Say the letter name sīn. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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13
ش
shīn
Pronunciation: Say the letter name shīn. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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14
ص
ṣād
Pronunciation: Say the letter name ṣād. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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15
ض
ḍād
Pronunciation: Say the letter name ḍād. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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16
ط
ṭā
Pronunciation: Say the letter name ṭā. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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17
ظ
ẓā
Pronunciation: Say the letter name ẓā. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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18
ع
ʿayn
Pronunciation: Say the letter name ʿayn. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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19
غ
ghayn
Pronunciation: Say the letter name ghayn. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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20
ف
fā
Pronunciation: Say the letter name fā. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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21
ق
qāf
Pronunciation: Say the letter name qāf. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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22
ك
kāf
Pronunciation: Say the letter name kāf. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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23
ل
lām
Pronunciation: Say the letter name lām. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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24
م
mīm
Pronunciation: Say the letter name mīm. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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25
ن
nūn
Pronunciation: Say the letter name nūn. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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26
و
wāw
Pronunciation: Say the letter name wāw. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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27
ه
hā
Pronunciation: Say the letter name hā. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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28
ء
hamzah
Pronunciation: Say the letter name hamzah. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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29
ي
yā
Pronunciation: Say the letter name yā. Copy the teacher audio; do not add a short vowel.
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Additional practice

alif; baa; taa; thaa; jeem; haa; khaa; daal; dhaal; raa; zaa; seen; sheen; saad; daad; taa; zaa; ayn; ghayn; faa; qaaf; kaaf; laam; meem; noon; waaw; haa; hamzah; yaa