Arabic

PRACTICE WORKSHEET

CONTENTS
1. Arabic Characters

2. Pronunciation Key

3. Character Practice

4. Arabic Words

5. Quiz

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1. Arabic Characters
Isolated Initial Medial Final

‫ا‬ ‫ال‬ ‫نال‬ ‫ما‬

‫ب‬ ‫با‬ ‫لبا‬ ‫لب‬
‫ت‬ ‫تا‬ ‫لتا‬ ‫لت‬
‫ث‬ ‫ثا‬ ‫لثا‬ ‫لث‬
‫ج‬ ‫جا‬ ‫لجا‬ ‫لج‬
‫ح‬ ‫حا‬ ‫لحا‬ ‫لح‬
‫خ‬ ‫خا‬ ‫لخا‬ ‫لخ‬
‫د‬ ‫دا‬ ‫لدا‬ ‫لد‬
‫ذ‬ ‫ذا‬ ‫لذا‬ ‫لذ‬
‫ر‬ ‫را‬ ‫لرا‬ ‫لر‬
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Isolated Initial Medial Final

‫ز‬ ‫زا‬ ‫لزا‬ ‫لز‬

‫س‬ ‫سا‬ ‫لسا‬ ‫لس‬
‫ش‬ ‫شا‬ ‫لشا‬ ‫لش‬
‫ص‬ ‫صا‬ ‫لصا‬ ‫لص‬
‫ض‬ ‫ضا‬ ‫لضا‬ ‫لض‬
‫ط‬ ‫طا‬ ‫لطا‬ ‫لط‬
‫ظ‬ ‫ظا‬ ‫لظا‬ ‫لظ‬
‫ع‬ ‫عا‬ ‫لعا‬ ‫لع‬
‫غ‬ ‫غا‬ ‫لغا‬ ‫لغ‬
‫ف‬ ‫فا‬ ‫لفا‬ ‫لف‬
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Isolated Initial Medial Final

‫ق‬ ‫قا‬ ‫لقا‬ ‫لق‬

‫ك‬ ‫كا‬ ‫لكا‬ ‫لك‬
‫ل‬ ‫لد‬ ‫نلر‬ ‫لل‬
‫م‬ ‫ما‬ ‫لما‬ ‫لم‬
‫ن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫لنا‬ ‫لن‬
‫ه‬ ‫ها‬ ‫لها‬ ‫له‬
‫و‬ ‫وا‬ ‫لوا‬ ‫لو‬
‫ي‬ ‫يا‬ ‫ليا‬ ‫لي‬
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* Blank spaces represent letter forms that don't exist in Arabic.

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Isolated Initial Medial Final

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‫ء‬
‫ال‬
‫أ‬ ‫أن‬ ‫نأل‬ ‫مأ‬
‫ئ‬ ‫ئا‬ ‫لئا‬ ‫لئ‬
‫ؤ‬ ‫ؤا‬ ‫لؤا‬ ‫لؤ‬
‫ى‬ ‫لى‬
‫ة‬ ‫لة‬

* Blank spaces represent letter forms that don't exist in Arabic.

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2. Pronunciation Key
2-1. Isolated Forms + Romanization + Character Name + Pronunciation

ā At the beginning of a word, the letter alif assimilates the sound of the vowel immediately
before or after it. /a/, /i/, /u/. In the middle of a word, the letter alif makes the sound /aː/.

‫ا‬
alif The exact sound of alif depends on the letters around it. When immediately following a Haa’,
Saad, Daad, Taa’, DHaa’, or qaaf, the letter alif makes the sound [ɑ] like the ‘a’ in father.
Regional variations can also change this vowel: [ɑ],[a],[æ],[e].

‫ب‬
baa’ Like the ‘b’ in ‘boy’: /b/

‫ت‬
taa’ Like the ‘t’ in ’stop’: /t/

‫ث‬
thaa’ Like the ‘th’ in ‘three’. /θ/

j/ǧ This letter has some regional variation.

‫ج‬ jiim Qu’raanic Arabic uses the hard ‘j’ sound in ‘jump’. /dʒ/
Egyptianvns use the hard ‘g’ sound in ‘go’. /g/
Most other varieties use the soft ‘j’ sound like the ’s’ in measure. /ʒ/

‫ح‬
This sound does not exist in English.
Haa’ It is a voiceless pharyngeal fricative: /ħ/
It is a hard ‘h’ sound produced by tightening the muscles in your throat.

ḫ This sound does not exist in English.

‫خ‬ khaa’ It is a voiceless velar fricative: /x/

It is a rolling ‘k’ sound produced in the back of the mouth.
It is pronounced like the ‘ch’ in the German pronunciation of ‘Bach’

‫د‬
daal Like the ‘d’ in ‘dart’. /d/

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2-2. Isolated Forms + Romanization + Character Name + Pronunciation

‫ذ‬
dhaa Like the ‘th’ in ‘this, that, and there’. /ð/

r This is a flap, like the ‘t’s in ‘I’ve gotta go’. /ɾ/.

‫ر‬
When doubled, the raa’ takes on the rolling ‘r’ in the Spɑnish word ‘perro’. /r/
raa’
Some regional variations, in some contexts, will pronounce the raa’ as the American English
‘r’. /ɹ/

‫ز‬
zayn Like the ‘z’ in ‘zebra’. /z/

‫س‬
siin Like the ’s’ in ‘house’. /s/

‫ش‬
shiin Like the ’sh’ in ‘English’. /ʃ/

ṣ
This sound does not exist in English.

‫ص‬
Saad It is a pharyngealized ’s’ sound: /sˤ/
It is pronounced like an ’s’ but with the back of the tongue pulled back towards the throat.

ḍ
This sound does not exist in English.

‫ض‬
Daad It is a pharyngealized ‘d’ sound: /dˤ/
It is pronounced like a ‘d’ but with the back of the tongue pulled back towards the throat.

ṭ
This sound does not exist in English.

‫ط‬
Taa’ It is a pharyngealized ‘t’ sound: /tˤ/
It is pronounced like a ‘t’ but with the back of the tongue pulled back towards the throat.

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2-3. Isolated Forms + Romanization + Character Name + Pronunciation

ẓ This sound does not exist in English.

In some regions it is a pharyngealized version of dhaal: /ðˤ/
DHaa’

‫ظ‬
In some regions it is a pharyngealized ‘z’ sound: /zˤ/
It is pronounced with the back of the tongue pulled back towards the throat.

ʿ
‫ع‬
This sound does not exist in English.
cayn It is a voiced pharyngeal approximant: /ʕ/
It is pronounced like the ‘a’ in ‘cat’, but with the throat constricted as in Haa’.

ġ This sound does not exist in English.

‫غ‬
It is a voiced velar fricative: /ɣ/
ghayn
It is a rolling ‘g’ sound produced in the back of the mouth.
Regional variations often pronounce it like the ‘r’ in the French pronunciation of ‘Paris’

‫ف‬
faa’ Like the ‘f’ in ‘feather’. /f/

‫ق‬
Like the ‘c’ in ‘cough’. /q/
qaaf
The ‘k’ sound is produced with the back of the tongue touching the soft palate.

‫ك‬
Like the ‘k’ in ‘kiss’. /k/
kaaf
The ‘k’ sound is produced with the middle of the tongue touching the hard palate.

l
Like the ‘l’ in ‘like’. /l/

‫ل‬
laam Don’t curl the tip of the tongue back.
Only in the word ‫ هللا‬, laam sounds like the ‘l’ in ‘all’. /ɭ /

‫م‬ miim Like the ‘m’ in ‘mountain’. /m/

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2-4. Isolated Forms + Romanization + Character Name + Pronunciation

‫ن‬
nuun Like the ‘n’ in ‘nuts’. /n/

‫ه‬
haa’ Like the ‘h’ in ‘horse’. /h/

w/ū If there is a vowel immediately following, then the letter waaw sounds like

‫و‬
the ‘w’ in ‘water’. /w/
waaw
If there is no vowel immediately following, then the letter waaw sounds like
the ‘oo’ in ‘noon’. /uː/

y/ ī

‫ي‬
If there is a vowel immediately following, then the letter yaa’ sounds like the ‘y’ in ‘yes’. /j/
yaa’
If there is no vowel immediately following, then the letter yaa’ sounds like the ‘ee’ in ‘jeep’. /iː/

َ
fatHa /a/ : [ɑ],[a],[æ],[e]. depending on regional variation and the surrounding letters.

ِ
i
kasra /i/ : [i],[ɪ], depending on regional variation and the surrounding letters.

ُʾ
Damma /u/

‫ء‬ Hamza Like the glottal stop in the middle of ‘uh-oh’. /ʔ/

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2-5. Isolated Forms + Romanization + Character Name + Pronunciation

ʾ
‫ء‬ Hamza Like the glottal stop in the middle of ‘uh-oh’. /ʔ/

al- When a word begins with a Moon letter, the definite article is pronounced as spelled: al-
But, when a word begins with a Sun letter, (one that uses the tip of the tongue), the definite

‫ال‬ article assimilates the sound of the Sun letter. i.e. at-tayaara instead of al-tayaara.
We will indicate this assimilation in our romanization.

ʾ
‫أ‬
A glottal stop. This form is used with prededed by an “a” sound.

ʾ
‫ئ‬
A glottal stop. This form is used with prededed by an “i” sound.

ʾ
‫ؤ‬ A glottal stop. This form is used with prededed by an “u” sound.

‫ى‬ Pronounced just like the alif. /a/

h/t
This letter is pronounced as a “t” when it has one of the vowelling signs a(fatHa)/ i(kasra)/

‫ة‬
u(Damma) on it. Otherwise, it is pronounced as an “h”.
Also if it is the final letter in the final word in a sentence, it is pronounced as an “h”.

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3. Character Practice
3-1. From right to left: isolated form, initial form, medial form, final form

‫ال نال ما‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ال نال ما‬ ‫ا‬

‫ال نال ما‬ ‫ا‬
‫لبا لب‬ ‫با‬ ‫ب‬ ‫لبا لب‬ ‫با‬ ‫ب‬
‫لبا لب‬ ‫با‬ ‫ب‬
‫لتا لت‬ ‫تا‬ ‫ت‬ ‫لتا لت‬ ‫تا‬ ‫ت‬
‫لتا لت‬ ‫تا‬ ‫ت‬
‫لثا لث‬ ‫ثا‬ ‫ث‬ ‫لثا لث‬ ‫ثا‬ ‫ث‬
‫لثا لث‬ ‫ثا‬ ‫ث‬
‫جا لجا لج‬ ‫ج‬ ‫جا لجا لج‬ ‫ج‬
‫جا لجا لج‬ ‫ج‬
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3-2. From right to left: isolated form, initial form, medial form, final form

‫حا لحا لح‬ ‫ح‬ ‫حا لحا لح‬ ‫ح‬

‫حا لحا لح‬ ‫ح‬
‫خا لخا لخ‬ ‫خ‬ ‫خا لخا لخ‬ ‫خ‬
‫خا لخا لخ‬ ‫خ‬
‫لد‬ ‫لدا‬ ‫دا‬ ‫د‬ ‫لد‬ ‫لدا‬ ‫دا‬ ‫د‬
‫لد‬ ‫لدا‬ ‫دا‬ ‫د‬
‫لذ‬ ‫لذا‬ ‫ذا‬ ‫ذ‬ ‫لذ‬ ‫لذا‬ ‫ذا‬ ‫ذ‬
‫لذ‬ ‫لذا‬ ‫ذا‬ ‫ذ‬
‫را لرا لر‬ ‫ر‬ ‫را لرا لر‬ ‫ر‬
‫را لرا لر‬ ‫ر‬
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3-3. From right to left: isolated form, initial form, medial form, final form

‫زا لزا لز‬ ‫ز‬ ‫زا لزا لز‬ ‫ز‬

‫زا لزا لز‬ ‫ز‬
‫س سا لسا لس‬ ‫س سا لسا لس‬
‫س سا لسا لس‬
‫ش شا لشا لش‬ ‫ش شا لشا لش‬
‫ش شا لشا لش‬
‫ص صا لصا لص‬ ‫ص صا لصا لص‬
‫ص صا لصا لص‬
‫ض ضا لضا لض‬ ‫ض ضا لضا لض‬
‫ض ضا لضا لض‬
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3-4. From right to left: isolated form, initial form, medial form, final form

‫ط طا لطا لط‬ ‫ط طا لطا لط‬

‫ط طا لطا لط‬
‫ظ ظا لظا لظ‬ ‫ظ ظا لظا لظ‬
‫ظ ظا لظا لظ‬
‫عا لعا لع‬ ‫ع‬ ‫عا لعا لع‬ ‫ع‬
‫عا لعا لع‬ ‫ع‬
‫غا لغا لغ‬ ‫غ‬ ‫غا لغا لغ‬ ‫غ‬
‫غا لغا لغ‬ ‫غ‬
‫لفا لف‬ ‫فا‬ ‫ف‬ ‫لفا لف‬ ‫فا‬ ‫ف‬
‫لفا لف‬ ‫فا‬ ‫ف‬
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3-5. From right to left: isolated form, initial form, medial form, final form

‫لقا لق‬ ‫قا‬ ‫ق‬ ‫لقا لق‬ ‫قا‬ ‫ق‬

‫لقا لق‬ ‫قا‬ ‫ق‬
‫كا لكا لك‬ ‫ك‬ ‫كا لكا لك‬ ‫ك‬
‫كا لكا لك‬ ‫ك‬
‫لد نلر لل‬ ‫ل‬ ‫لد نلر لل‬ ‫ل‬
‫لد نلر لل‬ ‫ل‬
‫ما لما لم‬ ‫م‬ ‫ما لما لم‬ ‫م‬
‫ما لما لم‬ ‫م‬
‫لنا لن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬ ‫لنا لن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬
‫لنا لن‬ ‫نا‬ ‫ن‬
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3-6. From right to left: isolated form, initial form, medial form, final form

‫لها له‬ ‫ه ها‬ ‫لها له‬ ‫ه ها‬

‫لها له‬ ‫ه ها‬
‫وا لوا لو‬ ‫و‬ ‫لوا لو‬ ‫وا‬ ‫و‬
‫لوا لو‬ ‫وا‬ ‫و‬
‫ليا لي‬ ‫يا‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ليا لي‬ ‫ي يا‬
‫ليا لي‬ ‫ي يا‬
َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ
َ َ َ َ
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
ِ ِ ِ ِ
*Rows with singular characters represent isolated forms only.

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3-7. From right to left: isolated form, initial form, medial form, final form

ُ ُ ُ ُ ُ ُ ُ ُ
ُ ُ ُ ُ
‫ء‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ء‬
‫ء‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ء‬ ‫ء‬
‫ال ال ال ال‬ ‫ال ال ال ال‬
‫ال ال ال ال‬
‫أن نأل مأ‬ ‫أ‬ ‫أن نأل مأ‬ ‫أ‬
‫أن نأل مأ‬ ‫أ‬
‫لئا لئ‬ ‫ئا‬ ‫ئ‬ ‫لئا لئ‬ ‫ئا‬ ‫ئ‬
‫لئا لئ‬ ‫ئا‬ ‫ئ‬
*Rows with singular characters represent isolated forms only.

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3-8. From right to left: isolated form, initial form, medial form, final form

‫لؤا لؤ‬ ‫ؤا‬ ‫ؤ‬ ‫لؤا لؤ‬ ‫ؤا‬ ‫ؤ‬

‫لؤا لؤ‬ ‫ؤا‬ ‫ؤ‬

‫ى لى‬ ‫ى لى‬ ‫ى لى‬

‫لة‬ ‫ة‬ ‫لة‬ ‫ة‬ ‫لة‬ ‫ة‬

*Rows with 2 characters represent isolated and final forms only.

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4. Arabic Words

1. ‫( بحث‬baḥṯ) meaning research in Arabic

‫بحث‬ ‫بحث‬ ‫بحث‬ ‫بحث‬

2. ‫( ملح‬malḥ) meaning salt in Arabic

‫ملح‬ ‫ملح‬ ‫ملح‬ ‫ملح‬

3. ‫( متى‬matā) meaning when in Arabic

‫متى‬ ‫متى‬ ‫متى‬ ‫متى‬

4. ‫( خشب‬ḫašab) meaning wood in Arabic

‫خشب‬ ‫خشب‬ ‫خشب‬ ‫خشب‬

5. ‫( ثمن‬ṯaman) meaning price in Arabic

‫ثمن‬ ‫ثمن‬ ‫ثمن‬ ‫ثمن‬

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6. ‫( جمل‬ǧamal) meaning camel in Arabic

‫جمل‬ ‫جمل‬ ‫جمل‬ ‫جمل‬

7. ‫( مصر‬maṣr) meaning Egypt in Arabic

‫مصر‬ ‫مصر‬ ‫مصر‬ ‫مصر‬

8. ‫( نظر‬naẓar) meaning sight in Arabic

‫نظر‬ ‫نظر‬ ‫نظر‬ ‫نظر‬

9. ‫( مطر‬maṭar) meaning rain in Arabic

‫مطر‬ ‫مطر‬ ‫مطر‬ ‫مطر‬

10. ‫( ثلج‬ṯalǧ) meaning snow in Arabic

‫ثلج‬ ‫ثلج‬ ‫ثلج‬ ‫ثلج‬

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5. Arabic Words Quiz

5-1. How do you say and write research in Arabic?

5-2. How do you say and write salt in Arabic?

5-3. How do you say and write when in Arabic?

5-4. How do you say and write wood in Arabic?

5-5. How do you say and write price in Arabic?

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5-6. How do you say and write camel in Arabic?

5-7. How do you say and write Egypt in Arabic?

5-8. How do you say and write sight in Arabic?

5-9. How do you say and write rain in Arabic?

5-10. How do you say and write snow in Arabic?

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