Free Arabic lessons for beginners
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Level 0: Absolute Beginner
Read every letter, sound out vowelled words, greet and introduce yourself.
- Letters Iا ب ت ث ج ح خYour first seven letters and the dot patterns that tell them apart.
- Letters IIد ذ ر ز س ش صSeven more letters, including pairs split by a single dot.
- Letters IIIض ط ظ ع غ ف قThe emphatic letters and the sounds English doesn't have.
- Letters IVك ل م ن ه و يThe final seven letters, completing all 28.
- Short vowelsالحَرَكاتThe small marks that turn consonants into syllables.
- Long vowelsحُروف المَدّا و ي stretch vowels to ā, ū and ī.
- Joining lettersالاتِّصالHow letters connect, and the six that never join forward.
- GreetingsالتَّحِيّاتGreetings you'll use every day, and the right replies.
- Introducing yourselfالتَّعارُفSay your name and where you're from, and ask others.
- Numbers 1–10الأَرْقامCount to ten and recognise Arabic numerals.
- Classroom languageلُغة الصَّفّPhrases to manage your own learning in Arabic.
Level 1: Beginner
Build simple sentences with pronouns, gender, questions, negation and present-tense verbs.
- Personal pronounsالضَّمائِرI, you, he, she, we, they — and sentences with no verb 'to be'.
- Masculine & feminineالمُذَكَّر والمُؤَنَّثMost feminine words end in ة — and adjectives agree.
- This & thatأَسْماء الإشارةهذا، هذه، ذلك، تلك — point at things and name them.
- Asking questionsالاِسْتِفْهامWhat, who, where, when, how, why — and yes/no questions with هَلْ.
- Present-tense verbsالفِعْل المُضارِعI write, you write, he writes — the present-tense prefixes.
- Negationالنَّفْيلا before verbs, لَيْسَ in 'to be' sentences.
Level 2: Elementary
Past and future, adjectives, possession, short texts and guided conversation.
- Talking about yesterdayالفِعْلُ الماضِيTell a simple story about what you did yesterday.
- Future plansالمُسْتَقْبَلTalk about tomorrow and simple future plans.
- My, your, ourالإضافة والضَّمائِرExpress possession naturally with simple noun phrases.
- Shopping politelyالتَّسَوُّقAsk for an item, a price, and a different option.
- Getting aroundالسَّفَرAsk for directions and navigate a new city.
Levels 2–6 are coming soon.