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Arabic for Beginners: The Alphabet, Reading and Everyday Phrases

Arabic for Beginners: The Alphabet, Reading and Everyday Phrases

Start Arabic from scratch in plain English: read and write the Arabic alphabet, introduce yourself, count, order food, shop, travel and chat politely. Transliteration beside every word, 50 friendly lessons and printable alphabet charts.

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Made in English
Last updated at Tue Nov 2026
Level
Beginner
Total lectures 60
Total quizzes 10
Total duration 10:49:00 Hours
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Short description Start Arabic from scratch in plain English: read and write the Arabic alphabet, introduce yourself, count, order food, shop, travel and chat politely. Transliteration beside every word, 50 friendly lessons and printable alphabet charts.
Outcomes
  • Read and write all 28 Arabic letters in their four forms, right to left, with the short vowels and other marks
  • Read fully vowelled Arabic aloud, using a simple transliteration as a guide, including sun and moon letters
  • Greet people, use polite phrases for a man or a woman, and introduce yourself
  • Use numbers in Arabic-Indic and Western digits for prices, the time, days and dates
  • Build simple sentences with pronouns, the definite article, masculine and feminine, and possessive endings
  • Talk about the present, the past and your plans with everyday verbs, and ask questions
  • Describe your daily routine, family, hobbies, people and places
  • Order at a café, a restaurant and a market, and explain a food allergy clearly
  • Shop, ask the way, use trains, buses and taxis, check in and ask for help
  • Write a self-introduction and an account of a day out in Arabic script
Requirements
  • No Arabic at all: the course starts from the very first letter
  • A willingness to read words out loud, as there is no audio
  • A notebook and pen for writing Arabic, and a PDF reader or printer for the charts, handwriting sheets and phrase sheet
  • About 10 to 15 minutes for each lesson, plus time to practise

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