How this course works
Welcome. This course takes you from no Arabic at all to reading vowelled Arabic script and holding a first conversation.
What you will be able to do
By the final lesson you will recognise and write all 28 letters in each of their forms, read a vowelled word aloud correctly, greet someone and introduce yourself, build simple sentences, count, and handle a shop, a taxi, and an introduction.
What this course does not do is make you fluent. Arabic is a large language and fluency takes years. What it does is get you past the barrier that stops most beginners in the first month — the script — and give you a foundation solid enough to keep building on.
How the lessons are arranged
| MODULE | WHAT IT COVERS |
|---|---|
| The alphabet | All 28 letters in six groups, then how they join |
| Vowels and reading | The marks that turn letters into pronounceable words |
| First conversations | Greetings, introductions, simple sentences, questions |
| Everyday Arabic | Numbers, family, food and shopping, time and directions |
| Reading practice | Putting it together, and where to go next |
A short quiz closes each module. You need 70% to pass, you may retake it as often as you like, and passing marks the lesson complete.
How to study
Say everything aloud. Arabic has sounds English does not, and they only become reliable through the mouth, not the eye. Reading silently will not build them.
Write the letters by hand. Ten repetitions of each new letter, in each position. This is the single highest-return habit in the whole course, and it is why the alphabet module moves in small groups rather than presenting all 28 letters at once.
Twenty to forty minutes per lesson is the intended pace. There is no benefit to rushing the alphabet — everything afterwards rests on it.
ABOUT THE TRANSLITERATION Roman spellings of Arabic vary, and no system is standard. This course writes what is easiest to pronounce, and marks long vowels with a doubled letter — kitaab, not kitab. Once the script module is behind you, trust the Arabic and treat the Roman column as a hint.