Ling 300 : Arabic Lesson

Reading and Writing in Arabic

By Emmahous Kebede

Introduction

Welcome to the Arabic Script!

• "Arabic is written from right to left, and it's used in many countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Today, we will learn about the first few letters of the Arabic alphabet."

Multiple Choice

How do you think Arabic is written?

• from left to right

• from right to left

• both

• top to bottom

​The First 4 Arabic Letters

• Let’s start with the first four letters of the Arabic alphabet. Here they are!

  • أ (Alif) - "A" as in Apple 🍎

  • ب (Baa) - "B" as in Ball 🏀

  • ت (Taa) - "T" as in Tiger 🐯

  • ث (Thaa) - "Th" as in Thumb 👍

Multiple Choice

Which of these letters comes first in the Arabic alphabet?

• ب (Baa)

• ت (Taa)

• أ (Alif)

• ث (Thaa)