01
Recognize the letters in a word
Read from right to left. You’ll learn each letter’s sound, how its shape changes when it joins other letters, and which letters leave a break in the middle of a word.
Learn to read Arabic
with Reading 101.
You don’t need to know a single Arabic letter to begin. We’ll start with the sounds of the alphabet and help you read your first words, one sound at a time. Reading 101 is a separate course you can take before ARB 101.
بَba
بِbi
بُbu
How will I learn to read?
02
Learn the vowel marks
See how Arabic shows short and long vowels. You’ll learn the marks that tell you when a consonant has no vowel after it, when to double its sound, and when to add an n sound at the end of a word.
03
Sound out a whole word
Try كَتَبَ (“he wrote”). Start on the right and read it slowly as ka, ta, ba. Then say the whole word, kataba. You’ll practice this with other words and work up to short phrases.
What will I be able to read?
By the end of Reading 101, you’ll be able to sound out unfamiliar words and read simple phrases with vowel marks on your own. It’s natural to take your time with each letter at first.
Keep reading aloud after the course. Try a short phrase, read it again, then try a new one. As you continue into ARB 101, that regular practice helps you recognize whole words and read more smoothly.