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Arabic/Reading Arabic
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Like many other semitic languages such as Hebrew, Arabic is read from right to left. Aside from that one unusual bit, you will be surprised how quickly you can learn to read it.
Arabic letters that sound like English:
Letter
Name
Sounds like
as in
أ
'alif
a
cat
ب
bâ
b
banana
ت
tâ
t
table
ج
jîm
j
jam
ن
nûn
n
name
و
wâw
w
wind
ل
lâm
l
lesson
Now let's try these words:
باب اب
(ab) = father (bab) = door