Arabic for Beginners: Arabic Alphabet and Phonology

Dr. Sami Bachir Mejri introduces Arabic letters and pronunciation before adding numbers, weekdays and useful phrases. The sequence connects the writing system with initial everyday communication. It suits learners starting without Arabic knowledge who want a structured foundation and can practice recognizing a letter in a word as well as producing its sound in a spoken phrase.

What you will learn

• Explore Arabic letters and initial pronunciation.
• Practice numbers, weekdays and greeting phrases.
• Connect colors and everyday words with basic communication.

Who this suits

Beginners without previous Arabic knowledge. The roughly six-hour workload includes course activities rather than only video. This is the first course in Khalifa University’s three-part beginner sequence.

Before you enroll

Use listening, speaking and spaced review alongside the lessons, with time to retrieve an answer before replaying the model. Later courses in a sequence need the earlier vocabulary and structures; check the prerequisites rather than choose only by the beginner label. Course completion does not establish fluency, and an ordinary completion certificate is separate from an official language examination. Check the teaching language, captions and current access terms before enrolling.

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Put it into practice

Write and pronounce a small set of Arabic words from the lessons. Identify the letters in each word, compare the written forms and record one greeting that uses vocabulary you can recognize without a transliteration.

Source and review

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