שشHebrabic

Reading

Learn to read before you memorize. Arabic script, like Hebrew, is an abjad written right-to-left — these short lessons take you from recognizing letters to sounding out full words, leaning on the reading habits you already have.

8 lessons · about 52 min total

  1. How Arabic Writing WorksAn abjad, right-to-left, no capitals — you know more than you think6 min
  2. The Short VowelsFatḥa, ḍamma, kasra — nikud, invented twice6 min
  3. The Long VowelsAlif, wāw, yāʾ — Hebrew's אמות הקריאה in Arabic dress6 min
  4. Shadda, Tanwīn & Tāʾ MarbūṭaDoubling like dagesh, fossil endings, and the feminine ה that is secretly a ת7 min
  5. HamzaThe glottal stop: א's day job, with its own letter6 min
  6. Sun & Moon LettersHow ال assimilates — and why Israeli maps already taught you the rule6 min
  7. The Sound MapThe Hebrew–Arabic decoder ring: six letters, twelve sounds8 min
  8. Reading the StreetThe Arabic all around you — trilingual signs, city names, and the menu7 min