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Unit 33 · Come back tomorrow · Meet

Come back tomorrow

Read changed messages after a day.

About this unit

An optional return after a day or two, with a new message and new prices.

  • Try it without the alphabet first.
  • This check stays open whenever you want to return.

Words to read

Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.

water

ماء

watermāʾ
pen

قلم

penqalam
book

كتاب

bookkitāb
Reading tips

Return after a day and read before opening the sound. This optional unit uses a changed message and changed prices.

Reading practice

Shapes in the middle

Match each letter to its shape in the middle of a word.

Letters inside words

Match each letter to the marked shape in the word.

Read with support

Match the words to their pictures.

Read without a sound cue

Match the words to their pictures.

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Spelling to sound

Read the word. Choose its sound.

قلم

Sound to spelling

Listen. Choose the spelling.

Read and decide

Who is at home?

ليلى في البيت.

Read and decide

Which drink costs least on this changed menu?

شاي ١٫٠٠ · ماء ١٫٢٥ · قهوة ٢٫٥٠

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

water

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

pen

Build the word

Listen and build the word in typing order.

book

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

Recall the spelling

Listen and build the word without its picture.

Finish practice to save this unit.

You can read and write this

Read changed messages after a day.

water

ماء

water
pen

قلم

pen
book

كتاب

book
Use a Arabic keyboard

Standard Arabic keyboard or course tiles. Enter logical letters; the font shapes joins. Numbers retain normal digit order. Optional vowel marks are separate inputs.

All letters

ا
اisolated‍اfinal
long ā: held longerIn بَا
i

ā

ب
بisolated‍بfinalب‍initial‍ب‍medial
In بَ
i

ba

ت
تisolated‍تfinalت‍initial‍ت‍medial
In تَ
i

ta

ن
نisolated‍نfinalن‍initial‍ن‍medial
In نَ
i

na

ي
يisolated‍يfinalي‍initial‍ي‍medial
In يَ
i

ya / ī

د
دisolated‍دfinal
In دَ
i

da

ر
رisolated‍رfinal
In رَ
i

ra

و
وisolated‍وfinal
In وَ
i

wa / ū

م
مisolated‍مfinalم‍initial‍م‍medial
In مَ
i

ma

ل
لisolated‍لfinalل‍initial‍ل‍medial
In لَ
i

la

ك
كisolated‍كfinalك‍initial‍ك‍medial
In كَ
i

ka

ق
قisolated‍قfinalق‍initial‍ق‍medial
In قَ
i

qa

س
سisolated‍سfinalس‍initial‍س‍medial
In سَ
i

sa

ش
شisolated‍شfinalش‍initial‍ش‍medial
In شَ
i

sha

ف
فisolated‍فfinalف‍initial‍ف‍medial
In فَ
i

fa

ه
هisolated‍هfinalه‍initial‍ه‍medial
In هَ
i

ha

ة
ةisolated‍ةfinal
In كُرَة
i

final -a / -at. Final-only form: normally -a in pause, -at in linked grammar.

ج
جisolated‍جfinalج‍initial‍ج‍medial
In جَ
i

ja

ح
حisolated‍حfinalح‍initial‍ح‍medial
throat ḥ: a tight, rubbing hIn حَ
i

ḥa

خ
خisolated‍خfinalخ‍initial‍خ‍medial
kh: rough, as in “loch”In خَ
i

kha

ع
عisolated‍عfinalع‍initial‍ع‍medial
ʿayn: tight, with a buzzIn عَ
i

ʿa

غ
غisolated‍غfinalغ‍initial‍غ‍medial
gh: a gargle, with a buzzIn غَ
i

gha

ز
زisolated‍زfinal
In زَ
i

za

ذ
ذisolated‍ذfinal
In ذَ
i

dha. Voiced th as in English this.

ث
ثisolated‍ثfinalث‍initial‍ث‍medial
In ثَ
i

tha. Voiceless th as in English thin.

ص
صisolated‍صfinalص‍initial‍ص‍medial
emphatic s: deep and heavyIn صَ
i

ṣa

ض
ضisolated‍ضfinalض‍initial‍ض‍medial
emphatic d: deep and heavyIn ضَ
i

ḍa

ط
طisolated‍طfinalط‍initial‍ط‍medial
emphatic t: deep and heavyIn طَ
i

ṭa

ظ
ظisolated‍ظfinalظ‍initial‍ظ‍medial
emphatic dh: deep and heavyIn ظَ
i

ẓa

◌ْIn بِنْت
i

sukun: no vowel

◌ّIn مُعَلِّم
i

shadda: doubled consonant

◌ٌIn كِتَابٌ
i

tanwin -un

◌ًIn صَبَاحًا
i

tanwin -an

◌ٍIn قَلَمٍ
i

tanwin -in

ءa glottal stop, as in “uh-oh”In مَاء
i

glottal stop

أ
أisolated‍أfinal
glottal stop on alifIn أَب
i

glottal stop on alif

إ
إisolated‍إfinal
glottal stop below alifIn إِبْرَة
i

glottal stop below alif

ؤ
ؤisolated‍ؤfinal
glottal stop on wawIn سُؤَال
i

glottal stop on waw

ئ
ئisolated‍ئfinalئ‍initial‍ئ‍medial
glottal stop on a ya seatIn رَئِيس
i

glottal stop on ya seat

آ
آisolated‍آfinal
glottal stop + long āIn آدَم
i

glottal onset plus long ā

ى
ىisolated‍ىfinal
final long ā, no dotsIn مُسْتَشْفَى
i

final long ā. Final-only alif maqṣūra, without ya dots.