unvowelled print
Recognise familiar words as the short-vowel marks fade.
About this unit
Normal Arabic print leaves out most short-vowel marks. Here the training marks disappear from words you know.
- Long ā, ī and ū stay written: ا, ي, و.
- Recognise the word first, then open the marked hint to check.
- One unmarked spelling can have more than one reading; context decides.
Read the examples
Tap a card and listen. Try saying it too.
Words to read
كتاب
bookkitāb
قلم
penqalam
بيت
housebayt
شمس
sunshamsمدير
managermudīrReading tips
Normal MSA print omits most short-vowel marks. Known words and context supply them. Training hints remain available: كِتَاب، قَلَم، بَيْت، شَمْس، مُدِير. بَيْت is another common word for house; its ay pattern was taught in لَيْل.
A single unmarked spelling may have more than one grammatical reading. The course does not pretend a bare consonant skeleton always gives a unique pronunciation.
Reading practice
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.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
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
Recognise familiar words as the short-vowel marks fade.
كتاب
bookقلم
penبيت
houseشمس
sunمدير
managerUse 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.
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