In this unit the following letters are introduced.
You can click on the name of the letter to hear it pronounced.
haa’
Final
Medial
Initial
Independent
ـه
ـهـ
هـ
ه
waaw
Final
Medial
Initial
Independent
ـو
ـو
و
و
yaa’
Final
Medial
Initial
Independent
ـي
ـيـ
يـ
ي
’alif
Final
Medial
Initial
Independent
ـا
ـا
ا
ا
The following symbols were all introduced.
All three of them are written in combination with a letter
(above or below the letter) and represent a short vowel.
Click to hear the name of the symbol.
fatḥa
ـــَــ
kasra
ـــِــ
ḍamma
ـــُــ
Vocabulary
The following are the new words introduced in this unit.
You will need to know them to complete the exercises in the following units.
Click on the word to listen.
وَ
wa‘and’
هِيَ
hiya‘she’
هُوَ
huwa‘he’
هِهِهِه!
hihihih!‘hahaha!’
ياه!
yaah!‘wow!’
Exercises
The following is a selection of the exercises from this unit.
Click on a word to hear it.
Exercise 1-C.
Sound out the following imaginary words. Click on the word to listen.
1.
وِوَ
2.
وَهُ
3.
هَه
4.
وِهَوَ
5.
هُهِ
6.
هَوِ
Exercise 1-D.
Sound out the following imaginary words. Click on the word to listen.
1.
يُهِ
2.
وَي
3.
هَيُ
4.
يِوَ
5.
هَيَهُ
6.
يَهَوَ
Exercise 1-F.
Sound out the following imaginary words. Click on the word to listen.