Bite-Size Arabic
Learn to Read and Write Arabic Using the Tiniest Bit of Vocabulary and Grammar

Unit 1

On this page you will find audio materials corresponding to Unit 1 of Bite-Size Arabic, divided into new letters and symbols, vocabulary, and exercises.

New Letters and Symbols

In this unit the following letters are introduced. You can click on the name of the letter to hear it pronounced.

haa’
FinalMedial InitialIndependent
ـهـهـهـه
waaw
FinalMedial InitialIndependent
ـوـووو
yaa’
FinalMedial InitialIndependent
ـيـيـيـي
’alif
FinalMedial InitialIndependent
ـاـااا

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.

1.
واهِ
2.
يَها
3.
هاي