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    This document provides an overview of an introductory Arabic language course. It discusses the differences between formal and spoken Arabic, with formal Arabic used for more academic settings and spoken Arabic varying by region. The document then covers the basic Arabic alphabet, including the direction of writing, names and sounds of each letter, and their four shapes depending on position in a word. It includes transliteration exercises to practice consonant sounds. Finally, it briefly discusses vocalized versus unvocalized Arabic texts.

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    ARA 101 Arabic for Beginners

    Unit 1 Alphabets

    Ms. Katia Freywat

    ً‫أهﻼً وسهﻼ‬
    Ahlan wa Sahlan

    ARA 101 – Winter 2024 - KF 2

    1
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    Formal and Spoken Arabic


    1. Formal Arabic, also called Modern Standard (MSA) or
    Classical Arabic “foss-Ha”.
    1. School, news broadcasts, politics, economics, culture, etc.
    2. More written than an oral register.
    3. Is highly respected and constitutes the "intellectual"
    register of Arabic.
    4. Educated speakers will often mix formal and spoken
    forms, because interacting with others in just formal
    Arabic can seem impersonal.
    2. Spoken Arabic “3ammiyyah” used for communication
    on daily basis, it differs according to geographical
    areas.
    ARA 101 – Winter 2024 - KF 3

    Arabic Alphabets

    Lingco – Unit 1 - Exercise 1

    ARA 101 – Winter 2024 - KF 4

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    Direction of reading and writing

    th (as in three) t b a

    d kh j
    H,7 (doesn’t exist in
    English)

    s z r dh (as in the)

    T (as in Tub) D (as in Done) S (as in son) sh

    f gh (as in rouge in 3,A (as in 3arabi) DH (as in AbuDhabi)


    French)

    m l k q

    y w h n

    ARA 101 – Winter 2024 - KF 5

    Names and Sounds of Arabic Letters

    ARA 101 – Winter 2024 - KF 6

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    4. Each letter has 4 shapes depending on its position


    in the word.

    ARA 101 – Winter 2024 - KF 7

    Consonants Transliteration
    P11,12 /practice and master the sounds

    A,3
    p11
    ARA 101 - Autumn 2021 8

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    Transliteration
    Consonants

    practice and master the sounds

    ARA 101 – Winter 2024 - KF 9

    Transliteration
    Drill 1

    ‫ث‬ ‫ذ‬

    ARA 101 – Winter 2024 - KF 10

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    Transliteration
    Drill 2 (ithnayn)

    ARA 101 – Winter 2024 - KF 11

    Vocalized text:
    • Elementary school textbooks, some editions of classical
    literary texts, and religious texts such as the Qur'an and
    the Bible).
    • In scripture this precision has religious significance to
    leave no doubt as to the exact reading intended.
    Un-vocalized texts:
    • Possible ambiguities; however, the meaning is almost
    always clear from the context.
    • Arabic speakers normally read and write without
    vocalization.
    ARA 101 – Winter 2024 - KF 12

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