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Arabic Letters

All 28 letters — each with its sound and a word that begins with it. Tap a card to flip through the deck.

lion
أ Aliflion
duck
ب Baaduck
apple
ت Taaapple
fox
ث Thaafox
camel
ج Jeemcamel
horse
ح Ḥaahorse
sheep
خ Khaasheep
bear
د Daalbear
wolf
ذ Dhaalwolf
feather
ر Raafeather
giraffe
ز Zayngiraffe
fish
س Seenfish
sun
ش Sheensun
falcon
ص Ṣaadfalcon
frog
ض Ḍaadfrog
airplane
ط Ṭaaairplane
Back
ظ DhaaBack
grapes
ع ʿAyngrapes
gazelle
غ Ghayngazelle
elephant
ف Faaelephant
cat
ق Qaafcat
dog
ك Kaafdog
lemon
ل Laamlemon
banana
م Meembanana
bee
ن Noonbee
crescent moon
ه Haacrescent moon
rose
و Waawrose
hand
ي Yaahand

For Parents

How many letters are in the Arabic alphabet?

The Arabic alphabet has 28 letters. Each one has its own shape and sound, and children learn them one at a time — here each letter comes with a picture of a word that begins with it, to make the sound easy to remember.

What is the best way for a child to learn the Arabic letters?

Young children learn Arabic letters best through repetition, sound, and pictures rather than rules. Seeing the letter, hearing its sound, and linking it to a familiar word (like أ for asad, a lion) helps the letter and its sound stick. Short, playful sessions with one letter at a time work far better than trying to cover many at once.

Do these letters teach how to read the Quran?

Learning the 28 letters and their sounds is the very first step toward reading the Quran. It is the foundation that pronunciation (makharij), joining letters into words, and finally reading come after. This is the first rung of the School learning ladder: letters → sounds → words → Quran.