Practice · Connecting Arabic Letters
🔤 Letter Cards
Click each card to flip and see the Arabic letter
✍️ Try It Yourself
Practice reading the letters on this page on your own. Cover the English transliteration and try to read each letter correctly. Start slowly, then increase your speed as you gain confidence!
✏️ Practice
Trace • Air write • Say aloud
Page 1: Two-Letter Words - First Connections
This page introduces connecting two letters to form simple words, focusing on letters that connect smoothly.
- Arabic letters connect to form words
- Letters change shape when they connect
- Practice two-letter combinations with fatha
- Read connected letters smoothly without pausing
- Focus on letters that connect on both sides (ت، ب، د، ر، ز)
📋 Instructions
- Show how two letters connect - they touch and flow together
- Point out how letter shapes change when connected
- Practice saying each word smoothly: ta-ta, ta-da, ba-ra
- Start slowly, then build speed
- Emphasize reading without pausing between letters
🗣️ Pronunciation
| Arabic | Say it like | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| تَتَ | ta-ta | Two Ta letters connected - say smoothly without pause |
| تَدَ | ta-da | Ta and Dal connected - flow from one to the next |
| بَرَ | ba-ra | Ba and Ra connected - smooth transition |
💡 Tip
This is students' first experience with connected letters! Show how the letter shapes change when they connect. The key is reading smoothly without pausing between letters. Practice slowly at first, then build fluency.
📖 Sound Story
Welcome to Book 2! Now you'll learn how letters connect to make words. In Arabic, letters hold hands when they make words - they change shape to connect smoothly. Let's start with simple two-letter words!
✅ Checkpoint
- Understand the rule
- Pronounce examples correctly
- Apply to practice words
- Read fluently