typing arabic

http://www.indiana.edu/~arabic/typing_arabic.htm

pronouncing letters and words

http://islamicschool.net/firstStepsGame.htm

Here is the basic Arabic alphabet and what they sound like - It is advisable to have Arabic letters enabled so you can view them:

"Ã" sounds like Alif
"È" sounds like Ba'
"Ê" sounds like Ta'
"Ë" sounds like Tha' (like 'Th' in Thunder)
"Ì" sounds like Jeem
"Í" sounds like Ha'
"Î" sounds like Kha'
"Ï" sounds like Dal
"Ð" sounds like Dhal (like 'Th' in The)
"Ñ" sounds like Ra'
"Ò" sounds like Zain
"Ó" sounds like Seen
"Ô" sounds like Sheen
"Õ" sounds like Sad (the front of your tongue should touch the lower teech so it does not sound like the word 'Sad' in English)
"Ö" sounds like Dhad (this is the most difficult letter for Non-Arabic speakers)
"Ø" sounds like Ta
"Ù" sounds like Tha
"Ú" sounds like Ain
"Û" sounds like Ghain
"Ý" sounds like Fa'
"Þ" sounds like Qaf
"ß" sounds like Kaf
"á" sounds like Lam
"ã" sounds like Meem
"ä" sounds like Noon
"åÜ" sounds like Ha'
"æ" sounds like Wow
"í" sounds like Ya'

Please note the sounds are approximate since English language does not provide the exact sound of Arabic letters.

by

Ashraf

GRAMMER
SIMPLY WE HAVE IN ARABIC FOUR TYPES OF TASHKEEL
1 THE DASH ABOVE LETTER IS FATHA SO WE SAY HA
THE DASH UNDER LETTER WE CALL KASRA AND PRONOUNCE THE SAME LETTER HE
THE COMMA UBOVE LETTER WE CAL DAMMA AND THE SAME LETTER IS HO
THE SMALL CIRCLE UBOVE LETTER THE LETTER IS PRONOUNCED AS IT is     h
we have fifth taskeel called shadda that mean we must focus on the letter as we repeat it hh
the shadda may have on it fatha or kasra or damma and we pronounce the letter with maadd men repeating according to taskeel on shadda
so all leters could be in one of the above casses