قَلَم
qalam · a pen
- قَqa
- لَla
- مm
- qa — Qāf with a fatha
- la — Lām with a fatha
- m — Mīm, closing the word
Unit 10 · Reading real words
Step 1 of 4 · Sound it out
Read each piece right to left, then let them run together.
جَمَل
jamal · a camel
- جَja
- مَma
- لl
- ja — Jīm with a fatha
- ma — Mīm with a fatha
- l — Lām, closing the word
سَمَك
samak · fish
- سَsa
- مَma
- كk
- sa — Sīn with a fatha
- ma — Mīm with a fatha
- k — Kāf, closing the word
Add one more letter and the shape most Arabic words are built on appears: two vowelled letters, then a last letter with nothing on it. Say each piece and let them run together.