Lesson Four Arabic from the beginning

This is the fourth session of an eighteen-lesson course for absolute beginners wishing to learn Arabic. This lesson introduces the concept of writing Arabic in a joined form. You will learn more about twelve of the letters of the Arabic alphabet. Six of them are joining letters (baa', taa', thaa', jeem, haa' and khaa') and the other six are the 'naughty letters' that cannot be joined to the left (alif, daal, dhaal, raa', zayn and waaw). You will also be taught about the tied taa' (taa' marbootah). In addition, you will learn another useful greeting and the appropriate responses.

The course as a whole is based on the book 'Arabic from the Beginning: Part One' by Dr. Imran Hamza Alawiye, which is available from the publisher's website: www.gatewaytoarabic.com. The course teaches everything you need to know to read and write the Arabic script, as well as useful Arabic phrases.