Learn the Arabic alphabet - Lesson 04 - The last 7 letters and the Hamza
Channel: Alex Arrick
Date: 2013-05-23

Lost? See our last lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJUkiUqFGiM

The letters that we cover in this video are: kaf, lam, meem, noon, ha, wow and ya (and the hamza).

These are all easy to pronounce. You're in the home stretch!

Video notes:

1. Kaf: 0:21

ك ككك

Kaf makes a regular "K" sound.

2. Lam: 1:17

ل للل

Lam makes a regular "L" sound.

3. Meem: 2:21

م ممم

Meem makes a regular "M" sound.

4. Noon: 3:22

ن ننن

Noon makes a regular "N" sound.

5. Ha: 4:43

ه ههه

Ha makes a normal "H" sound. Remember that it's not the same as the "7a" and just has a normal pronunciation.

6. Wow: 7:22

و ـو

Wow makes a "W" or an "OO" sound, depending on where it is in the word. Wow does not connect to the letter after it.

7. Ya: 8:27

ي ييي

Ya makes a "Y" or an "EE" sound, depending on where it is in the word.

8. There are 3 vowels in Arabic, the alif, the wow, and the ya: 8:37

9. Lets go over the whole alphabet! 9:43

ا ب ت ث ج ح خ

د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض

ط ظ ع غ ف ق

ك ل م ن ه و ي

I actually found a decent alphabet song here for you guys who like singing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFBUqjDt_oA

10. The Hamza: 11:50

ء (by itself)

ؤ ئ (sitting on a wow or ya)

أَ أُ إَ (bossing the alif around and telling it what to do)

The Hamza is a glottal stop. See the video for a better explanation. It's recognized as a letter when you get into roots. We'll cover that later.

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Hey. Good job. You know the Arabic alphabet now.

Now practice writing it and try to pronounce it the best you can before going on to the next video, where we'll start talking about vowel marks.