PRE-A1

Arabic Foundations

أساسيات العربية

Start with the alphabet, sound system, handwriting, and essential expressions for everyday communication.

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Designed for
Complete beginners
Course length
60 guided hours
Before you begin
No previous Arabic required
Learning format
In person or live online, with digital practice

Progress you can use.

  • Recognize and write the complete Arabic alphabet
  • Read and pronounce simple words with greater accuracy
  • Use greetings, introductions, numbers, and essential daily expressions
  • Understand basic classroom and everyday instructions
  • Build the foundation needed to begin A1

What the curriculum covers.

01

Arabic alphabet and pronunciation

Letter forms, handwriting, short and long vowels, tanween, shaddah, and sun and moon letters.

02

Greetings and introductions

Names, countries, days of the week, polite expressions, and simple questions.

03

In the classroom

Classroom vocabulary, instructions, demonstratives, and numbers from zero to ten.

04

Home and family

Rooms, furniture, location expressions, family language, and numbers from eleven to twenty.

05

Food and drinks

Common foods, ordering, likes and dislikes, and larger numbers.

06

Jobs and professions

Workplaces, occupations, pronouns, and asking what someone does.

07

The human body

Body parts, simple physical descriptions, and masculine and feminine nouns.

08

Clothes and colours

Clothing vocabulary, colours, preferences, and basic adjective agreement.

09

Seasons and weather

Weather expressions, seasons, and short descriptions of everyday conditions.

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