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Learn the alphabet Alphabets are essential to learn if you want to read and write in the language you are learning. They provide useful information on the sounds of letters in languages and help you sound more natural when you speak.

Learn foreign alphabets online. More than 40 alphabets are available.

Alphabets are essential to learn if you want to read and write in the language you are learning. They provide useful information on the sounds of letters in languages and help you sound more natural when you speak. Scroll down and choose from over 40 alphabets to start learning now.

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alif - ā /  ’  ( ʾ  ) - various, including /aː/ [a]
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bā’ - b - /b/
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tā’ - t - /t/
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thā’ - th (ṯ ) - /θ/
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jīm - j (ǧ, g ) - [d͡ʒ] ~ [ʒ] ~ [ɡ] [c]
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ḥā’ - ḥ - /ħ/
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khā’ - kh (ḫ, ḵ ) - /x/
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dāl - d - /d/
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dhāl - dh (ḏ ) - /ð/
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rā’ - r - /r/
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zayn / zāy - z - /z/
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sīn - s - /s/
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shīn - sh (š ) - /ʃ/
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ṣād - ṣ - /sˤ/
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ḍād - ḍ - /dˤ/
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ṭā’ - ṭ - /tˤ/
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ẓā’ - ẓ - [ðˤ] ~ [zˤ]
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‘ayn -  ‘  ( ʿ  ) - /ʕ/
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ghayn - gh (ġ, ḡ ) - /ɣ/
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fā’ - f - /f/
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qāf - q - /q/
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kāf - k - /k/
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lām - l - /l/
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mīm - m - /m/
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nūn - n - /n/
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hā’ - h - /h/
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wāw - w / ū / aw - /w/, /uː/, /aw/,
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yā’ - y / ī / ay - /j/, /iː/, /aj/,