كِتَاب
kitāb · a book
- كِki
- تَاtā
- بb
- ki — Kāf with a kasra
- tā — Tāʼ with a fatha, stretched long by the alif
- b — Bāʼ, 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.
مَسْجِد
masjid · a mosque
- مَma
- سْs
- جِji
- دd
- ma — Mīm with a fatha
- s — Sīn with a sukun — no vowel
- ji — Jīm with a kasra
- d — Dāl, closing the word
سَلَام
salām · peace
- سَsa
- لَاlā
- مm
- sa — Sīn with a fatha
- lā — Lām with a fatha, stretched long by the alif
- m — Mīm, closing the word
Nothing new to learn here — only more of the same. Take the word one piece at a time, right to left, and it reads itself. These three are words you will meet every day.