Short courses

Course information

Level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

This course covers the basics of the Arabic language including numbers, genders and greetings, while introducing some basic elements of writing. It follows the prescribed text to allow easy reference and practise between sessions. No prior knowledge of the language is required.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

• recognise all characters of the Modern Standard Arabic alphabet and other special characters
• pronounce properly the guttural sounds that aren’t found in European and English languages
• differentiate between long vowels and short vowels (written and oral)
• differentiate between sounds that seem similar for non-native speakers
• recognise the varying shapes of each letter depending on its position in the word
• employ approximately 750 words and several phrases
• speak and understand basic greetings in your formal and colloquial forms
• read and write simple short sentences and phrases.

• Greetings
• Letters – alif, baa, taa, and thaa
• Short vowels – fatHa, damma, and kasra
• Long vowels – aa, uu, ii
• Connecting and non-connecting letters
• Jiim, haa, khaa, waaw, and yaa
• Short vowels – sukoon
• Hamza, daal, raa, zaay, siin,shiin, saad, daad
• The Shadda
• Taa, Dhaa, A'ayn, ghayn, faa, qaaf, kaaf, laam
• The laam alif
• Miim, nuun and haa
• The alif laam
• The dagger alif
• Numbers 1-10
• Writing one letter particles
• Using the dictionary
• Hadritak and Hadritik
• Meeting people
• Introductions
• Genders
• Addressing people
• ItfaDaal and ItfaDaali
• Expressing feelings
• Visiting people

Suitable for beginner A1 level participants.

None

Delivery mode

Online via the platform Zoom

Delivered as a series of interactive workshops where active participation is encouraged.

Course materials are shared electronically using Dropbox.