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The 8 modules
One Shape, Three Letters, Just Dots
ب ت ث are the same little boat — only the dots change — so you learn three letters for the price of one.
Letters Hold Hands
Arabic letters change shape depending on whether they are at the start, the middle or the end of a word — because they are joining onto their neighbours.
Peace Be Upon You
The Arabic greeting is a whole sentence with a fixed reply, and knowing the reply is what makes you sound like you belong.
The Sounds From Deeper Down
Arabic has sounds made further back in the throat than any English sound, and you need a real voice in your ear to find them.
Everyone in the Family
Arabic family words are short, ancient and used constantly — and two of them sound almost like baby words in every language on earth.
Counting to Ten at the Stall
Arabic numbers are the words you will hear first at any market from Nouakchott to Khartoum, so learn them by ear before you meet them on paper.
Read the Packet in Your Own Kitchen
Arabic is printed on food, soap and medicine sold all over the continent — go and read some of it today.
Capstone: A Real Arabic Conversation
Today you greet, ask, answer and part — a complete conversation in Arabic, with a real person, out loud.
Your child will finish able to write and recognise a solid group of Arabic letters in their joined forms, greet and reply in Arabic, count to ten, and read simple words on real packaging. Arabic is spoken right across North Africa, the Sahel and the Horn, is a working language of the African Union, and is the language of the Qur'an for families where that matters.