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Unit 2 · Lesson 4: Short Vowels (Harakat)
Learn fatha, kasra, and damma — the three short vowel markers
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Curriculum
4 units · 21 lessonsLetters أ ب ت ث
First four letters of the alphabet
Letters ج ح خ
Guttural and emphatic consonants
Letters د ذ ر ز
The "d" and "r" family
Letters س ش ص ض
Sibilants and emphatic variants
Letters ط ظ ع غ
Pharyngeal and emphatic letters
Letters ف ق ك ل م ن ه و ي
Final alphabet letters
Long Vowels: ا و ي
Alif, waw, and ya as vowel carriers
Fatha (َ)
The short "a" vowel sound
Kasra (ِ)
The short "i" vowel sound
Damma (ُ) & Sukun (ْ)
Short "u" vowel and consonant marker
Shadda & Tanwin
Doubling and nunation markers
Reading with Full Harakat
Read short texts with all vowel marks