Taa has a loop and a tall stick. It is a heavy t, said with a big round mouth. Dhaa looks like taa with one dot on top. It is a heavy th.
تta: light tطtaa: heavy t
Ta or taa?
Ta and taa both say t, but they look different. Ta has a boat shape and two dots. It is the light t. Taa has a loop and a stick. It is the heavy t.
عain: no dotغghain: 1 dot on top
Ain and ghain
Ain has an open curve on top and no dot. Its sound comes from deep in the throat. Ghain has the same shape with one dot on top. It sounds like a soft gargle.
فfa: 1 dotقqaf: 2 dots
Fa and qaf
Fa and qaf both have a round head. Fa has one dot on top and says f. Qaf has two dots on top. It is a deep k from the back of the throat.
قَمَر
Qaf in a word
The word qamar means moon. It starts on the right with qaf. Find the two dots on top of qaf.
1طtaa
2ظdhaa
3عain
4غghain
5فfa
6قqaf
Say them in order
The order is taa, dhaa, ain, ghain, fa, qaf. In each pair, the letter with fewer dots comes first.
For parents
Goal: Your child learns six letters, taa to qaf, and how to tell each one from its look-alike.
Ask your child to count the dots. Taa and ain have none. Dhaa, ghain and fa have one on top. Qaf has two on top.
Taa is a different letter from ta. Ta has two dots and a boat shape. Taa has a loop and a tall stick.
Ask: which letter is the heavy t? Which one is the deep k?
Away from the screen: Shape fa and qaf from play dough with a round head. Give your child small balls for dots and ask them to make each letter.