These four go in the same order as k, l, m, n in English. Kaf says k. Lam says l. Meem says m. Noon says n.
كkaf: mark insideلlam: hookاalif: straight
Kaf, lam and alif
Kaf has a small mark inside it. Lam is tall with a hook at the bottom. Alif is tall too, but it is a straight line.
مmeem: straight tailوwaw: curved tailهha: no tail
Meem, waw and ha
Meem has a round head and a tail that goes straight down. Waw has a round head and a curved tail. It says w. Ha is round with no tail. It is the soft h.
Noon is a bowl with one dot on top. Ya has two dots below and says y. Ba has one dot below. Count the dots and see where they sit.
هha: soft hحhaa: strong h
Two kinds of h
Ha is the soft h, like in hat. Haa is a strong, breathy h from the throat. Ha is round. Haa is an open curve.
1نnoon
2هha
3وwaw
4يya
The end of the alphabet
After noon come ha, waw and ya. Ya is the very last letter. Now you know all 28 letters.
For parents
Goal: Your child learns the last seven letters, kaf to ya, and finishes the whole alphabet.
Kaf, lam, meem and noon match k, l, m, n in English. Say them together in order.
Look at the dots: noon has one dot on top, ya has two dots below.
Meem, waw and ha all have a round head. Ask your child to look at the tail: straight down, curved, or no tail at all.
Away from the screen: Look at a cereal box or food can with Arabic writing, if you have one. Ask your child to find meem, noon or ya. If not, write the letters on sticky notes and hide them around the room.