A sukun is a small circle on top of a letter. It means stop. That letter has no vowel. Just say its sound.
مِنْ
Join it to the sound before
Look at min. Meem has a kasra and says mi. Noon has a sukun, so it just says n. Put them together: min. It means from.
مِنْmin: fromمَنْman: who
One mark, a new word
Look closely at the first mark. With a kasra, meem and noon say min. With a fatha, they say man. Man means who. One small mark makes a new word.
كَمْkam: how manyقُمْqum: stand upهَلْhal: asks
More stop words
Lots of short words end with a sukun. Kam means how many. Qum means stand up. Hal starts a question.
1أَحْ1 ah
2مَرْ2 mar
Read longer words in parts
Read a longer word in parts. Ah, then mar, makes ahmar. It means red. Each part ends with a sukun.
بِنْتْ
Two stops at the end
Some words end with two stops. In bint, noon and ta both have a sukun. Say bi, then n, then t. Bint means girl.
For parents
Goal: Your child learns the sukun, the small circle that means stop, and reads short words with it.
Look for a small circle on top of a letter. That letter has no vowel, so your child just says its sound.
Have your child say the first part with its vowel, then add the stopped sound: mi, n, min.
Ask: which letter has the little circle? What sound does it make on its own?
Away from the screen: Play stop and go. Your child says a long sound, like maaa. When you hold up a circle, such as a coin or a ring, they stop on n. Together that makes man.