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Learn Arabic (for non-Arabic speakers)

Easy Arabic stories and lessons for children who don't speak Arabic, ages 4+.

Trace the Greetings with Lily and Zaatar
Trace the Greetings with Lily and Zaatar

Trace each greeting twice and say it aloud, just like Zaatar the parrot.

Trace and Label the Face: Ruby's Wiggly Song
Trace and Label the Face: Ruby's Wiggly Song

Trace each outlined Arabic word for a part of the face, then touch that part and say it.

Match the Word to the Picture: Ella's Picnic
Match the Word to the Picture: Ella's Picnic

Draw a line from each Arabic food word to its picture, and say the word aloud.

Colour the Kite by Word: Omar's Rainbow Kite
Colour the Kite by Word: Omar's Rainbow Kite

Read the Arabic colour word in each part of the kite and colour it. Use the key on the right to check.

Count and Circle: Mia's Camel Numbers
Count and Circle: Mia's Camel Numbers

Count the stars in each row and circle the right Arabic number word. Goes with the story of Mia counting camels to ten....

Finn, Sultan and Zaatar's First Day at School
Finn, Sultan and Zaatar's First Day at School

Finn's family had just moved to Abu Dhabi, and today was his first day at his new school. His tummy went flutter-flutter...

Zoe, Uncle Majid and Zaatar the Weather Parrot
Zoe, Uncle Majid and Zaatar the Weather Parrot

Every morning, Uncle Majid stood on his balcony with his coffee and called out the weather to the whole street. One morn...

Jack and Zaatar's Week of Little Kindnesses
Jack and Zaatar's Week of Little Kindnesses

On Sunday morning, Miss Fatima wrote seven words on the board. Flap-flap! Zaatar the green parrot landed on top of it....

Ruby, Aisha and Zaatar's Wiggly Head-to-Toes Song
Ruby, Aisha and Zaatar's Wiggly Head-to-Toes Song

Ruby had a cold, so she stayed home. Atchoo! She was bored, bored, BORED. Her babysitter Aisha smiled. "I know a cure...