A text is a row of words. Read from right to left, one whole word at a time, with all its vowels. Then read the whole sentence in one line, the way you would say it. A full stop (.) ends a sentence and the mark ุ ends a question. The small word ูู (and) is written joined to the next word, for example ููุฃูููุง. A word like ุซูู ูู (then) links two actions.
ููand+ุฃูููุงI
Worked examples
Maryam introduces herself. Read each line first, then press Listen.
A short talk between two friends. Press each line.
Class activity
Read aloud, twice. First read the three small texts above slowly, word by word. Then read them again in one line without stopping. Cover the English and say what each sentence means. Last, write three sentences about yourself, for example ุฃูููุง โฆ , with all the vowels.
Practice
1
Press Listen. Where is the speaker: at home, at the market or at school?
โฆ
At the market: ุฃูููุง ููู ุงูุณูููู (สพanฤ fฤซ s-sลซq), โI am at the marketโ.
2
What does the word ุซูู ูู mean?
โThenโ: it links two actions, as in ุฃูููุฑูุฃ ุซูู ูู ุฃูููุชูุจ, โI read, then I writeโ.
3
The picture shows a school. Write: โAhmad is at school.โ
ุฃูุญูู ูุฏ ููู ุงููู ูุฏูุฑูุณูุฉ.
4
Join the two names with ูู: ุฃูุญูู ูุฏุ ู ูุฑูููู .
ุฃูุญูู ูุฏ ููู ูุฑูููู . (The word ูู is written joined to the next word.)
5
Put the words in order: ุชูููุชูุจ / ุซูู ูู / ุชูููุฑูุฃ / ูููู
ูููู ุชูููุฑูุฃ ุซูู ูู ุชูููุชูุจ. (She reads, then she writes.)
