the arabic alphabet, called al-abjadiya consists of 28 letters. its written left-to-write (opposite to english) and in a cursive style (connected letters) ill go over each letter separately, in only their basic sounds

the first letter (starting at top left) ا is pronounced as "ah" as in "all"

the next letters end with an "aa," pronounce the "aa" sound the way youd say "apple" or how people say baaa for a sheep

ب is pronounced as "baa"

ت is pronounced as "taa" as in "taste"

ث is pronounced as the soft th in "theif"

ج is pronounced as "j" or soft "g" depending on if you are in egypt or saudi arabia. remember both

ح h as in "hat" but low in your throat

خ has no equivalent in english, and is both low like the letter above but with more voice. khh represents it well, imidate a cat's hiss (?)or clear your throat

د is on the line, and is pronounced daa, as in "dog"

ذ is on the line, and is pronounced as a hard th, as in "this" (compare the th in "thief" and "this" to understand the difference)

ر is below the line, and is pronounced as a rolled r

ز is below the line, and is pronounced as zaa

س s as in "see"

ش sh as in "shout"

(the difference between the next four letters is how you probounce the "a" sound following. the previous similar letters have an "aa" sound as in "axe" and the following four letters below have an "a" sound as in "aww")

ص "saw"

ض "daw"

ط "taw"

ظ "zaw"

ع g as in "gate"

غ this makes a "gutter g" sound, almost like gagging. i would suggest you listen to it, its quite something. i personally pronounce it as an air filled "g" because i cant stomach making the sound

ف faa

ق quaf, q as in "cat" (pronounced similarly to a k, but hard- if you say it like a k, itll pass)

ك kaf, pretty much another hard k, dont ask me why there are so many, english has useless repeat letters too

ل L as in "lu"

م m as in, well this is just a normal m

ن normal n

ه a very air distinguished "h" not silent at all, similar to "happy"

و wa, w or v depending on where you live (remember both)

ي y sound, but more like an "eee" either is fine for now