How to Get Started with Hob Learning
Are you completely new to the language? Check out our guide to getting started. We will link directly to videos from our platform and our Instagram! This list is by no means exhaustive, and be sure to check out our “Beginner Essentials” section on our platform as well!
Let’s get into it!
Let’s start with reading and writing:
Reading section on our platform:
Specific letter videos (there are 8! - go in the order that’s on our website)
Objective:
Memorize 28 letters, their shapes, sounds, and how they connect in words.
Recognize the Arabic letters in a text.
Be familiar with special letters and short vowels
Tips:
Learn 3-4 letters every day.
Watch videos and read transcripts on our Instagram highlights and platform and try to recognize the letters that you learn.
Give yourself 10 days to get to know the alphabet well.
Don’t stress if you can’t read quickly at the beginning.
Now, let’s start building a base of grammar and vocabulary. :
Watch these videos to get familiar with basic conversations then watch them repeatedly to track your progress:
Learn some beginner grammar
Expand your vocab: Jobs
Expand your vocab: Numbers
Expand your vocab: Days of the week
Learn Grammar: Present tense
Learn Grammar: Past tense
Expand your vocab: Greetings
Learn Grammar: Negation
Expand your vocab: Talk about family
Learn Grammar: Prepositions
Learn Grammar: Question words
Learn Grammar: How to say “I have” and “I want”
Expand your vocab: Directions
Expand your vocab: Adjectives
Expand your vocab: Nouns
Expand your vocab: Verbs
Learn Grammar: The future tense
Learn Grammar: How to use the definite article