Shadowing Practice: Learn How To Read The Quran part1 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
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My name is Deaqad Zaman
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Here I'm going to be teaching you the Arabic alphabet Many people have always wanted to learn Arabic
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and the only problem possibly I would say or one of the major problems
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is trying to figure out the Arabic letters and then trying to put them all together
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So let's say you have a text
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which is like the Quran like you have over here So this is Surah Al-Fatiha which we read in our Salat
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You can see the text is a bit difficult to read.
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So we're going to have a go at learning these.
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So what I've done is I've broken this course down into small little snippets of videos.
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And inshallah if you follow the videos, by the end of the videos you should be able to read for yourself Arabic in the Quran.
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So here goes then.
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So first of all, we're going to cover several letters here and in the following clip we'll cover several more.
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So the first letter we cover is this line, straight line that goes down.
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So a straight line that goes down.
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Okay, this straight line that goes down has a sound, or it gives a sound like this, ah.
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It's an A.
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Ah.
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So a sound of ah is this.
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The second letter is a shape like this, like a boat, like a canoe.
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And this shape has a dot underneath.
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This is a very unique dot which appears under the letter, one single dot.
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So because it looks like a boat, it's actually pronounced as Ba.
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So that dot there, remember that dot, Ba there, remember that dot, B.
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The third and the fourth are actually similar shape.
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So it's like that boat again.
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However, this time the dots are on top.
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Okay, so these two dots that are on top, they look like teeth, two rabbit teeth.
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So those two are actually known, or this letter is actually known as ta,
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ta, just like teeth, teeth, ta, ta.
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The next one, again, the same shape, the boat shape you have,
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but this time you have three dots,
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So just like we say three in the Arabic language,
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the sound that's given from here is Okay,
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so like three when your tongue is placed between your teeth So okay,
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we've learnt four letters a, B, T, and THA.
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A, B, T, and THA.
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Okay, now I'm going to be adding some vowels onto this.
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Okay, so, now these sounds that we give, A, B, T, and THA,
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they actually have, above these letters, you have a symbol like that.
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So above each of these letters you can write a symbol like this.
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You can copy this as well in your notebooks.
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Copy that.
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So whenever you get this letter with a symbol on top, you pronounce it as A.
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Whenever you get this boat shape with a dot underneath with a line like that, you say B.
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Whenever you get this shape with a line on top, you say T.
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Whenever you get this shape with three dots and then a line on top,
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you say, Okay, so we've learned that now.
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Now what we're going to do is we're going to try to combine the letters together.
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So, okay, so you can try this yourselves.
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If you had, let's say, this shape, plus this shape,
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plus this shape, let me add the dots, so you had...
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Okay, so you got one dot there, two dots there.
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Right, so how would you pronounce this if they had this symbol on top?
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You would say, Ba-a-ta.
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Ba-a-ta.
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Ba-a-ta.
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Okay, let me rub this out and try another one then.
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Alright, let's say we had this symbol,
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this symbol and this symbol. So this time, Ta-ba-a.
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Ta-ba-a.
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Ta-ba-a.
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Okay, so that's the first lesson.
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Let's just recap again.
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So we have four letters that we covered today with four symbols.
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Now by the way, these symbols are actually, above these lines are actually called Fath,
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Fath like Fath, Ha, Fath, Fath, okay.
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I hope that's useful, helpful.
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Inshallah I'll be doing the second clip as well.
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Jazakumullah khair.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 71 sentences and 730 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:10. The speaker talks at a steady 118 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| symbol noun | /ˈsɪmbəl/ | A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object. |
| dot noun | /dɑt/ | A small, round spot. |
| litter noun | /ˈlɪt.ɚ/ | Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals. |
| pronounce verb | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously. |
| clip noun | /klɪp/ | Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. |
| underneath adverb | /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/ | Below; in a place beneath. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| helpful adjective | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | Furnishing help; giving aid; useful. |
| suggestion noun | /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/ | Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for) |
| combine verb | /kəmˈbaɪn/ | To bring (two or more things or activities) together; to unite. |
| rabbit noun | /ˈɹæbɪt/ | A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares) |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| yourselves | /jəˈsɛlvz/ | You (plural), used to intensify the subject as the group addressed. |
| notebook noun | /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ | A book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written. |
| alphabet noun | /ˈæl.fəˌbɛt/ | The set of letters used when writing in a language. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
| have over verb | To host (a visiting guest) at one's house. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as we're, I'm, I've. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, inshallah /ˌɪnˈʃɑ.lə/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like symbol, dot, litter.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have always wanted · I've done · we've learnt |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are actually known · is placed · are actually called |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to be · we're going to have · we're going to cover |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | we'll cover · I'll be |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.