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Show all articlesThe Arabic alphabet has 28 letters, reads right to left, and changes shape depending on where a letter appears in a word. This guide walks you through every letter and the fastest way to learn them.
The Cyrillic alphabet looks intimidating but most learners can read it within two weeks. This guide breaks the 33 Russian letters into groups by similarity and gives you a daily plan to master them.
The Greek alphabet has 24 letters and most learners can read it within a week. This guide covers pronunciation, capital and lowercase forms, and the most common reading traps for English speakers.
The Hebrew alphabet has 22 letters, no capital letters, and reads right to left. With the right approach you can recognise all 22 letters in a week and start reading real Hebrew.
Ukrainian uses a 33-letter Cyrillic alphabet with several letters not found in Russian and a distinct phonology that gives the language its characteristic sound.
44 consonants sounds like a lot. It is. But Thai consonants follow a class system that also determines tone — once you understand the system, the alphabet becomes a grammar tool, not just a symbol list.
The Georgian Mkhedruli script looks intimidating but is phonetically consistent and learnable in a few weeks. Here is how to approach it.