Free Arabic Alphabet Coloring Pages

Twenty eight coloring pages, one for every letter of the Arabic alphabet. Each sheet has the letter in big hollow outline, a picture whose Arabic name starts with that letter, and the word itself to color in. They come as one PDF with no sign-up and no email box, and they are made for the parent who does not read Arabic, so every word is spelled out in English letters too.

What is on each coloring page?

Three things to color, from top to bottom, and one line of help for you.

• The letter on its own, large and hollow, in the standalone shape a child learns first.
• A picture of something whose Arabic name starts with that letter: arnab, a rabbit, for alif, jamal, a camel, for jeem, samakah, a fish, for seen.
• The word itself in hollow outline, with its vowel marks, so the child can see the big letter again at the start of a real word.
• The word in English letters and its meaning, printed small under the picture. That line is for you. Read it out and you have said the Arabic word.

The letter’s name sits in the top corner of every sheet, with its number out of 28, so the pages go back in order after a busy week.

How do you use them if you cannot read Arabic yourself?

You do not need to read Arabic for any of this. A sheet takes ten minutes, and the talking matters more than the coloring.

1. Say the word before the crayons come out. Read the English line, point at the picture and say it together a few times: arnab, rabbit.
2. Color the big letter first. While they color, say its sound, not its name. Baa makes a “b”. The name comes later.
3. Find the letter again in the word. Arabic is read right to left, so the first letter of the word is the one on the right. Ask your child to find it and color it a different color.
4. Do one letter a day, or two a week. Twenty eight sheets is about a month of short sessions. Keep the finished ones on the fridge in order; a row of colored letters is its own reward.

If your child is learning to write the letters as well, the Arabic alphabet tracing worksheets pair well with these: color the sheet on Monday, trace the same letter on Tuesday.

All 28 Arabic alphabet coloring pages

Here is every sheet, exactly as it prints, in the order of the alphabet. Tap one to open it full size if you only want to print a single page.

The 28 letters and their picture words

The same words as a table, if you want something to check against while your child colors. The transliteration is how the word sounds, read the way an English speaker would.

Questions parents ask

Are the coloring pages really free?

Yes. There is no sign-up, no email and no payment. Print as many copies as you like for your own family, a weekend school or a classroom.

What age are they for?

Most children enjoy them from about three to seven. Younger ones color and listen; older ones can find the letter in the word and copy the word underneath.

Why are some pictures not the word I expected?

Each picture had to start with its letter in Arabic, and a few letters have no easy animal. So saad has a rocket (saarookh), sheen has the sun (shams) and haa has a crescent moon (hilaal). Every word was checked against a dictionary before it went on a sheet.

More free Arabic printables

• Arabic alphabet chart: all 28 letters on one page for the wall.
• Arabic alphabet flashcards: every letter with the four shapes it takes inside a word.
• Arabic alphabet tracing worksheets: one block per letter to trace right to left.
• The Arabic alphabet with words: a word for every letter, with its meaning.
• Animals in Arabic: most of the animals on these sheets, and many more.
• Every free printable, in the order a child needs them.

When the sheets are done and your child wants to read real words, that is the point a teacher helps most. Our online Arabic lessons for kids start from the letters and are taught one to one, with a free first class.