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TIPS on how to read Arabic text without the vowel signs (tashkīl)? TIP 1: To be able to read the last vowel on words, you simply have to study Arabic grammar (Naḥu). For example: بَيْتٌ، بَيْتٍ، بَيْتًا. This word has 3 possible endings at any given time, and this is determined by its grammatical position/function in the sentence. And to be able to read other vowel signs within a word - aside from the last letter, one is ultimately required to memorise Arabic vocabulary proficiently. For example: بَيْتٌ There's no rule to determine the vowel marks on the ب nor the ي, you simply have to memorise them as they are. However, here's some general rules to bear in mind. In most cases: 1. Alif (ا) is always preceded by a fat-ḥah. 2. Wāw sākin (ْو) is never preceded by a Kasrah 3. Yā sākin (ْي) is never preceded by a ḍhammah 4. Words will never start with a sākin 5. There will never be two consecutive sākin, unless the first is a letter of elongation (madd) eg. ضالّين