1. Green Lane Masjid Knowing when Arabic words end and another one begins

2. When reading the Quran start off each reading with a deep breath.
Read for as long as you have breath.
When you run out of breath stop at the end of a word.
If the meaning is not complete or there is none of the following signs are present
then with a deep breath go back a few words and continue reading.

3. Therefore, how do you know when a word begins and another ends?
In Arabic you cannot read part of a word. You must start reading from the beginning of a word and stop at the end of a word.
Therefore, how do you know when a word begins and another ends?
Here are some simple ways of knowing:

4. يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱعۡبُدُواْ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمۡ
Some words will begin with الـ such as:
يَـٰٓأَيُّہَا ٱلنَّاسُ ٱعۡبُدُواْ رَبَّكُمُ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكُمۡ
( الـ means the )
Some words will end with an alif with a circle above it, such as
وَبَشِّرِ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ
( واْ means the word is past tense, plural, masculine)

5. مِن ثَمَرَةٍ رِّزۡقً۬ا‌
Some words will end with ـه or ـة .
يُضِلُّ بِهِۦ ڪَثِيرً۬ا وَيَهۡدِى بِهِۦ كَثِيرً۬ا‌ۚ وَمَا يُضِلُّ بِهِۦۤ
مِن ثَمَرَةٍ رِّزۡقً۬ا‌
( ـه means him or masculine it
ـة means it is a feminine word)

6. وَإِن ڪُنتُمۡ فِى رَيۡبٍ۬
If you see a letter that can join another letter but is not joined, then the word has ended. Such as
وَإِن ڪُنتُمۡ فِى رَيۡبٍ۬