| A about
أ + فتحة |
ن n nurse |
|
آ a cat |
و oo pool |
|
أُ o on |
ق q queen ( “k” sound
made
in back of throat |
ع AA say “a” twice
distinctly
with an open mouth |
ر r rabbit
(rolled “r” sound similar to Spanish “r”
) |
|
ب b box |
ش sh ship |
|
د d door |
س s sea |
|
ض d heavy “d” sound (
open jaw but keep lips tightly round i.e : duh |
ص s heavy “s” sound (
open jaw but keep lips tightly round |
|
ي ee feet |
ت t tan |
|
ف f fish |
ط t heavy “ t” sound
( open jaw but keep lips slightly round ) |
|
غ gh the sound you
make when gargling (Touch very back of tongue to very
back of mouth |
ث th think |
|
هـ h hat |
ذ th the |
ح h heavy “ h” sound
(drop back of tongue to open back of throat, then force
air out
for”h” |
ظ th “th” sound as in
“the” but heavier (open jaw but keep lips slightly
round) |
|
إ + كسرة I ink |
ضمّة u put |
|
ج j jar |
وْ w water |
|
ك k kit |
أْ + ء / pronounce
the letter before but cut it short by stopping suddenly |
|
خ kh gravely “h”
sound (touch back of tongue to roof of mouth and force
air out) |
يْ y yarn |
|
ل l look |
ز z zebra |
|
م m man |
(-) is to make some words
easier to read |
