| 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 |
