Language/Standard-arabic/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation
Hello everyone!
We are going to talk about the letters and how you spell them In Arabic ... So let's start:
In Arabic we have Letters like ( ا ب ت ث ج ح ....). These letters have pronunciation. Then we have these small Symbols ( َ - ُ - ِ ) ( ً - ٌ - ٍ ) ( ّ ) ( ْ). When we add those Symbols to the Letter it will change their pronunciation ...... well not very different but it will look like we say the letter with a second letter or more ....
so I'll give Examples and see
We will start with the first three symbols: ( َ ) ( ُ ) ( ِ )
- The first one is called in Arabic "Fatha" and it means you should open your mouth while saying the letter.
- The second one is called "Damma". Your mouth should have a round shape like you're pronouncing a "O".
- The third one is called "Kasra". Your mouth should have the same shape as when you're pronouncing a "E".
Here are some examples:
- If we want to say the letter ( ب ) in Arabic, let's add that Fatha to it ( بَ ). Its pronunciation becomes (Ba). Not a long "a", just a short one.
- if we want to say the letter ( ب ) in Arabic, let's add that Damma to it ( بُ ). Its pronunciation becomes (Bo). Not a long "o", just a short one.
- if we want to say the letter ( ب ) in Arabic, let's add that Kasra to it ( بِ ). Its pronunciation becomes (Be). Not a long "e", just a short one.
The table below will help you with other letters:
letter | name of the letter | pronunciation with Fatha | pronunciation with Damma | pronunciation with Kasra |
---|---|---|---|---|
ا | Alif | A | O | E |
ب | Ba'a | Ba | Bo | Be |
ت | Ta'a | Ta | To | Te |
ث | tha'a | tha | tho | the |
ج | jeem | ja | jo | je |
ح | ha'a | ha | Ho | He |
خ | Kha'a | Kha | Kho | Khe |
and so on with All the letters.
Please note that the second letter you add has a very short pronunciation.
I hope this will help you. A lot of people I talked to found this hard to understand but found it a little easier after this explanation ...
See you soon.