Master the Arabic Alphabet: A Beginner’s Guide to the Letters and Sounds
With Dammah
Arabic Letter | With Dammah | Pronunciation | English Example |
---|---|---|---|
أ | أُ | ʾu | "oo" in pool (short) |
ب | بُ | bu | "boo" |
ت | تُ | tu | "two" |
ث | ثُ | thu | "th" in thunder + u |
ج | جُ | ju | "juice" + u |
ح | حُ | ḥu | Deep "h" (no English) |
خ | خُ | khu | "Bach" + u |
د | دُ | du | "do" |
ذ | ذُ | dhu | "this" + u |
ر | رُ | ru | Rolled "r" + u |
ز | زُ | zu | "zoo" |
س | سُ | su | "soon" |
ش | شُ | shu | "shoe" |
ص | صُ | ṣu | Heavy "s" + u |
ض | ضُ | ḍu | Deep "d" + u |
ط | طُ | ṭu | Deep "t" + u |
ظ | ظُ | ẓu | Heavy "th" + u |
ع | عُ | ʾu | No English sound |
غ | غُ | ghu | French "r" + u |
ف | فُ | fu | "food" |
ق | قُ | qu | Deep "k" + u |
ك | كُ | ku | "cool" |
ل | لُ | lu | "loop" |
م | مُ | mu | "moon" |
ن | نُ | nu | "noon" |
ه | هُ | hu | "who" |
و | وُ | wu | "woo" |
ي | يُ | yu | "you" |
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