The Arabic Alphabet
There are 28 letters in the Arabic alphabet.
1. Arabic letters which are pronounced the same in English
ا |
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aa |
as in an, ambulance |
ب |
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b |
as in bar |
ت |
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t |
as in tap |
ث |
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th |
as in thin |
ج |
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j |
as in jar |
د |
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d |
as in day |
ذ |
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dh |
as in that |
ز |
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z |
as in Zen |
س |
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s |
as in same |
ش |
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sh |
as in ship |
ف |
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f |
as in fine |
ك |
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k |
as in kilo |
م |
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m |
as in mate |
ن |
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n |
as in name |
ھ |
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h |
as in house |
و |
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w |
as in wine, wok, wizard, was |
|
or |
uu |
as in noon |
ي |
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y |
as in you, yes, yard |
|
or |
ee |
as in deep |
2. Letters which are not pronounced in English but might be pronounced in other European Languages
خ |
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kh |
as the ch in Scottish loch or German Bach |
ر |
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r |
as in Spanish caro |
3. Other letters
ح |
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H |
ص |
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S |
ض |
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D |
ط |
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T |
ظ |
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DH |
ع |
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ɕ |
غ |
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gh |
ق |
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q |
NOW look at and listen to the Arabic greetings. |