Arabic Alphabet Chart [29]

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lif

Like A in
Apple

Like B in
Baby

Like T in
Tree

th

Like the Th
in Theory

th

Sometimes
like the G
in Girl or
like the J in
Jar

Like the h
in he yet
light in
pronunciati
on

kh

jim

kh

Like the Ch
in the
name Bach

dl

Like the D
in Dad

zl

Like the Th
in The

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Like the R
in Ram

zy

Like the Z
in zoo

sin

Like the S
in See

shin

Like the Sh
in She

sh

Like the S
in Sad yet
heavy in
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Like the D
in Dead
yet heavy
in
pronunciati
on

Like the T
in Table
yet heavy
in
pronunciati
on

sd

dd

Like the Z
in Zorro
yet heavy
in

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ain

Has no real
equivalent
sometimes
they
replace its
sound with
the A
sound like
for
example
the name
Ali for
/ ali/

ghain

Like the Gh
in Ghandi

gh

Like the F
in Fool

qf

Like the Q
in Queen
yet heavy
velar
sound in
pronunciati
on

kf

Like the K
in Kate

lm

Like the L
in Love

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mim

Like the M
in Moon

nun

Like the N
in Noon

Like the H
in He

--

W(aw
, au,
u)

Y (ay,
ai, )

ww

Like the W
in the
reaction of
astonishm
ent saying:
WAW!

Like the Y
in you

hamz
a

Seen
latter
because
Latter will
it differs
be
according discussed
to case
separately
and
context