Alphabet Flashcards
ا
alif (a as in bar) does not connect to the letter that follows
ب
baa (b as in boy)
ت
taa (t as in tea)
ث
thaa (th as in three)
ج
jiim (g as in bridge)
ح
Haa (no English equivalent)
خ
khaa (ch as in Bach, no English equivalent
د
daal (d as in delta)
does not connect to the letter that follows
ذ
dhaal (th as in this)
does not connect to letter that follows
ر
raa (r as in river)
glottal stop at end
does not connect to letter that follows
ز
zayn (z as in zebra)
does not connect to the letter that follows
س
seen (s as in see)
ش
sheen (sh as in shoe)
ص
Saad (s as in sunny)
ض
Daad (no English equivalent)
emphatic counterpart of د (daal ‘delta’)
does not connect to the letter that follows
ط
Taa (no English equivalent)
emphatic counterpart of ت (taa ‘tea’)
ظ
Dhaa (no English equivalent)
emphatic counterpart of ذ (dhaal ‘the’)
ع
‘ayn
back of throat ‘ah’
غ
ghayn (no English equivalent)
ف
faa (f as in father)
ق
qaaf
emphatic k sound at back of throat
ك
kaaf (k as in keep)
ل
laam (l as in lemon)
م
meem (m as in mile)
ن
noon (n as in noon)
ه
haa (h as in Hawaii)
و
waaw (oo as in boot/w as in water/aw as in owl)
does not connect to letter that follows
ي
yaa (y as in yellow/ee as in eat/y as in day)
ء
hamza (tt as in cockney ’button’)
occurs independently or
on top of vowels ا or و or ي or
on a stroke -ء
ة
taa marbutah
only appears at the end of some words
h when it is he last sound
t when it is followed by another word
