Alphabet

Question 1

ا

Answer 1

alif (a as in bar) does not connect to the letter that follows

Question 2

ب

Answer 2

baa (b as in boy)

Question 3

ت

Answer 3

taa (t as in tea)

Question 4

ث

Answer 4

thaa (th as in three)

Question 5

ج

Answer 5

jiim (g as in bridge)

Question 6

ح

Answer 6

Haa (no English equivalent)

Question 7

خ

Answer 7

khaa (ch as in Bach, no English equivalent

Question 8

د

Answer 8

daal (d as in delta)

does not connect to the letter that follows

Question 9

ذ

Answer 9

dhaal (th as in this)

does not connect to letter that follows

Question 10

ر

Answer 10

raa (r as in river)
glottal stop at end
does not connect to letter that follows

Question 11

ز

Answer 11

zayn (z as in zebra)

does not connect to the letter that follows

Question 12

س

Answer 12

seen (s as in see)

Question 13

ش

Answer 13

sheen (sh as in shoe)

Question 14

ص

Answer 14

Saad (s as in sunny)

Question 15

ض

Answer 15

Daad (no English equivalent)
emphatic counterpart of د (daal ‘delta’)
does not connect to the letter that follows

Question 16

ط

Answer 16

Taa (no English equivalent)

emphatic counterpart of ت (taa ‘tea’)

Question 17

ظ

Answer 17

Dhaa (no English equivalent)

emphatic counterpart of ذ (dhaal ‘the’)

Question 18

ع

Answer 18

‘ayn

back of throat ‘ah’

Question 19

غ

Answer 19

ghayn (no English equivalent)

Question 20

ف

Answer 20

faa (f as in father)

Question 21

ق

Answer 21

qaaf

emphatic k sound at back of throat

Question 22

ك

Answer 22

kaaf (k as in keep)

Question 23

ل

Answer 23

laam (l as in lemon)

Question 24

م

Answer 24

meem (m as in mile)

Question 25

ن

Answer 25

noon (n as in noon)

Question 26

ه

Answer 26

haa (h as in Hawaii)

Question 27

و

Answer 27

waaw (oo as in boot/w as in water/aw as in owl)

does not connect to letter that follows

Question 28

ي

Answer 28

yaa (y as in yellow/ee as in eat/y as in day)

Question 29

ء

Answer 29

hamza (tt as in cockney ’button’)
occurs independently or
on top of vowels ا or و or ي or
on a stroke -ء

Question 30

ة

Answer 30

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