Letters Flashcards
ا
alif
a as in “father”
e as in “bet”
ب
baa
b as in “bet”
ت
taa
t as in “tip”
ث
thaa
th as in “three”
ي
ya
i as in “bit”
ie as in “piece”
و
waaw
oo as in “poodle”
ج
jiim or giim
j as in “jack”
g as in “game”
ح
Haa
Haa as in the sound you make to clean your glasses.
خ
khaa
as in Dutch g in “geen”
ْ
sukuun
indicates the absence of a vowel
ء in أ
hamza
د
daal
d as in “puddle”
ذ
dhaal
th in “other”
ر
raa
r as in “gotta”
ز
zaay
z in “zebra”
ّ
shadda
used to double the length of a consonant
س
siin
s as in “seen”
ش
shiin
sh as in “shoe”
ص
saad
emphatic س
ض
daad
emphatic د
ة
taa marbuTa
ط
taa
emphatic ت
ظ
DHaa
emphatic ذ
ع
ayn
غ
ghayn
ف
faa
f as in “feather”
ق
qaaf
as in cough
ك
kaaf
k as in “likewise”
ل
laam
l as in “lui”
لا
laam alif
م
miim
m as in “may”
ن
nuun
n as in “noon”
ه
haa
h as in “house”