Lesson 1.6 (page 1 of 2)

Special Letters in Sound

The following letters are the most distinctive sounds in Arabic and many of them don't have equivalent to Latin sounds.

 

Trans.
Letter
Description
H
Stressed “H”, but a pure “h”
kh
Similar to the “ch” in the German family name Bach
S
Stressed “S” [notice the difference between and ]
D
Stressed “D” [notice the difference between and ]
T
Stressed “T” [notice the difference between and ]
‹
No similarity in western language, a sound which starts deep in the throat
gh
Specific to Arabic, similar to highly expressed rolled “r” [like gargling]
q
Type of “k” sound but pronounced deep in the throat [notice the difference between and ]
‘
glottal stop