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===ِArabic letters not compatible with the English alphabet=== | ===ِArabic letters not compatible with the English alphabet=== | ||
Probably the ugliest sound of all letters: | Probably the ugliest sound of all letters: | ||
* خ - '''kh'''aa | * خ - '''kh'''aa (خاء) | ||
** خخخ | ** خخخ | ||
** It's better to listen how it sounds. You lift the tongue as if pronouncing ق (qaf), but leave it up and breathe through it. | ** It's better to listen how it sounds. You lift the tongue as if pronouncing ق (qaf), but leave it up and breathe through it. | ||
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These two are a pair similar to د/ض and others, but the basic doesn't have a proper equivalent in the English alphabet: | These two are a pair similar to د/ض and others, but the basic doesn't have a proper equivalent in the English alphabet: | ||
* dh, z | * dh, z | ||
** ذ - '''dh'''al | ** ذ - '''dh'''al (ذال) | ||
*** Pronunciation similar to "d", but the tongue touches the upper teeth. Similar to "the". | *** Pronunciation similar to "d", but the tongue touches the upper teeth. Similar to "the". | ||
** ظ - '''dh'''a | ** ظ - '''dh'''a (ظاء) | ||
These two are very unique and definitely has to be heard to learn them: | These two are very unique and definitely has to be heard to learn them: | ||
* ع - ''''a'''yn | * ع - ''''a'''yn (عين) | ||
** Throat squeezing sound. | ** Throat squeezing sound. | ||
* غ - '''gh'''ayn | * غ - '''gh'''ayn (غين) | ||
** Similar to the French "r". | ** Similar to the French "r". | ||
And a glottal stop: | And a glottal stop: | ||
* ء - hamza | * ء - hamza (همزة) | ||
** It is pronounced by quickly closing the throat (so that you can't breathe). | ** It is pronounced by quickly closing the throat (so that you can't breathe). | ||
** The word Qur'an has a hamza after the "r", which is indicated by the ' sign. So you shouldn't exhale during the whole pronunciation of the word, but (quickly) close your throat after "r" and then (after a little moment of silence) continue with "aan". The hamza is indicated by diacritics in modern Arabic script (القرآن, al-qur'an), but in the Uthmani script, it was a letter (القرءان, al-qur'an). | ** The word Qur'an has a hamza after the "r", which is indicated by the ' sign. So you shouldn't exhale during the whole pronunciation of the word, but (quickly) close your throat after "r" and then (after a little moment of silence) continue with "aan". The hamza is indicated by diacritics in modern Arabic script (القرآن, al-qur'an), but in the Uthmani script, it was a letter (القرءان, al-qur'an). | ||