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| Hi everyone. |
| Welcome to The Ultimate Arabic Pronunciation Guide. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn all 6 Arabic vowel sounds. |
| ـَ |
| ا |
| ـِ |
| ي |
| ـُ |
| و |
| By learning all of these sounds, you'll be able to pronounce any vowel that could possibly appear in Arabic! |
| Are you ready? |
| Then let's get started! |
| The first vowel sound is... |
| (short a) ـَ |
| أَمَل |
| شَمس |
| هَرَم |
| It's identical to the A in 'apple'. Be sure to pronounce it nice and short. |
| ـَ, ـَ (slowly) |
| ـَ, ـَ (slowly) |
| The next vowel sound is... |
| (long a) ا |
| مال |
| رَنا |
| بات |
| It's just like the previous vowel, just longer. |
| Notice how your mouth opens wider and the pressure is closer to the back of your mouth and throat than compared to the previous A sound. The sound should be deep, and you should feel your vocal cords vibrating. It should also be pronounced longer than the previous A sound. |
| ا, ا (slowly) |
| ا, ا (slowly) |
| The next vowel sound is... |
| (short i) ـِ |
| طِفل |
| كِتاب |
| حِساب |
| It's identical to the I in 'sit'. Be sure to pronounce it nice and short. |
| ـِ, ـِ (slowly) |
| ـِ, ـِ (slowly) |
| The next vowel sound is... |
| (long i) ي |
| ميعاد |
| فريد |
| حَديد |
| It's identical to the I in 'ski'. Be sure to pronounce it longer than the previous I sound. |
| ي, ي (slowly) |
| ي, ي (slowly) |
| The next vowel sound is... |
| (short u) ـُ |
| سُم |
| هُدهُد |
| مُفيد |
| It's identical to the U in 'put'. Be sure to pronounce it nice and short. |
| ـُ, ـُ (slowly) |
| ـُ, ـُ (slowly) |
| The last vowel sound is... |
| (long u) و |
| جُنون |
| فُنون |
| بِدون |
| It's identical to the OU in “you.” Be sure to pronounce it longer than the previous U sound. |
| و, و (slowly) |
| و, و (slowly) |
| Well done! You've just learned all 6 vowel sounds in Arabic! |
| ـَ |
| ا |
| ـِ |
| ي |
| ـُ |
| و |
| With these sounds, you can pronounce any vowel that could possibly appear in the Arabic language! Isn't that great? |
| Which vowel sound was the most difficult for you to pronounce? Let us know in the comments. |
| In the next lesson, you'll start learning consonant sounds. |
| See you in the next Ultimate Arabic Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
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