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Hi everyone.
Welcome to The Ultimate Arabic Pronunciation Guide.
In this lesson, you'll learn 7 more consonant sounds in Arabic.
"ه
ح
ي
ﻙ
ل
م
ن"
Are you ready?
Then let's get started!
The first consonant is...
"ه
هَرَم
سَهم
مُهِم"
It's identical to the H in 'house' or 'height'.
ه, ه (slowly)
ه, ه (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ح
حال
حار
مَحَل"
This sound does not exist in English. It sounds a bit like your clearing your throat. It should feel like you are pronouncing a H sound with some friction. You should feel some pressure at the back of your mouth near your throat area. One trick to produce this sound, is to push your tongue as far back in your mouth as you can, and then saying the word 'hot'. Listen to (host name).
ح, ح (slowly)
ح, ح (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ي
يَد
ذيل
يَقول"
It's identical to the Y in 'yes' or 'yolk'.
ي, ي (slowly)
ي, ي (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ﻙ
كَريم
كَلب
مَلِك"
It's identical to the K in 'kite' or 'kangaroo'.
ﻙ, ﻙ (slowly)
ﻙ, ﻙ (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"ل
لا
مَلح
مال"
This is almost identical to the L in 'land'. Unlike the English L however, the tongue is straighter in Arabic. Listen to (host name).
ل, ل (slowly)
ل, ل (slowly)
The next consonant is...
"م
المَسيح
مَطَر
تَمر"
It's identical to the M in 'moon' or 'money'.
م, م (slowly)
م, م (slowly)
The final consonant sound for this lesson is...
"ن
نور
نَمل
زَمَن"
It's identical to the N in 'noon' or 'nice'.
ن, ن (slowly)
ن, ن (slowly)
Well done! You just learned another 7 Arabic consonants.
"ه
ح
ي
ﻙ
ل
م
ن"
Are there more familiar sounds than you expected? Let us know if you have questions in the comments.
In the next lesson, you'll learn another 7 consonants in Arabic.
See you in the next Ultimate Arabic Pronunciation Guide lesson!

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