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Hi everyone. |
Welcome to The Ultimate Arabic Pronunciation Guide. |
In this lesson, you'll learn the final 7 consonant sounds in Arabic. |
"ط |
و |
خ |
غ |
ز |
ع |
ء/أ/آ/إ/ئ/ؤ" |
Are you ready? |
Then let's get started! |
The first consonant is... |
"ط |
طول |
مَطَر |
قِطار" |
This is the dark counterpart to the T sound. Build up the pressure at the point of contact and then release the air forcefully. Remember to retract the root of your tongue to constrict your throat a little. This should create a narrow channel from the base of your throat, all the way to the front of your mouth. Listen to (host name). |
ط, ط (slowly) |
ط, ط (slowly) |
The next consonant is... |
"و |
ورد |
أَسوَد |
وَجه" |
It's identical to the W in 'way' or 'word'. |
و, و (slowly) |
و, و (slowly) |
The next consonant sound is... |
"خ |
خَط |
خَيل |
مُخ" |
This is identical to the turbulent sound created in words like 'yech' or 'loch ness', except that it:s a little stronger in Arabic. |
خ, خ (slowly) |
خ, خ (slowly) |
The next consonant is... |
"غ |
غسَل |
مُغلَق |
صَغير" |
This sound does not exist in English. It sounds like a turbulent G sound, or the sound you make when growling. Listen to (host name). |
غ, غ (slowly) |
غ, غ (slowly) |
The next consonant sound is... |
"ز |
زَرَعَ |
مَنزِل |
زَيت" |
It's identical to the Z in 'zoo' or 'size'. |
ز, ز (slowly) |
ز, ز (slowly) |
The next consonant sound is... |
"ع |
عَسَل |
فَعَل |
عَمَل" |
This sound does not exist in English. It is a very deep and turbulent sound. To pronounce this sound, first think of pronouncing the deep H sound. Constrict your throat by retracting the back part of your tongue and then pronounce 'hot'. Do you notice how it sounds quite airy? This is because your vocal cords do not vibrate when you pronounce the deep H sound. To pronounce *this* sound, do the same as you would with the deep H sound, but this time try to cause your vocal cords to vibrate. Imagine you're carrying something *reaaaalllly* heavy as you pronounce this sound. Listen to (host name). |
ع, ع (slowly) |
ع, ع (slowly) |
And the final consonant sound is... |
"ء/أ/آ/إ/ئ/ؤ |
خَطَأ |
سَييء |
مَساء" |
"This sound, or arguably lack of sound, is produced by obstructing the airflow in the vocal tract, and that's why it's called a ""glottal stop"". You can pronounce it by contracting your throat muscles quickly to obstruct the airflow, and then releasing the pressure abruptly. |
Because the vocal cords are held tightly together, this prevents them from vibrating, so you should not hear anything for a short period of time. |
When you say 'uh-oh!' for example, the abrupt pause between the 'uh' and 'oh' is this consonant sound. |
Listen to (host name)." |
ء/أ/آ/إ/ئ/ؤ, ء/أ/آ/إ/ئ/ؤ (slowly) |
ء/أ/آ/إ/ئ/ؤ, ء/أ/آ/إ/ئ/ؤ (slowly) |
Well done! You just learned the final 7 Arabic consonants. |
"ط |
و |
خ |
غ |
ز |
ع |
ء/أ/آ/إ/ئ/ؤ" |
We've covered every single sound that could possibly appear in the Arabic language. You can now properly pronounce anything in Arabic! Isn't that great? |
Which was the most difficult sound to learn? Please comment and share your thoughts. |
In the next lesson, you'll learn about Arabic stress. |
See you in the next Ultimate Arabic Pronunciation Guide lesson! |
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