Levantine Arabic Pronunciation – Lingualism.com

The next sounds are additionally present in English and may pose no difficulties: examples b b [b] nor in bthe D báus بَنى (construct) d d [d̪] nor in dog, however with the tongue touching the again of the higher enamel dábobcat dَرِس (examine) p ف [f] nor in pour fētūra Faتورَة (invoice) j c [j] nor in pleasure and beige we eat جِسِم (physique) h e [h] nor in house eat حَجم (assault) ok ك [k] nor in okid ákal اَكَل (eat) l ل [l] a light-weight l nor in love liencore لِبِس (dress) m м [m] nor in mooo extra measure (solar) n ن [n] nor in nIce begin نِسي (overlook) p b [p] seems in some overseas borrowings spor سْبور (sport) s س ث [s] nor in si sini سِنِة (12 months) š sh [ʃ] nor in show shh present (what) t ت [t̪] nor in tie, however with the tongue touching the again of the higher enamel tland also you تلْاَتِة (three) ŧ ث [θ] nor in think; this pronunciation present in Commonplace Arabic is an ‘educated’ variant of ث pronounced as [s]utilized in sure phrases. náŧir نَثِر (prose) c ف [v] seems in some overseas borrowings mūvī Mofi (film) w و [w] nor in word wēn وين (the place) y ي [j] nor in yes yíktub يِكْتُب (he writes) Mr. ز ذ [z] nor in Mr.sure wow zar (go to)

The next sounds don’t have any equal in English and require particular consideration. Nonetheless, some exist in different languages ​​you could be acquainted with.

r ر [ɾ] tapped (flapped) as within the Spanish cara, or the Scottish pronunciation of trEE ráme رَمی (throw) ɣ g [ɣ] similar to a guttural r nor within the French Paris, or the German rot ɣēr غَيْر (totally different) x х [x] nor within the German doChSpanish rojo, or Scottish loCh áxad اَخَد (take) q q [q] like ok however additional again, virtually within the throat, with the tongue touching the uvula you cried قَناة (channel) ɧ h [ħ] like a powerful, breathy heven if you happen to have been attempting to fog up a window yiɧfur يِحْفُر (h digs) 3 ع [ʕ] a voiced glottal cease, as if you happen to had opened your mouth underneath water and constricted your throat to stop choking after which launched the constriction with a sigh 3iRef عِرِف (know) ʔ ء ق [ʔ] an voiceless glottal cease, as [ʕ] above, however with a wispy, voiceless sigh; or extra merely put, just like the con-striction separating the vowels in uh-oh ʔiinvoice قِبِل (settle for) The next sounds additionally don’t have any equal in English however are emphatic variations of in any other case acquainted sounds. An emphatic consonant is produced by pulling the tongue again in the direction of the pharynx (throat), spreading the edges of the tongue large as if you happen to needed to chunk down on either side of your tongue, and producing puff of air from the lungs. ɖ z [dˁ] emphatic d ɖáRabbi ضَرَب (hit) ʂ ص [sˁ] emphatic s ʂúbuɧ صُبُح (morning) ʈ i [tˁ] emphatic t ʈálab iَلَب (none) ʐ ظ [zˁ] emphatic Mr. būʐa بوظَة (ice cream)