ا ( ا ، ـا ، ا ) أحمد ، القمر ، نوال ، رياض ، متواضعـاً ، مثابرا ، مرفـأ
مرفأ marfaa = harbor/port , مثابرا muthaberan = active , متواضعا mutawadean = modest/humble ,
رياض Riyadh = Riyadh , نوال Nawal = Nawal , القمر alqamar = moon , أحمد Ahmad = Ahmad
alif sounds like ( a ) as in ( apple , accept , car ). Always alif is not connected / not attached to any letter from the left.
ب ( بـ ، ـبـ ، ـب ، ب ) بـيت ، جـبـل ، عـنـب ، باب
باب bab = door , عنب enab = grape , جبل jabal = mountain , بيت bayt = home/house
baa sounds like ( b , p ) as in ( boy, book, panda, probably, problem ).
ت ( تـ ، ـتـ ، ـت ، ت ) تـفاح ، كـتاب ، بيـت ، بيوت
بيوت boyot = homes/houses , بيت bayt = home/house , كتاب kitab = book , تفاح tuffah = apples
taa sounds like ( t ) as in ( tea , tailor, pet ).
ث ( ثـ ، ـثـ ، ـث ، ث ) ثعـبان ، مـثـلـث ، محراث
محراث mehrath = plow , مثلث muthalath = triangel , ثعبان thuaban = snake
thaa sounds like ( th ) as in ( thank , method , north , thing ).
ج ( جـ ، ـجـ ، ـج ، ج ) جـمل ، شـجـرة ، ثلج ، درج
درج daraj = stairs, ثلج thalj = ice , شجرة shajarah = tree , جمل jamal = camel
jeem sounds like ( j ) as in ( jeep , job , gym ) stands in Arabic for 2 different letters in English J and G.
ح ( حـ ، ـحـ ، ـح ، ح ) حـسن ، بـحـر ، ملح ، تمساح
تمساح temsah = alligator/crocodile , ملح milh = salt , بحر bahr = sea, حسن Hasan = Hasan
haa sounds like ( h ) as in ( happy, hug ) with a little accent/stress or amplifier makes the sound has a strong pronunciation.
خ ( خـ ، ـخـ ، ـخ ، خ ) خـروف ، نـخـلة ، بطيخ ، خوخ
خوخ khoukh = peach , بطيخ battikh = watermelon , نخلة nakhlah = palm , خروف kharoof = sheep
khaa sounds like ( kh,ch ) as in ( khaki, Bach, Khaled ), this letter خ has no similar in English...By the way the word Mocha or Mokha in ( Mocca Coffee ) has this sound and originally it is an Arabic word for the name of the city in Yemen called Mokha used to export the finest Arabic Yemeni coffee to the whole world many years ago.
د ( د ، ـد ، د ) دب ، وردة ، هـدية ، قرد
قرد qird = monkey , هدية hadiyah = gift , وردة wardah = rose , دب dub/dob = bear
dall sounds like ( d ) as in ( dog , bad , glad ). Always dall is not connected / not attached to any letter from the left.
ذ ( ذ ، ـذ ، ذ ) ذرة ، رذاذ ، جـذر ، معاذ
معاذ muath = muath , جذر jethr = root , رذاذ rathath = spray , ذرة thurah = corn
thall sounds like ( th ) as in ( the , than, although , further , there ). Always thall is not connected / not attached to any letter from the left.
ر ( ر ، ـر ، ر ) ريش ، أرنب ، جـرس ، فأر
فأر fa'ar = mouse , جرس jarass = bell , أرنب arnab = rabbit , ريش reesh = feathers
raa sounds like ( r ) as in ( rabbit , park , far ). Always raa is not connected / not attached to any letter from the left.
ز ( ز ، ـز ، ز ) زيتون ، مـزرعة ، موزة ، موز
موز mawz = bananas , موزة mawzah = banana , مزرعة mazrah = farm , زيتون zaytoon = olive
zai / zay / zayn sounds like ( z ) as in ( zip, zoom, enzyme, zoo). Always zay is not connected / not attached to any letter from the left.
س ( سـ ، ـسـ ، ـس ، س ) سـمك ، جـسـر ، شمـس ، جرس
جرس jaras = bell, شمس shams = sun, جسر jisr = bridge, سمك samak = fish
seen sounds like ( s , c ) as in ( seeds,sand,solar,cedar,circle,cycle )
ش ( شـ ، ـشـ ، ـش ، ش ) شارع ، مـشــروع ، ريـش ، خفاش
خفاش khofash = pat , ريش reesh = feathers , مشروع mashroua = project , شارع sharea = street
sheen sounds like ( sh , tio , ch ) as in ( show, nation, sharp, she, flash, chef )
ص ( صـ ، ـصـ ، ـص ، ص ) صـباح ، عـصـير ، قفـص ، أقفاص
أقفاص akfass = cages , قفص kafass = cage , عصير aseer = juice , صباح sabah = morning
saad sounds like ( s , c ) same rules of س applied here with a little stress/accent or amplifier makes sound pronounced stronger.
ض ( ضـ ، ـضـ ، ـض ، ض ) ضـفدع ، أخـضـر ، مريـض ، مرض
مرض maradh = sickness , مر
