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==ِArabic letters ambiguously compatible with the English alphabet== | ==ِArabic letters ambiguously compatible with the English alphabet== | ||
There are Arabic pairs of letters which are pronounced a little differently, but they are transliterated into English as the same letter. For example the words سلام (''salaam'', peace) and صلاة (''salah'', prayer) start on a different kind of "s". | There are Arabic pairs of letters which are pronounced a little differently, but they are transliterated into English as the same letter. For example the words سلام (''salaam'', peace) and صلاة (''salah'', prayer) start on a different kind of "s". | ||
These letters (t, d, s) have two versions. The difference is like "je vais" and "je veux" in French. The best way to learn the difference would be to watch some videos on the Arabic alphabet and hear the difference. | |||
* t | * t | ||
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** ص - '''s'''aad | ** ص - '''s'''aad | ||
*** صصص | *** صصص | ||
Then there are these two similar letters (k, q). | |||
* k, q | * k, q | ||
** ك - '''k'''aaf | ** ك - '''k'''aaf | ||
*** ككك <-- very different forms | *** ككك <-- very different forms | ||
*** This is just a regular "k", like in the word "'''k'''ey". | |||
** ق - '''q'''aaf | ** ق - '''q'''aaf | ||
*** ققق | *** ققق | ||
*** When pronouncing ق, the tongue goes up similarly like when pronouncing a regular "k", but deeper in the throat. | |||
Then there are these two letters, both transliterated as "h". Sometimes ح is transliterated as "h" with a dot below it. | |||
* h | * h | ||
** ه - '''h'''aa | ** ه - '''h'''aa | ||
*** ههه <-- very different forms | *** ههه <-- very different forms | ||
*** A regular "h" like in "'''h'''oney". | |||
** ح - '''h'''aa | ** ح - '''h'''aa | ||
*** ححح | *** ححح | ||
*** Very different kind of "h". It has the typical exhale sound. | |||
And a special letter: | And a special letter: | ||
* ا - alif | * ا - alif | ||
** ااا | ** ااا | ||
** It can be either "a" (like in '''A'''rabic), "i" (like in '''I'''taly) or "w" (like in '''W'''ashington). It depends on the diacritics. | |||
==ِArabic letters not compatible with the English alphabet== | ==ِArabic letters not compatible with the English alphabet== | ||