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Basic Arabic

The document provides a comprehensive chart of the Arabic alphabet, including each letter's pronunciation in Arabic and its English equivalent. It also includes examples of English sounds that approximate the Arabic letters, along with common Arabic phrases and their English translations. This resource serves as a guide for understanding Arabic letters and basic phrases.

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Basic Arabic

The document provides a comprehensive chart of the Arabic alphabet, including each letter's pronunciation in Arabic and its English equivalent. It also includes examples of English sounds that approximate the Arabic letters, along with common Arabic phrases and their English translations. This resource serves as a guide for understanding Arabic letters and basic phrases.

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Arabic Letter Pronunciation in Arabic English Letter

‫أ‬ Alif A

‫ب‬ Ba B

‫ت‬ Ta T

‫ث‬ Tha Th

‫ج‬ Jeem Geem J G

‫ح‬ Haa H

‫خ‬ Khaa Kh

‫د‬ Dal D

‫ذ‬ Thal Th

‫ر‬ Ra R

‫ز‬ Zen Z

‫س‬ Seen S
‫ش‬ Sheen Sh

‫ص‬ Saad S

‫ض‬ Daad D

‫ط‬ Taa T

‫ظ‬ Thaa Th

‫ع‬ Ayn ‘A

‫غ‬ Ghayn R

‫ف‬ Fa F

‫ق‬ Qaf Q

‫ك‬ Kaaf K

‫ل‬ Laam L

‫م‬ Meem M

‫ن‬ Noon N
‫ه‬ Ha H

‫و‬ Waw W

‫ي‬ Ya Y

The chart below shows the Arabic letters with English pronunciation:

Arabic Letter English Sound (Approximation)


‫أ‬ A as in “Apple”

‫ب‬ B as in “Bat”

‫ت‬ T as in “Top”

‫ث‬ Th as in “Think”

‫ج‬ J as in “Jam” G as in “Girl”

‫ح‬ H as in “hat” (stronger)

‫خ‬ Kh as in “Bach” (throaty)

‫د‬ D as in “Dog”

‫ذ‬ Th as in “This”

‫ر‬ R as in “red” (rolled)

‫ز‬ Z as in “zebra”

‫س‬ S as in “Sun”

‫ش‬ Sh as in “Ship”

‫ص‬ S as in “saw” (emphatic)


‫ض‬ D as in “door” (emphatic)

‫ط‬ T as in “top” (emphatic)

‫ظ‬ Th as in “that” (emphatic)

‫ع‬ Deep A (guttural)

‫غ‬ Gh like the French “R” as in “Paris” (throaty)

‫ف‬ F as in “fun”

‫ق‬ Q as in “Qatar” (deep sound)

‫ك‬ K as in “kite”

‫ل‬ L as in “love”

‫م‬ M as in “moon”

‫ن‬ N as in “nice”

‫ه‬ H as in “Hat”

‫و‬ W as in “Water” or “Oo” as in “Food”

‫ي‬ Y as in “Yes” or “Ee” as in “See”


Here’s the Arabic alphabet in its traditional order:

1. ‫( ا‬Alif)
2. ‫( ب‬Ba)
3. ‫( ت‬Ta)
4. ‫( ث‬Tha)
5. ‫( ج‬Jeem) (Geem)
6. ‫( ح‬Haa)
7. ‫( خ‬Khaa)
8. ‫( د‬Dal)
9. ‫( ذ‬Thal)
10. ‫( ر‬Ra)
11. ‫( ز‬Zen)
12. ‫( س‬Seen)
13. ‫( ش‬Sheen)
14. ‫( ص‬Saad)
15. ‫( ض‬Daad)
16. ‫( ط‬Taa)
17. ‫( ظ‬Thaa)
18. ‫( ع‬Ayn)
19. ‫( غ‬Ghayn)
20. ‫( ف‬Fa)
21. ‫( ق‬Qaaf)
22. ‫( ك‬Kaaf)
23. ‫( ل‬Laam)
24. ‫( م‬Meem)
25. ‫( ن‬Noon)
26. ‫( ه‬Haa)
27. ‫( و‬Waw)
28. ‫( ي‬Ya)
Arabic
Transliteration English Translation
Phrase

‫السالم عليك‬ Al-Salam Alaykum Peace be upon you

‫إزيك؟‬ Ezyaak? How are you?

‫بسم هللا الرحمن‬ Bismillah al-Rahman al- In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful,
‫الرحيم‬ Raheem the Most Compassionate

ً ‫شكرا ً جزي‬
‫ال‬ Shukran Gazilan Thank you very much

‫إن شاء هللا‬ Insha’Allah If Allah wills

‫ما شاء هللا‬ Ma Sha’ Allah As Allah wills

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