Introduction

This section contains activities that will help you achieve a better understanding of the articulators used in order to produce the Arabic sounds. In addition, five sets of Arabic vowel and consonant perception tasks are available to help you train and test your knowledge of the Arabic sound system. There are also Quizlet items to help you practice the short vowels (Harakaat) in Arabic.

Short Vowels: Introduction to Fatha Quizlet

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اَ ah
بَ bah
تَ tah
ثَ thah
جَ jah
حَ hhah
خَ khah
دَ dah
ذَ dthah
رَ rah
زَ zah
سَ sah
شَ shah
صَ ssah
ضَ dthah
طَ tah
ظَ dthah
عَ aa
غَ ghaa
فَ fah
قَ qah
كَ kah
لَ lah
مَ mah
نَ nah
هَ hah
وَ wah
يَ yah

Short Vowels: Introduction to Kasra Quizlet

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اَاِ e
بِ be
تِ te
ثِ the
جِ je
حِ hhe
خِ khe
دِ de
ذِ dthe
رِ re
زِ ze
سِ se
شِ she
صِ sse
ضِ …
طِ …
ظِ …
عِ …
غِ …
فِ phe
قِ qe
كِ ke
لِ lee
مِ ke
نِ neh
هِ heh
وِ weh
يِ yeh

Short Vowels: Introduction to Damma Quizlet

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اُ uh
بُ buh
تُ tuh
ثُ thuh
جُ juh
حُ hhuh
خُ khuh
دُ duh
ذُ …
رُ ruh
زُ zuh
سُ suh
شُ shuh
صُ …
ضُ …
طُ …
ظُ …
عُ …
غُ …
فُ phuh
قُ …
كُ kuh
لُ luh
مُ muh
نُ nuh
هُ huh
وُ wuh
يُ yuh

Short Vowels: Introduction to Shadda Quizlet

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باّب ba’ab
اَبّا ab’ah
كِتِّف ket’af
نُثّو nuth’oo
تُجّد tooj’d
تُحّد toohh’d
تُخّل tookh’l
يِدّا yed’ah
يذّا yedth’ah
تَرّن tar’n
تِزّن tez’n
وَسّم was’m
وَشّم wash’m
قصّة qss’ah
رضّة rdth’ah
قُطُّل kuhl’ool
قَظِّر kahdth’ar
هُعّت hooay’t
مَغُّد mahgh’ud
بِكّة bek’a
بِلّة bel’a
سَمُّخ sam’ookh
حنِّت hn’at
تَهِّت tah’at
اَوّل ahw’l
مَيّر may’er