Arabic
Script & Sounds A Wee Introduction to Arabic Sounds
Using English Words & Rhymes Mourad Diouri, University of Edinburgh (2021)
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ب _____ _____ black sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full
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ت The Arabic alphabet is so friendly it even has a smiley face
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ج
If you want to get in shape, go to the ____
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د
I'm a children’s author and I wrote the classic "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", “The BFG", "James and the giant Peach" and many other famous book. My name is Roald ____
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The animals went in two by two, hu__, hu__!
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س Have you ___ the crime ____?
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س Haven't _____ you in a while!!
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ش
I’m an American actor and my real name is Carlos Irwin Estévez, but I’m known professionally as Charlie _____
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ش
I am Charlie ______________ and the only thing I am addicted to is winning!
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ص __________ is also known as turf (i.e. surface of the ground, with the grass growing on it)
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ع
____ no sunshine when she's gone! Bill Withers
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غ
There's a wellknown river in Europe called ____
Ghine River Central and Western Europe
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غ
As the saying goes:
No pain, no _______
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ك
A baby cow is called a ___
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I was a _______ like the letter before the Internet!
م
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م
Arabic has all the best ____s
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ل
Mary had a little _____ whose fleece was white as snow.
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ن
I like to take my after___ naps
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When I saw you I was like ___
و
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ب _____ _____ black sheep, have you any wool? Yes, sir, yes, sir, three bags full
Bāʾ (اء## # # # # # )بis an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as "b" as in: big, bat or boat
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ت The Arabic alphabet is so friendly it even has a smiley face
Tāʾ(اء## # # # # # )ت, is an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as "t" as in: tea, tie, toe, took and two.
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If you want to get in shape, go to the __
ج
Jīm (م#ي# )جis an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as “j” /dʒ/ as in: gel, jam or “g” as in gate, garage.
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I'm a children’s author and I wrote the classic "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", “The BFG", "James and the giant Peach" and many other famous book. My name is Roald ____
د
Dāl ( )دالis an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as “d” as in: doll, dad or dice.
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The animals went in two by two, hu__, hu__! Rāʾ ()راء َ is an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as “r” as in: rice, real, rest and sometimes as a rolled "r" as in the Spanish word Carretera.
ر
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س
Have you ___ the crime ____?
Sīn (ني## # # # # # )سis an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as “s” as in: sum, sin, sad, scene or sea
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س Haven't _____ you in a while!!
Sīn (ني## # # # # # )سis an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as “s” as in: sum, sin, sad, scene or sea
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ش
I’m an American actor and my real name is Carlos Irwin Estévez, but I’m known professionally as Charlie _____
Shīn (ني## # # # # # )ش, is an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as "sh" as in: shame, cash, shock or sheep
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ش
I am Charlie ______________ and the only thing I am addicted to is winning!
Shīn (ني## # # # # # )ش, is an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as "sh" as in: shame, cash, shock or sheep
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ص __________ is also known as turf (i.e. surface of the ground, with the grass growing on it)
ṣād (اد## # # # # # )ص, is an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same “s” as in: salt, sun, son, assumption, saw, sauce, sorry or salt . Referred to as a "heavy s" in linguistics; Sād is the emphatic counterpart of Sīn ()س. It is pronounced with the teeth slightly apart pressing the tip of the tongue against the lower teeth.
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ع
____ no sunshine when she's gone! Bill Withers
ʿAyn (ني## # ع#َ ) is an Arabic sound, which is unfamiliar to English speakers. It is a unique guttural sound to the Arabic language but also a difficult one to pronounce. It is pronounced with constriction of the larynx i.e. the throat muscles. The sound is also known by some as the strangling vomit!
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غ
There's a wellknown river in Europe called ____
Ghine River Central and Western Europe
Ghayn (ني## # # # # # )غis an Arabic sound, which is unfamiliar to English speakers. It is an exaggerated gargling similar to the sound of Khā' ( )خbut voiced. It is close to the sound of gargling, the French Parisian "r" in Paris or German “Rand”
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As the saying goes:
No pain, no _______
Ghayn (ني## # # # # # )غis an Arabic sound, which is unfamiliar to English speakers. It is an exaggerated gargling similar to the sound of Khā' ( )خbut voiced. It is close to the sound of gargling, the French Parisian "r" in Paris or German “Rand”
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ك
A baby cow is called a ___
Kāf (اف## # # # # # )كis an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as “k” as in: kite, kayak, shake or Canada
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ل
Mary had a little _____ whose fleece was white as snow.
Lām ( )المis an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other language. It is pronounced the same as “l” as in: lamb, milk, sale or love
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I was a _______ like the letter before the Internet!
Mīm (م## # #ي# # # )مis an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as “m” as in: mum, mad or summer
م
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م
Arabic has all the best ____s
Mīm (م## # #ي# # # )مis an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as “m” as in: mum, mad or summer
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ن
I like to take my after___ naps
Nūn (ون## # ُ )نis an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as “n” as in: nine, mine or fun
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When I saw you I was like ___
و
Wāw ( )واوis an Arabic sound, which is familiar to most speakers of other languages. It is pronounced the same as “w” as in: way, wow, low or wood.
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