{"id":16465,"date":"2018-12-12T06:00:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T06:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/?p=16465"},"modified":"2018-12-11T22:22:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T22:22:17","slug":"how-to-pronounce-the-letter-%d9%82-when-speaking-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/arabic\/how-to-pronounce-the-letter-%d9%82-when-speaking-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"How to pronounce the letter \u201c\u0642\u201d when SPEAKING Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, you\u2019ve learned to read in Arabic and you\u2019ve practiced how to pronounce the \u201c\u0642<\/strong>\u201d <\/strong>which is a \u201cQ\u201d<\/strong> sound in the back of your throat. Then, you hear Arabic speakers talk and realize that sometimes the letter \u201c\u0642<\/strong>\u201d is being replaced with another sound. Why is this so?<\/p>\n

Before reading this post, did you ever notice \u201c\u0642<\/strong>\u201d being pronounced differently?<\/p>\n

Like many concepts in spoken Arabic, nothing is written in stone. It\u2019s difficult to give a rule of thumb. Some things you\u2019ll just have to learn while conversing with native speakers. So, before I continue, know that it\u2019s not the end of the world if you pronounce \u201c\u0642\u201d in any of the following ways. This post is to help you be aware of these differences and the reasons behind them to prevent any confusion.<\/p>\n

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What are these other sounds?<\/p>\n