Gulf Arabic Sounds
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( I ) CONSONANTS
Group
A –
with approximately the same pronunciation as their English counterparts.
b
– bagar
, baachir
, il-ba7reyn
d
– daftar
, 7amdaan
, dostuur
dh
– dhimma
, tadhkara
, dhahab
(Like ‘th’ in ‘that’, ‘those’.)
p
– panka
, panchar
, parda
ch
– chayf
, cham
, chidhii
(This is a distinctly Bedouin sound, used many times (but NOT
always) where ‘k’ would be used in Standard Arabic.)
f
– firiij
, kilaafa
, aal xaliifa
g
– gaam
, rigad
, gilt
h
– haadha
, ihni
, dhahab
j
– juuti
, bi-l-jumla
, jaasim
k
– il-kuwayt
, kisabna
, yaktib
m
– malik
, madrasa
, mumayyaz
n
– naashif
, minhu
, alwaan
s
– islaam
, saalim
, dars
sh
– yishfi
, shiyar
, sh gilt?
t
– tooba
, gilt
, tadris
th
– thaalith
, ithnayn
, thoor
w
– wiyyaana
, ward
, wujood
y
– ya salaam!
, mayz
, daray
z
– azyan
, zoor
, zaytoon
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