🎵 Level 3: Short vowels (Harakaat)
Ḍammah: the 'u' sound New
A small curl like a tiny Waaw above a letter gives it a short 'u' sound: بُ bu, تُ tu.
In this lesson you will
- Recognise the Ḍammah (pesh) above a letter
- Read every letter with Ḍammah
- Read words with all three short vowels
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What is a Ḍammah?
The Ḍammah (also called pesh) looks like a small Waaw above a letter: بُ. It means: say the letter with a short 'u' sound, as in put. Round your lips.
With Alif, the Hamzah sits on top: أُ 'u'.
Letters with Ḍammah
All three short vowels
Fatḥah 'a', Kasrah 'i', Ḍammah 'u'. Read across: ba bi bu, qa qi qu.
Words
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