🌙 Level 1: The letters
Letters 4: Kaaf to Yaa (and Hamzah) New
Learn the names, shapes and sounds of Kaaf to Yaa, and Hamzah.
In this lesson you will
- Recognise each letter by its shape and dots
- Say each letter's name correctly
- Know where in the mouth or throat each sound comes from
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The letters
| Letter | Name | Sound | How to say it |
|---|---|---|---|
ك | Kaaf | k | Like 'k' in kite, further forward than Qaaf. |
ل | Laam | l | Like 'l' in lamp: tongue tip on the gum behind the top teeth. |
م | Meem | m | Like 'm' in moon: lips together. |
ن | Noon | n | Like 'n' in nest: tongue tip on the gum, sound through the nose. |
ه | Haa | h | A soft 'h' as in hat, from the bottom of the throat. Not the strong Ḥaa (ح). |
و | Waaw | w | Like 'w' in water: round the lips. |
ي | Yaa | y | Like 'y' in yes. |
ء | Hamzah | ' | Hamzah is a short 'catch' in the throat, like the stop in uh-oh. It often sits on a seat: أ إ ؤ ئ. |
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