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LESSON 209Pronouncing “ع”
The sound ع is one of the most distinctive sounds in Arabic. It uses the same throat muscles as н. The difference is: н is voiceless, while ع is voiced.
Pronunciation exercise
- Practise tightening the throat muscles as you did for н.
- Put your hand on the throat.
- Pronounce н and feel the muscles contract.
- Keep the same throat position.
- Make the voice box vibrate.
The voiced throat sound produced is ع.
Although some learners think that ع sounds like a vowel, it is a consonant. It is a fricative because the throat passage is partly blocked and air is forced through it.
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