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The heavy letters and ayn

Unit 4 · Part A · Arabic A1 (Beginners)
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Reading with every sound

Arabic A1 · Unit 4
GoalRead phrases that use the heavy letters, ayn and ghayn together with the earlier letters.
New words
عِيد سَعِيد (ʿīd saʿīd) · happy holidayشَارِع جَدِيد (shāriʿ jadīd) · a new streetبَيْت صَغِير (bayt ṣaghīr) · a small houseغُصْن صَغِير (ghuṣn ṣaghīr) · a small branchطَبِيبِي (ṭabībī) · my doctorعَيْنِي (ʿaynī) · my eyeسَعِيد (saʿīd) · happy
Explanation

This lesson mixes all the sounds you know. Read in steps: find the blocks, name each letter by its body and dots, then say the vowels with care. Say the heavy letters deep, the throat letters from the throat, and the light letters light. The table shows the four letters made deep in the mouth and throat side by side. The describing word comes after the thing, as before. A common greeting is عِيد سَعِيد, “happy holiday”.

LetterSoundTip
حḥstrong breath, tight throat
خkhscrape, air only
عʿtight, pressed throat
غghgargle, with a buzz
Worked examples

عِيد سَعِيد

A greeting. Read it from the right and press Listen.
Noun first, describing word second.
The ending that means “my” again: my eye and my doctor.
Class activity

Greeting card. Fold a sheet of paper in two. On the front copy عِيد سَعِيد slowly from right to left, checking every dot. Draw something festive and give the card to someone at home.

Practice
1
Read aloud and say what it means: شَارِع صَغِير.
2
Press Listen. Who is active?

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3
Which letter makes a buzz at the back of the mouth, ح or غ?
ح
غ
4
Write the blocks of the word شَارِع.
5
Write “happy holiday” in Arabic.