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[03] pull out your ears - short vowels
v.s. long vowels
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Review the below Arabic grammar [page 1/2]:
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challenge level for module
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See
the short v.s. long vowels
[click here]
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Arabic has
three short vowels and
three long vowels:
 Listen carefully...
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Short Vowels Long Vowels |
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فتحة
( َ )
1
a
for fatha |
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الف
( ا )
2
aa
for alif |
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ضمة ( ُ )
3
u
for damma
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واو
( و )
4
uu
for waaw
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كسرة ( ِ )
5
i
for kasra |
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ياء ( ي )
6
ii
for yaa' |
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Take
note
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Take note...
Hearing the difference between
long & short vowels is critical.
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A long vowel is TWICE as long as a short vowel!
2- An Arabic word cannot have more than two consonants in a row.
Therefore, a vowel must appear
after every second consonant.
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