Can you compare how the
alif, waaw, and yih
sound first as long vowels then as consonants?
In Arabic the three long
vowels can also be consonants depending on the
word.
Listen
to compare vowels from consonants...
Three long vowels
Three consonants
ا
Alif
(aa)
أ
1
Alif (a)
و
waaw
(uu)
و
2
waaw (w)
ى yih
(ii)
ى
3
yih (yih)
Notice when the alif
has a
hamza over it it is a
consonant and not a vowel. This is what
an alif looks like with a hamza:
أ
[01]
[03]
Notice when the alif
has a
hamza over it it is a
consonant and not a vowel. This is what
an alif looks like with a hamza:
