Alphabet

Pronunciation Guide

The letters shown below are meant to be pronounced each in one unique way. The  letters shown in bold are the ones you need to get acquainted with since they are either pronounced different or have a new sound to English. Due to having less Latin letters than the sounds required three arrangements are made in two ways:

Traditional LLL:

1. The letters with a dot above the letter are pronounced thicker such in D & Ḋ, H & Ḣ, S & Ṡ, K & Ḱ etc..

2. Ġ and Ḱ are used as shown below

3. Role/ stress-on all double letters.

4. The double vowels such as aa, ee, and oo are pronounced longer than single a, e or o.

 

War’a	Paper
Alam	Pen
Beb	Door
Cajra	Tree
Daraj	Stairs
Ḋaw	Light
Warde	Rose
Finjen	Cup
Arġiile	Water pipe
Ciġil	Work
Hawa	Air
Ḣilo	Beautiful/Sweet
Im	Mother
Iid	Hand
Jabal	Mountain
Akil	Food
Ḱibiz	Bread
Laban	Yogurt
Mreye	Mirror
Nahir	River
Moz	Banana
Please	Please
Iiqaax	Rhythm
Raṡ	Head
Sama	Sky
Ṡura	Picture
Talij	Snow/ Ice
Ṫawiil	Tall
Uḋa	Room
Video	Video
Warde	Rose
Xein	Eye/Water spring
Yamiin	Right
Zahra	Flower
Buża	Icecream

Examples

Btiḣke Libnene?	Do you speak Lebanese?
Biḣke cway	I speak a little
Biḣke Libnene mniiḣ	I speak good Lebanese
Ma biḣke Libnene	I don’t speak Lebanese
Ma bifham Libnene	I don’t understand Lebanese

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