Learn Arabic - Lesson 1 (Part 2) - The Arabic Alphabet

[08AbsoluteZero]

Hello, the only letter I am having trouble with is the "dad", I pronounce a similar sound, but also this loud click. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks

[arabicdashstudio]

@08AbsoluteZero The "click" you describe sounds wrong. You'd have to find an Arabic teacher to get him or her to correct your pronunciation. Best of luck!

[player0ks]

you are talking to much...people here are beginers, you don't need to confuse us with urduuuuuuuuu. it makes confusion. be shorter

[zeyfayasmin]

ı think ıt ıs wrong to teach by english you have to speak arabic.....

[zencorner]

Thanks so much for explaining how to pronounce those h's, I finally get to know the difference :))) besides, your videos are really nice to watch and super-clear to understand, shukran!!!

[LucentTwinkle]

the hamzah reminds me of the use of a small letter 'tsu' in japanese to create a pause like in the word sapporo. but different in that it is a standalone formal letter.

thanks for the videos i am very intrigued by the language :] !

[wiionline123]

@LucentTwinkle Actually, the small 'tsu' in Japanese is used to indicate a long sound like in 'obaasan' versus 'obasan', which mean 'grandmother' and 'aunt' respectively. This is very important to know as that small 'tsu' makes a big difference. You probably didn't come here for a Japanese lesson though. XD

[Zetadraconis]

@wiionline123 Where the heck did you learn Japanese? The "small tsu" (actually called a sokuon 促音） is not used for long vowels at all! It marks geminate consonants, an interruption in sound takes place, like 切った (kitta, cut). Since when does obaasan (おばあさん) take a sokuon? Long vowels in Japanese are marked by a choon (a dash) in katakana but by another vowel in hiragana, like ビール (beer), and indeed おばあさん . So, go learn languages from great videos like this, and stop spreading nonsense. Thanks.

[Zetadraconis]

Actually, LucentTwinkle is absolutely right that Sapporo has a sokuon sound, which is romanized as double consonant "pp", さっぽろ if written in kana takes a sokuon sign, but not if writen in kanji 札幌 No long vowels at all in "Sapporo". And yes, the hamza represents the glotal stop, just like the sokuon or "little tsu", although it is harder in Japanese than in Arabic in general (but depends on dialects on both languages). Bravo, LucentTwinkle-san.

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[NoSpawn]

Thanks a lot, you're really eloquent! Nice video too. I am learning the "Standard version" of Arabic and the teacher pronounces "thèl" instead of "thaal" isn't this urdu?

[arabicdashstudio]

@NoSpawn Thanks for the comment! I'm not sure I can reconstruct your teachers pronunciation from the information you've given, but in Urdu the following letters are pronounced in the same way (i.e. with a Z sound): ذ ز ض ظ . In Arabic, they have very distinct sounds.

[NoSpawn]

Full summary at 7:08

[arabicdashstudio]

@Mrbluefool The glottis is the opening between the vocal cords at the upper part of the larynx.

[FacetiousJosh]

How long should it take to be able to speak and understand Arabic with basic proficiency?

[arabicdashstudio]

@FacetiousJosh Really depends on how much time you're able to devote to it - I'd say anywhere from a few months to about a year to get to a good basic level.

[83humoodi]

your cockney accent rules ;)

[haccagidenkaplumbaga]

thank you very much.Shukran :)

[91Joko]

Much thanks!

[djcountry1985]

im so confused cuz why dont yall use letters like abcdef for the symbols?

[tarikrajab]

بارك الله فيك. هل تتكلّم أوردو؟

[arabicdashstudio]

@tarikrajab نعم - أتكلم الأردية

[tarikrajab]

@arabicdashstudio Thank u very much for this helpful video. I used your explanation about Arabic alphahbit to teach Japanese friends basics of Arabic. May Allah (S.T) bless you! Jazaaka Allahu Khayran.

جزاك الله خيرا وبارك فيك

[sugbobool]

Great explanation!!

[Mustamaggara]

damn that's difficult. It took me years to understand how to even pronounce the English th sounds. This is ten times harder.

[Elena1976it]

Fantastico! Spiegazione dell'alfabeto arabo impeccabile...ma chi è quast'uomo?

[arabicdashstudio]

@Elena1976it Che cosa significa la parola "quast'uomu" significa?

[Elena1976it]

@arabicdashstudio Chiedo scusa, ero veramente di fretta e non mi ero accorta degli errori di battitura! Vorrei conoscere il nome del professore che insegna nei vostri video, è fantastico! Who is this man?

[arabicdashstudio]

@Elena1976it Il mio nome è Saqib - vi ringrazio per il complimento.

[Elena1976it]

@arabicdashstudio Che bel nome Saqib! Grazie per la risposta, sei bravissimo!!!

[Elena1976it]

@arabicdashstudio Mi scuso, ero di fretta e non mi ero accorta degli errori di battitura! Volevo conoscere il nome del professore che insegna in queste lezioni, è fantastico! Who is the teacher? Where are he from? He is fantastic!

[zombiehobobeast]

Thank you for making these lessons! I'm taking Arabic in college and these are very helpful. c:

[aisha8887]

mashallah

[MrCpbaybeehaters]

very nice lessons brother

you helped nearly everyone who dont know this

Masha Allah!

p.sRamadan Kareem!

[bionclex]

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[tinalahay]

i actually enjoy watching him, i think he is cute

[wasami3nafaarji3na]

what is the apostrophe after the a in baa' and thaa' for example mean or signify (if anything) 

[arabicdashstudio]

@wasami3nafaarji3na They indicate the way the letters' names are pronounced in Arabic - i.e. with a hamza ending.

[wasami3nafaarji3na]

thankyou for these videos, they are very good

thanks for taking the time

salam

[wasami3nafaarji3na]

i would like to echo all the positive comments you have recieved so far

mashallah

[PrincessZeldaGirl]

Tomorrow im starting a 3 week immersion course in the Arabic Language, and this is very helpful prep :D

Thank you!

[sisterfarida]

JAZAKALWAHU KHAIRAN. May Allah Bless you Abundantly. I am very happy and grateful for your good work .

[JonathanBruner182]

most helpful videos yet, keep up the good work

[lesterdiamond5]

Man how do you pronounce daad? is it Thaad? or a heavy D, Daad? The arabic word for Earth is Ard. But I pronounce it as Arth, heavy th. So is it heavy D, or heavy TH?

[bhgirl18]

@lesterdiamond5 it's sorta a mix of both. but mostly a heavy D :)

[HBETTAIEB]

the word Ardh for Earth ends with th like the english "TH" in there....

[Evenindeath6]

wowo where are you from? your English is Perfect and so is your Arabic?

i am going to be TAing an Arabic class soon in my university, and i'm so excited about teaching Canadian kids how to make all the right sounds

any way good job and great videos!

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[alawi4boyz]

thank you very much ,inshal i will learn arabic better and start reading the quran in arabic ,thank you

[saharbamo]

thank u so much.

[Pienvde]

Very helpful and very interesting!

[fairyprincess1234]

Thank you soo soo much!

This is extremely helpful.

Im an Israeli Jew attempting to learn Arabic, its a beautiful language,

and this is by far the BEST youtube lesson ive seen for any language.

Of course, because i speak hebrew fluently, it is much easier for me to learn Arabic but anyway, your lessons are very helpful!

Thank you!!

[videodude4]

Thanks! I am learning arabic and I looked at some of the text books were confusing. You made it easy to understand and it helped a lot. Thanks!

[shashaniification]

Asalama'Alaykum?

AKHii, I wonder if you use nahwe in arabic or its only in Islamic studies, I know Guran or Bukhari the the book of islamic culture u have to learn Nahwe to understand its meanings or able to translate into arabic or any other language, but i often don't see hard Nahwe when arabic speaking people communicate so, iz there difference?

[Waqarahmedkhattak]

Assalam o Alaikum.... Do you know Urdu language...

[N1maNayrizi]

So hamzah is pronounced like 'ayn in Farsi

[arabicdashstudio]

I don't speak Farsi, but I suspect it's like Urdu, in which the 'ayn is pronounced like an Arabic hamzah at the start of a word (such as 'ilm, 'knowlege'), whereas in the middle of a word (such as fi'l, 'action'), it almost has a diphthong quality to it - something between the Arabic hamzah and Arabic 'ayn.

[ybybz]

God bless you...

am very ashamed of myself..

am an arab, i left home when i was 9 years old to the u.s and came back at age of 11 stayed for couple of years then back to the u.s

i never learned the nouns, adjectives and all that..(i only know the right way by the way they sound)

am having hard time writing sentences in arabic.. if it wasn't for the Qur'an that i started reading lately i would have been lost!

Salam 3alikom

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