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Learn to read Arabic the easy way - Earworms

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yourself, think of <strong>the</strong> word: M.O.P: mم م Lee, y, iيلل ‘L’ is <strong>easy</strong> – just turn it <strong>to</strong> face Left. This looks a bit like an ‘S’ with a long tail and two dots below.Imagine <strong>the</strong> dots are ‘e’s. So <strong>the</strong> ‘S’ + ‘ee’ spells ‘See’.Just remember <strong>the</strong> two ‘ee’s.When writing, sometimes <strong>the</strong> squiggle is left off:It also takes <strong>the</strong> ‘y’ sound as in ‘yacht’.DدLooks like an openD. د rرIs rounded and is rolling <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> rightsسLooks like a curled up snakeoo or wوLooks like a 9. Imagine 9 cookies and 9 waffles.gغThis does look somewhat like a g with a difference. And <strong>the</strong> sound is different. It’s a bit like gargling!tطLooks like a turtle on <strong>the</strong> move.kكK as in kettle. The ‘s’ shape in <strong>the</strong> middle reminds of steamcoming out of <strong>the</strong> kettle!

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