Harakat Basics
What are the three main types of harakat in Arabic?
fathah, kasrah, and dhammah.
What is the correct fatha letters? There are 3.
بِ نُ يَ وِ كِ لُ مَ قِ ظَ
يَ مَ ظَ
How does the dhammah change the pronunciation of the letter ب?
Boo بُ
What sound does the kasrah (ـِ) make when placed under a letter?
short "i" sound?
What sound does a fathah (ـَ) make?
a short "a"
Which is the right fatha letter? There are 3.
دً عَ فُ جَ كِ لآ مِ زُ
عَ جَ لآ
How does the dhammah (ـُ) affect the pronunciation of a letter?
it adds a short "u" sound to the letter
What is the position of the kasrah mark on a letter?
below the letter for example: بِ
What harakat is represented by the symbol "بِ"?
Kasrah
Which is the right fatha letter? There are 3.
غً دَ إُ قً ثٰ خَ لآ رِ مَ
دَ خَ مَ
Pronounce the letter "م" (meem) with a dhammah.
mu
Pronounce the word "بِسْم" with proper kasrah pronunciation.
bism