There are some easy tips and techniques through which pronouncing Arabic letters becomes an easy task to do. In this article, will do the same. At the end of this article, you will be able to pronounce the letter ح {ḥāʾ} easily with the different harakat (Vowel movements):
Fat̊ḥa فَتْحَة َ
Kasrah كسرة ِ
Dammah ضمة ُ
Jazm / Sokoun جزم ْ
Shadda شدة ّ
Here it is important to understand some parts of the mouth through which we will be pronouncing the letter ح {ḥāʾ}.
أقصى الحلق (ạảq̊ṣa ạl̊ḥal̊q): The last part of our throat which is attached to our chest.
وسط الحلق (wasaṭ ạl̊ḥal̊q): The middle part of our throat.
أدنى الحلق (ạảd̊na ạl̊ḥal̊q): The first part of our throat towards our mouth.
Now, to pronounce ح {ḥāʾ}, produce the sound of the English letter “H” from the middle part of your throat. Say “HA”, making sure the sound comes from the center of the throat, not from the part closer to the chest.
Practice ح {ḥāʾ} with vowel movements.
- Fat̊ḥa فتحة: It is a small diagonal line on the top of the letter and sounds as ‘AA’. For example:
حَ = HA, read as; ḥ fatah HA
- Kasrah كسرة: It is a small diagonal line below a letter and sounds like ‘EE’. For example:
حِ = HE, read as; ḥ kasrah HE
- Dammah ضمة: It is a small comma like symbol on the top of the letter and sounds like ‘UU’. For example:
حُ = HU, read as; ḥ dammah HU
- Jazm / Sokoun جزم: Jazm is also called sokoun, a letter with Jazm is called Sakin. It is a small round symbol above the letter. It means that this letter is joint with the letter before it. For example:
حْ = ḥ sakin, like the word: فَاتِحْ = Fa fatha + Ta damma + ḥ sakin = fātiḥ̊
- Shadda شدة: When a letter carries the symbol ّ, it becomes Mushaddad. Pronounce it by articulating the letter twice in a single tongue movement. Read it as a combination of two identical letters and apply the appropriate haraka (vowel mark).
شُحٌّ = sẖuḥ
To learn more about the Arabic Harakat, here you can find the easiest way to practice Tashkeel:
Practice the letter ح {ḥāʾ} by saying these words:
- حَقًّا (ḥaqaⁿ̃ạ – Right )
- حَمَامَة (ḥamāma – Pigeon )
- أَحْمَرْ (ạảḥ̊mar̊ Means Red )
- حَبْلْ ( ḥabl̊ – rope)
- حِصَانْ (ḥiṣān̊ – horse )
- حُوتْ (ḥūt̊ – whale )
- حُزْنْ (ḥuz̊n̊ – sadness )
Listen to some Arabic Words starting with the letter ح {ḥāʾ}
Learn how to write the letter ح {ḥāʾ}
For a detailed explanation of how to write Arabic letters, please refer to this article:
The Difference between the Arabic letter ح {ḥāʾ} and the letter ه {hāʾ}:
- Pronounce ح from the middle part of the throat (وسط الحلق), and pronounce ه from the deepest part of the throat (أقصى الحلق).
- The sound of ح is thicker than the sound of ه.
- Try to say فَهْد (leopard) and حِمَارْ (Donkey).
For more tips about the difference between letter ح {ḥāʾ} and the letter ه {hāʾ}:
Practice makes perfect. Hence, keep practicing and keep improving.
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