r/learnarabic • u/OldMushroom361 • 10h ago
I have been struggling to pronounce Ain, Ghain, Kha, Qauf and Hamza
Hello,
I started learning Arabic a month ago and have struggled quite a lot to prounoucr the letter Ain, Ghain, Kha, Qauf, Hamza.
My teacher is remote and is really good and has been trying to help me with the articulation points,but I still can’t figure out what I am doing wrong.
I am a French and English speaker so a lot of the throat letter are foreign to me. I just keep mixing the articulation points and can’t seem to get it right.
I have already try to shaking water in my throat, placing my finger on my throat methods but to no veil.
I really need your help figuring out tips that have helped non-Arabic speakers get pass this hurdle and build the confidence and understanding of what needs to happen in my throat (would appreciate any YouTube videos for reference) especially on the Ain and Ghain.
Also it becomes worse as soon as the Kasrah and Dammah are introduced/ it becomes extremely unnatural for me to get those sounds from my throat on this letters.