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Letter t

CONTENTS: [ Writing Animation | Pronunciation Notes | Exercises ]

Writing Animation:
click on the letter-form label at left to open a pop-up window

The detached letter t: [voiceless alveolar stop] [SOUND]
A word-initial (and word-medial) t:

parrot

[SOUND]
toto
A word-medial t: mistake [SOUND]
xataa
A word-final t: a letter [SOUND]
xatu
* This letter only appears in Arabic and Persian borrowings

Pronunciation Notes

This letter represents the unaspirated consonant [t]. It's similar to an American English "t" sound, but it is made with the tongue tip placed more forward in the mouth, just behind the upper teeth. It is pronounced without the puff of breathy aspiration that is typical of American English "t". In American English, this softer [t] sound is the one that occurs after "s", as in the word "stop". See SCRIPT BASICS: LETTERS USED ONLY IN ARABIC WORDS for more information.

Exercises

1. Visual Discrimination Exercise

Click here for an interactive game

[make sure to close each pop-up window before opening the next one]

2. Writing Exercise

Print out the PDF file and follow the instructions to practice writing t: t2.pdf