Noorani Qaida Lesson 7
Lesson 7

Short vowels - Part 1

Read letters with fatha, kasra, and damma as short vowel sounds.

Source page 7
How to practise

Read each coloured unit in one breath. Keep every short vowel brief; tanwin ends with an audible n sound.

Pronunciation guide

Fatha is a short a, kasra a short i, and damma a short u. Keep each to one beat.

Letters and exercises

10
1
اَ اِ اُ
aa, ei, au
Pronunciation: Read fatha as a short a, kasra as a short i, and damma as a short u. Each lasts one beat.
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2
بَ بِ بُ
bāa, bi, bu
Pronunciation: Read fatha as a short a, kasra as a short i, and damma as a short u. Each lasts one beat.
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3
تَ تِ تُ
tāa, ti, tu
Pronunciation: Read fatha as a short a, kasra as a short i, and damma as a short u. Each lasts one beat.
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4
ثَ ثِ ثُ
thāa, thi, thu
Pronunciation: Read fatha as a short a, kasra as a short i, and damma as a short u. Each lasts one beat.
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5
جَ جِ جُ
jaa, ji, ju
Pronunciation: Read fatha as a short a, kasra as a short i, and damma as a short u. Each lasts one beat.
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6
حَ حِ حُ
ḥāa, ḥi, ḥu
Pronunciation: Read fatha as a short a, kasra as a short i, and damma as a short u. Each lasts one beat.
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7
خَ خِ خُ
khāa, khi, khu
Pronunciation: Read fatha as a short a, kasra as a short i, and damma as a short u. Each lasts one beat.
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8
دَ دِ دُ
dāa, dāi, du
Pronunciation: Read fatha as a short a, kasra as a short i, and damma as a short u. Each lasts one beat.
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9
ذَ ذِ ذُ
dhāa, dhi, dhu
Pronunciation: Read fatha as a short a, kasra as a short i, and damma as a short u. Each lasts one beat.
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10
رَ رِ رُ
rāa, ri, ru
Pronunciation: Read fatha as a short a, kasra as a short i, and damma as a short u. Each lasts one beat.
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Additional practice

a / i / u - one short beat