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Re: Arabic Questions

From:David Peterson <thatbluecat@...>
Date:Sunday, September 26, 2004, 1:51
The distinction between "aywa" and "na'am" is the same distinction (about)
between "yeah" and "yes".

As for how to pronounce ayn, maybe this will help:

The "ee" in "meet" [i] is to the "y" in "yellow" [j],
as the "oo" in "boot" [u] is to the "w" in "white" [w],
as the "a" in "father" [A] is to the letter "'ayn".

-David

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