{"id":13757,"date":"2024-01-23T15:36:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T15:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kaleelah.com\/blog\/emphatic-letters-in-arabic\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T15:36:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T15:36:47","slug":"emphatic-letters-in-arabic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.kaleelah.com\/en\/blog\/emphatic-letters-in-arabic\/","title":{"rendered":"Emphatic letters in Arabic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:24pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0645\u064e\u0631\u062d\u0628\u064b\u0627<\/span><span style=\"font-size:24pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:24pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0628\u0650\u0643\u064f\u0645<\/span><span style=\"font-size:24pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:24pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0645\u064e\u0631\u0651\u0629\u064b<\/span><span style=\"font-size:24pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:24pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0623\u064f\u062e\u0631\u0649<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">marHaban bikum marratan \u02bcukhraa<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/Hello and welcome back.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-71f1693a-7fff-819e-5f3a-c524aac76d0d\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Today is the final part of our lesson in our Arabic for Life blog series on the Arabic essentials. If you\u2019ve missed the first two parts, then be sure to check out our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.kaleelah.com\/blog\/en\/arabic-for-life-arabic-essentials-part-2\" style=\"text-decoration:none;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#0000ff;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none;text-decoration-skip-ink:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> so you don\u2019t miss out on the essentials of Arabic we\u2019ve talked about so far.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\" style=\"white-space:pre;\">\t<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Our subject today?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Well, have you noticed yet that many sounds in Arabic don&#8217;t have an equal in English? That\u2019s what we\u2019ll be discussing today as we look at some of the most difficult sounds to master in the Arabic language starting with the letter \u02bbayn\/ <\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0639<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">The Letter \u02bb<\/span><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">ayn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0639<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Indeed,&nbsp; learning to pronounce the letter <\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u02bbayn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/ <\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0639<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> with a tight constriction at the very back of the throat isn\u2019t the easiest thing for those beginning to learn Arabic to do.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">And if you noticed in the Arabic script, the letter \u02bb<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">ayn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0639<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> also takes on a different shape depending on where it falls in the word. However, we\u2019ll get to that later.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">For now, you\u2019ll see that, because there is no equivalent English letter, the letter \u02bb<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">ayn<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0639<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> is often transliterated using a single apostrophe (\u02bb) as in the following:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<div dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin-right:0pt;\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border:none;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"213\">\n<col width=\"213\">\n<col width=\"213\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height:0pt\">\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0646\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0645<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/na\u02bbam\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">yes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:0pt\">\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:20pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0637\u064e\u0628\u0639\u064b\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/Tab\u02bban\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">of course<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:0pt\">\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0645\u064e\u0639\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064e\u0629<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/ma\u02bba issalaamah\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">goodbye<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">The Letter <\/span><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">khaa\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-size:19.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#4d5156;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u062e<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">The letter khaa\u2019<\/span><span style=\"font-size:14.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#4d5156;background-color:#ffffff;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u062e<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">, similar to the sound of the German <\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">ch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> in <\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">achtung<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> or the Scottish <\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">ch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> in <\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">loch<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> is another letter you came across in the transliteration of vocabulary for this lesson. It\u2019s found in the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<div dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin-right:0pt;\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border:none;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"213\">\n<col width=\"213\">\n<col width=\"213\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height:0pt\">\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:23pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0635\u064e\u0628\u0627\u062d\u064f<\/span><span style=\"font-size:23pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:23pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0627\u0644\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0631<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/SabaaHu ilkhayr\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">good morning<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:0pt\">\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:23pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0645\u064e\u0633\u0627\u0621\u064f<\/span><span style=\"font-size:23pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:23pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0627\u0644\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0631<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/masaa\u2019u ilkhayr\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">good afternoon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/b><\/p>\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">The Letter <\/span><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Haa\u2019\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u062d<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">There are actually two \u201ch\u201d sounds in Arabic. the small \u201ch\u201d haa\u2019\/ \u062d&nbsp; is pronounced like the \u201ch\u201d in English. The big \u201cH\u201d or Haa\u2019\/ <\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u062d<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> is breathier like the sound you make when cleaning your eyeglasses with your breath.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<div dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin-right:0pt;\" align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"border:none;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"213\">\n<col width=\"213\">\n<col width=\"213\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height:0pt\">\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:26pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0623\u064e\u0647\u0644\u064b\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u2019ahlan<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Hello<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:0pt\">\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:26pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0635\u064e\u0628\u0627\u062d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/SabaaH\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">morning<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<h1 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">hamzah<\/span><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:Cambria,serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:19pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#366091;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0621<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Though not really one of the \u201cfull\u201d letters of the Arabic alphabet, <\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">hamzah <\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">nevertheless represents the glottal stop that\u2019s close to the sound found in the English \u2018uh-oh\u201d, as in the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<div dir=\"rtl\" style=\"margin-right:-5.4pt;\" align=\"left\">\n<table style=\"border:none;border-collapse:collapse;\">\n<colgroup>\n<col width=\"213\">\n<col width=\"213\">\n<col width=\"213\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height:0pt\">\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:27.999999999999996pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0623\u064e\u0647\u0644\u064b\u0627<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u2019ahlan<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">Hello<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height:0pt\">\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:24pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0645\u064e\u0633\u0627\u0621\u064f<\/span><span style=\"font-size:24pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:24pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u0627\u0644\u062e\u064e\u064a\u0631<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">masaa\u2019u ilkhayr<\/span><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">\/<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" style=\"border-left:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.5pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.5pt;vertical-align:top;padding:0pt 5.4pt 0pt 5.4pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">good afternoon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:normal;\"><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:15pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:16pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;\">These are just a few of the letters that have no equivalent sounds in English. 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