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The sound system of your native language affects how you hear and pronounce other languages. When speaking American English, native Arabic speakers have accent patterns based on first hearing and speaking Arabic. Use the chart below to learn more about the Arabic accent in English. Click on the individual sounds for recordings and help with pronunciation.
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The sound system of your native language affects how you hear and pronounce other languages. When speaking American English, native Arabic speakers have accent patterns based on first hearing and speaking Arabic. Use the chart below to learn more about the Arabic accent in English. Click on the individual sounds for recordings and help with pronunciation.
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| error pattern can sound like b at the start of words can sound like d at the start of words can sound like p at the ends of words can sound like t at the ends of words can sound like k at the ends of words can sound like f at the ends of words can sound like s at the start of words can sound like s at the ends of words can sound like d at the start of words can sound like voiceless th or z at the ends of words can sound like s at the ends of words can sound like zh at the start of words can sound like ch or zh at the ends of words has an extra g or k sound can be rolled at the start of words, can sound like “uh” or be rolled at the ends of words can have sounds left off or have the same errors listed above | Example pig sounds like big two sounds like do robe sounds like rope code sounds like coat, pig sounds like pick leave sounds like leaf thing sounds like sing with sounds like wiss those sounds like dose breathe sounds like breeth or breeze buzz sounds like bus job sounds like zhob ridge sounds like rich or rizh thing sounds like think paper sounds like papuh lived sounds like live, want sounds like wan, words sounds like word |
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