| Gh | Th | Dh | Sh |
| غ | ث | ذ | ش |
| r Paris in French | three | mother | sh |
| a | i | u | ' |
| ـَ | ـِ | ـُ | ء |
| but | bit | put | a |
| Ş ş | Đ đ | Ţ ţ | q |
| ص | ض | ط | ق |
| bus | dull | tumble | car |
| Ā ā | Ī ī | Ū ū | á |
| ـَا | ـِي | ـُو | ى |
| bad | beat | fruit | the |
| ` | Say a-a-a-ah and try to raise the lower part of your throat in order to narrow the passage through which the air is expelled. | ||
| ع | |||
| Ĥ ĥ | Produced by expelling the air through a narrowed throat in much the same way as when one tries to clear one's throat. | ||
| ح | |||
| Ž ž | Start with the th sound in mother, then raise your tongue as much possible to produce the ž. | ||
| ظ | |||
| kh | The sound of ch in Scottish loch, but rougher. | ||
| خ | |||