Table of Contents Lesson Description Lesson 01 The Arabic Alphabet Lesson 02 Introduction to Vowels Lesson 03 The First Short Vowel Lesson 04 The Second Short Vowel Lesson 05 The Third Short Vowel Lesson 06 The First Short Vowel Doubled Lesson 07 The Second Short Vowel Doubled Lesson 08 The Third Short Vowel Doubled Lesson 09 The First Long Vowel Lesson 10 The Second Long Vowel Lesson 11 The Third Long Vowel Lesson 12 Syllables and Doubled Letters Lesson 13 Joining Letters and Forming Words Lesson 14 Reading Practice 1 Lesson 15 Reading Practice 2 Lesson 16 Reading Practice 3 Lesson 17 Reading Practice 4 Lesson 18 Reading Practice 5 Lesson 19 Pronunciation of the Letters Lesson 20 Primary Qualities of the Letters Lesson 21 Secondary Qualities of the Letters

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Lesson 10: The Second Long Vowel

This lesson deals with the second long vowel which is the letter 'waow'. Recall that the 'waow' may have a vowel of its own; in this case, it is not a long vowel. Also, it may be empty of the three vowels but preceding it may be a fathha; in this case too, it is not a long vowel. The final situation is where the 'waow' is empty of the three vowels and preceding it is its appropriate vowel; the dhamma; this 'waow' is a long vowel.

This 'waow' is called the 'waow' maddah. In the following charts, the letters of the alphabet have been given a dhamma, and a 'waow' empty of vowels has been placed after each letter. In lesson 12 we will learn more about the lack of vowels and that letters adopt a special symbol to indicate on their emptiness. For now, however, the 'waow' has been left clear of symbols to avoid confusion.

The letter 'baa' with a dhamma atop it, for example, sounds like 'bu'. But adding the 'waow' causes the word to sound like 'buu'.

Please read through the alphabet and click on each letter to listen to a demonstration of the sound the letters make with the long vowel. Please attempt the exercise as it will revise all that we have learned thus far.

Practice

Try to pronounce each combination of letters below.

End of Lesson 10 | Proceed to lesson 11