Common Mistakes
ا – Imāla (between the Kasra and Fatha)
ت – sounds like the ‘t’ in English
ث – between the thā and the ṣād
ج – not touching the upper palate enough
ح – too weak
خ – too weak
د – close to the tā
ذ – sounds like the zā
ر – too weak, the tip of the tongue needs to come back
س – tongue too far back
ص – more rounded mouth
ض – too light sounds like dāl
ط – too light sounds like heavy tā
ظ – too light sounds like dhāl
ع – not enough stress on throat sounds like hamza
غ – not enough stress on top of the throat
ق – too light, need to touch the furthest part of the back of the tongue
ك – tongue touching the back of the upper palate
و – sounds like a ‘v’ in English
ه – too heavy, sounds like ḥā
