By the end of this lesson
- Read a doubled letter as two
- Hold the nasal sound on نّ and مّ for two counts
- Read shaddah with any vowel
A shaddah (ـّ) means the letter is written once but said twice: first with a sukūn, then with the vowel shown. رَبَّ is rab-ba.
رَبِّLordrab-bi
ٱلْحَقُّthe truthal-ḥaq-qu
إِنَّindeedin-na, nasal 2 counts
ثُمَّthenthum-ma, nasal 2 counts
PracticeRead and check.
ٱلصِّرَٰطَShow answer
aṣ-ṣi-rā-ṭa: the ل is silent and ص is doubled
أُمَّةٌShow answer
um-ma-tun (ghunnah on م)
مُحَمَّدٌShow answer
mu-ḥam-ma-dun
ٱلْجَنَّةُShow answer
al-jan-na-tu (ghunnah on ن)