FuSHa to Shami Series #2: Vowels

Paulo Hanelt, Oct 23, 2026, Grammar

Editor’s Note & Disclaimer: The core content and linguistic structure of this lesson were originally authored by Chris Hitchcock for the Team Maha website. This post is part of an effort to preserve, organize, and share these invaluable resources for Arabic learners worldwide. The exact pronunciation of vowels in Levantine Arabic is, much like in English, one of the primary indicators of regional accent. For learners, the most critical goal is keeping the various vowel sounds distinct and mastering vowel length.

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FuSHa to Shami Series #1: Consonants

Paulo Hanelt, Oct 23, 2026, Grammar

Editor’s Note & Disclaimer: The core content and linguistic structure of this lesson were originally authored by Chris Hitchcock for the Team Maha website. This post is part of an effort to preserve, organize, and share these invaluable resources for Arabic learners worldwide. If you’ve already learnt the basics of FuSHa – as most Arabic learners who start studying dialect have – then you already have a decent basis from which to approach colloquial Levantine (Shami).

#Levantine, #Shami, #Phonetics, #Consonants, #Basics,

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