Arabic/LearnRW/fatHa and Yaa
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So what if we want to write the "a" sound in "fate". The fatHa alone will not do that job. In reality the "a" sound in fate, includes a "y" sound in it. So a fatHa followed by a yaa with no vowel on it will make the "a" sound in "fate". We transliterate this with "ai".
Examples:
كَي (pronounced: kai ) Sounds exactly like the letter "k"
تـَي (pronounced: tai )
وَي (pronounced: wai ) Sounds exactly like the word "way"
مَي (pronounced: mai ) Sounds exactly like the word "may"
سَي (pronounced: sai ) Sounds exactly like the word "say"
More examples
مَيْكَي (pronounced: mai-kai )
تـَيْرَي (pronounced: tai-rai )
يَي (pronounced: yai )
يـِي (pronounced: yee )
تـَي (pronounced: tai )
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