LetterGhaynChange letter
Juju's story: The Goggle Eye
Ghayn is for goggles.
Ghayn is also an eye, but he is wearing a single swimming goggle (the dot) because he's about to jump into the water!
Sound: a gargle at the back of the throat, like a French r.
Looks like: ع ʿAyn. Look at the dots to tell them apart!
Juju's Letter Train: Ghayn at the start, middle and end
Arabic letters hold hands like a train. Start reading at the engine on the right, then walk back along the train. The letter changes its look in each spot.
← read from the engine
ـغـغـ
غـ
ـغـغـغـ🚋 End🚃 Middle🚂 Start
| غـ | 🚂 Engine (start) The eye is wide open, like a little c. |
| ـغـ | 🚃 Carriage (middle) The eye gets squashed into a tiny closed loop on the track. |
| ـغ | 🚋 Caboose (end) The long tail swings back down at the end. |
Words that start with غ
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