Re:Why Arabic Is Terrific (2011)
by marton78 on Thursday June 27, 2019 @01:59AM
(#20292069)
How do you pronounce the ayin?
[ Parent
| on HN ]
(Not parent)
Basically "ah-in" or "ah-yin" ("ah" being pronounced like when a doctor tells you "open your mouth and say ah"). It makes the use of that letter much closer to "a" (א or ה in Hebrew).
We don't really involve the deep part of the throat, though I think it's pretty well known that you're "supposed to".