Egyptian Arabic Language

ب
/b/ or /p/ ?

Although Arabic language does not have the /p/ sound, but sometimes you will hear it in few words, do not be confused it's not another letter. /b/ and /p/ for Arabic audio discrimination is one letter ب the standard pronunciation for ب is /b/ "Bilabial, plosive, voiced" but in few Arabic words and according to the surrounding sounds it will be devoiced , i.e. loss its voicing to turn into the sound /p/ "Bilabial , plosive, voiceless" , this phenomena can be founded in any language and it called "assimilation"
Wait for the next post to know more about assimilation in Arabic language.

Arabic Dialects

ًWho Speak Arabic?

Over 200 million people around the world are Arabic Native Speakers among 22 countries.

Arabic is also an important language in many countries bordering on the Arab World, like Mali, Niger, Chad, Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia. There are also Arabic-speaking populations in parts of southern Turkey and southwestern Iran.

Being the language of the Quran, Arabic is highly respected across the Muslim world. Many non-Arab Muslim children begin learning Arabic at early age, to enable them to read and understand the Quran.

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