Egyption Arrow
Member
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2007
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Arabic
- Home Country
- Egypt
- Current Location
- Egypt
In the name of the Merciful Allah,
Hi there, English letters " p" and "b" are parallel to one letter in Arabic. This Arabic letter is pronounced much more like the English letter " b". However, many people around me when they refer to one of those two English letters in speaking, they usually say the Arabic letter described as light _ if they mean " b"_ or heavy _ if they mean "p". To me this is so strange, because I can feel that saying "p" in words like " apple" or " open" is not pronounced powerfully like " b" as in "big" or " brown". Why English teachers here in Egypt and many others of common people say so? Is there a reason for this in English language? Thanks ahead.
Hi there, English letters " p" and "b" are parallel to one letter in Arabic. This Arabic letter is pronounced much more like the English letter " b". However, many people around me when they refer to one of those two English letters in speaking, they usually say the Arabic letter described as light _ if they mean " b"_ or heavy _ if they mean "p". To me this is so strange, because I can feel that saying "p" in words like " apple" or " open" is not pronounced powerfully like " b" as in "big" or " brown". Why English teachers here in Egypt and many others of common people say so? Is there a reason for this in English language? Thanks ahead.
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