Arabic to English translations [PRO] Linguistics | | Arabic term or phrase: فيروس هيدروجين | How is the first vowel of these words pronounced in Standard Arabic if any?
Is it [i:] or [ai]?
According to sources, it is pronounced either as [i:] or [ai].
Are there only regional variations without any standard for the pronunciation of these words, for example, Moroccan Arabic prefers [i:] and Saudi Arabic prefers [ai]? |
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| English translation:[ai] | Explanation: [ai] is standard..This is how you'd hear it in any satellite Arabic news service
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I mean pan-Arab news service, like Al-Jazeera or Al-Arabiya |
| Selected response from: Maha Ararat United Arab Emirates Local time: 14:59
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