Lesson 4 of 106 min
A letter with no vowel
Sukoon
Close a consonant cleanly without adding an extra a, i, or u.
The small circle called sukoon tells you that a letter has no vowel after it. Your voice lands on the consonant and moves directly to the next sound.
English speakers often add an accidental vowel, turning min into mini. Sukoon trains you to stop that extra sound.
Rule 1
Join the quiet letter to what came before
A letter with sukoon cannot begin a spoken syllable. Attach it to the vowel immediately before it.
مِنْ
min
from
End cleanly on n.
قُلْ
qul
say
Do not turn it into qulu.
Open the ayah
Rule 2
Let the mouth close where the letter ends
Finish the consonant fully, then continue. A sukoon is quiet, but the consonant itself still has a clear articulation.
يَكْتُبُ
yaktubu
he writes
الْحَمْدُ
al-hamdu
all praise
Open the ayah
Try it yourself
Pause before revealing the answer
01Read without adding a vowel after lam.قُلْTap to check your answer
Read without adding a vowel after lam.
قُلْ
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Qul, ending directly on l.
02Find the quiet consonant.يَكْتُبُTap to check your answer
Find the quiet consonant.
يَكْتُبُ
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Kaf has sukoon: yak-tu-bu.
Keep this one thing
Sukoon means no vowel follows. Land on the consonant without inventing another sound.