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How do you say "to swim" in Arabic?
يعوم
YiAoom
In Arabic, "to swim" is يعوم.
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Pronunciation
YiAoom sounds like 'yee-ah-oom' where you draw out the double vowel sound in the middle.
Writing and usage
The word uses ain (ع), a pharyngeal consonant, which affects how the surrounding letters sound and shape.
Example sentence
احنا رايحين نعوم في النيل.
We're going to swim in the Nile.
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How to remember يعوم
The 'Aoom' part contains a deep guttural sound, imagine the gurgle of water as you swim.
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Questions about يعوم
How do you say "to swim" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "to swim" is يعوم. It is a noun.
How is يعوم written in Arabic?
The word uses ain (ع), a pharyngeal consonant, which affects how the surrounding letters sound and shape.
How is يعوم used in a sentence?
Use يعوم as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: احنا رايحين نعوم في النيل. (We're going to swim in the Nile.).
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