bigbossmatt

Hi
My name is Matthew Hanson. This is pronounced: ma as in maths th as in three ew as in few han as in hand son with an o as in got, so its like sun with the u pronouced as the o in got. Haha that reads ferociously. But, I'm sure you already know how to say my name...

I have taken up teaching my self arabic. I have assumed that in Arabic, my name is:

ﻤﺎﺜﻮ ﮪﺎﻨﺴﻥ

Is this right?

As I was typing this up I realised that 'theh' sounds like the 'thi' in think not the 'tha' as in that, should I use 'dal' instead of 'theh'? Should my name be:

ﻤﺎﺪﻮ ﮪﺎﻨﺴﻥ

Also how do I get the letter o sound in Hanson? Do I ignore it? Can I use an 'alif' to acheive this sound? When you read my name, I think it is normal to pronounce the 'seen' and 'noon' letters as 'sin' when put together; but this isn't the right sound.

In Matthew, the a sounds like the a in apple. Which alif should I use to acheive this sound? As I have written it in arabic above, it reads marfew harnsin. Should I leave out the alif in both? Should my name be:

ﻤﺪﻮ ﮪﻨﺴﻥ

Also, my name in English has two t's, but it is pronounced as if it has only one.I transcribed the sound to the 'theh' letter, not a 'teh' then a 'theh'. So is it correct to transcribe my name phonetically, like I have been doing?

I know I'm pedantic, but hey

Thanks for your help.

I'm really enjoying teaching myself arabic.

phytoplancton

ماثيو هانسن

or

ماثيو هانسون

Asminha

@Phyoplancton:
How helping!

I'd go for this suggestion:
"Th" is pretty clear with thaa2, rather than with daal.
For the alif, I prefer that you keep it, because we don't show short vowels in names..So if you don't add alif after haa2, anyone could innocently read your family name as "honson" or "hinson"..

I hope that this was enough for an answer.

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bigbossmatt

Thank you

That's what I wanted to hear.

I have been leaving out the y letter, but I can see where it comes in.

Thanks!

I think I'l go for

ماثيو هانسن

Asminha

What y letter?
Anyways, you went for the same one I'd go for.

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bigbossmatt

The letter 'Yeh', sorry.

sierpe

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