Sun and Moon Letters

In Arabic, the word "the" is ال (al).

When ال (al) comes before a word, the ل (L) may be silent. Whether it is silent depends on whether the first letter of the word is a Sun letter or a Moon letter.

🌒 القمر (The moon) is pronounced "al-qamar." ق is a Moon letter, so the ل (L) is pronounced normally.

☀️ On the other hand, الشمس (the sun) is pronounced "ash-shams," not "al-shams." ش is a Sun letter, so the ل (L) blends with the Sun letter sound.

In this exercise, listen to each word and decide whether it's a Sun letter or a Moon letter based on how the ل (L) is pronounced.