Chadi

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I have a question for everyone.  My doctor's first name is Chadi.  I have no clue how to pronounce it.  How would you pronounce it?  He's Arabic, BTW.

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[soul-inside.livejournal.com]

There is indeed no "ch" phoneme in Arabic as there is in English. There are 3 phonemes in Arabic that I would guess to be the actual pronounciation...
Kh- Khadi instead of Chadi would be more representative.. the sound is sort of mix of a "k" and a cat hissing. Doesnt exist in English.
Hh- they have a very gutteral "h" sound, it comes from the throat
Gh- best way to explain it would be a rolling "g" sound.
Nonetheless, I find the spelling odd no matter what. Are you sure he is actually Arab? Because if actually from Afganastan, Pakistan, Iran- they have their own language & culture that is not Arabic.
When I first read the name my immediate "presumption" for all that's worth was a Muslim hailing from India or those parts.
I'd be interested in knowing how he pronounces it and what country he is from!

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

Well, his last name is Yaacoub, if that helps. I looked him up on Facebook (weird, I know) and his profile says he is from Beirut, Lebanon.