The pronunciation of “Qatar” is a no-brainer for Arabic speakers and speakers of similar languages. But it’s one tricky ...

Each country has modified some of the letters from their Latin originals to reflect the phonetic requirements of its own language. Turkey adopted the Latin script in 1928 over the Arabic alphabet.

What does it sound like all together? In the International Phonetic Alphabet, which assigns a character to different universal sounds, the Arabic “Qatar” is pronouncedˈɡɪtˤɑr. In the ...